Vision Teacher (.FTE

Position: Vision Teacher (.10 FTE)
Position Type:
Education Specialist/Vision Teacher

Date Posted:
1/14/2026

Location:
Gavin School District 37

Date Available:
08/17/2026
Reports To: Administration

Supervises: Students

Department: District

Classification: Certified

Work Year: Determined on an as needed basis

Contract Dates: School Year

FLSA Status: Exempt

Evaluation: Per GEA Contract

Qualifications: Appropriate State of Illinois License

Essential Functions and Performance Responsibilities: (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Provide vision diagnostic services for appropriately referred children three to twenty-two years of age in either a format for pre-school or school-age students to meet the mandate of IDEA of a "diagnostic appropriate to the handicapping condition".
• Be a member of the preschool or school age multidisciplinary team that determines eligibility for visually impaired services by reviewing findings, interpreting medical information and providing educational implications for the results of functional educational vision assessment for district, educational team and parents. Will provide adaption for testing by team members, as necessary.
• Provide assistance, in initial counseling of parents regarding the identified visual impairment and its implications on learning
• Be a member of the three year case study re-evaluation team for identified visually impaired students providing a functional vision assessment for determination of continued eligibility.
• Complete all necessary paperwork related to each referral in a clear, concise manner, following case procedures.
• Review, usually by a phone contact, specific cases with district or Gavin nurses/technicians for follow-up regarding special services diagnostic referral per Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
• Be available as a source to Vision staff, educational teams, special education staff for information, equipment and materials available for the visually impaired.
• Assist in provision of an updated library/file of appropriate information meetings.
• Act as a liaison to the medical community of ophthalmologists and optometrists, as requested.
• Maintain contact with group of consulting doctors regarding specific issues and specific students, as needed.
• Coordinate and revise a listing for all Lake County eye specialists, as needed.
• Coordinate Low Vision Clinics twice a year for students in Lake County to receive low vision examinations free of charge.
• Maintain updated medical records (ocular reports) for students being serviced
• Function as an advocate in the provision of a support system for those serving the identified visually impaired at local and regional levels.
• Provide pertinent information to supervisor of visually impaired programs as to current best practices in the field.
• Share membership benefits/publication and encourage membership in professional educational organization in the field.
• Collaborate with educational teams regarding appropriate assistive technology for students with visual impairment.
• Attend meetings and participate in committee work of the Illinois Vision Leadership Council as representative of Gavin.
• Disseminate information from such meetings to Vision teaching staff and supervisory staff.
• Provide follow-up as needed to specific tasks presented.
• Coordinate required paperwork to the Illinois State Board of Education.
• Disseminate pertinent information to Vision Teaching staff and supervisory staff on legislative issues, State conferences pertaining to vision, etc. as provided by ISBE personnel.
• Coordinate the registration of the annual Federal Census of the Legally Blind for students enrolled in one of the Gavin programs.
• Provide a liaison service between the state, SEDOL, and the teachers of the visually impaired in regard to updates programs, research, or state initiated projects concerning the visually impaired.
• Coordinate interaction with the Illinois Instructional Materials Center, Chicago.
• Provide annual required inventories of state equipment, as needed.
• Provide a yearly listing of all SEDOL Vision staff names, addresses, and phone number and also share such a list with all names staff members.
• Maintains daily attendance and punctuality
• Perform other appropriate responsibilities as needed for the betterment of the program.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Gavin School District 37 assures Equal Employment Opportunities and equal education opportunities for employees and students as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.

Physical Demands:

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