Teacher for the Blind​/Visually Impaired

Teacher for the Blind/Visually Impaired

This is a professional position to meet the individual needs of students who are blind or students with visual impairments through direct service and consultative support to staff and families to support progress in the General Education Curriculum and Expanded Core Curriculum.

Essential functions include the ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members; understand and maintain confidentiality; use technology effectively to complete tasks; report to work daily and on time; organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed; work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions;

communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner; possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours; possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St.

Mary's County Public Schools; possess knowledge of educational implications of visual conditions; possess knowledge of how curriculum, modifications and accommodations and assessment are aligned to meet the needs of the visually impaired learner.

Duties and responsibilities include evaluating students and providing reports/information to the student's IEP Team for eligibility determination; developing and monitoring IEP goals and objectives based on assessment and data information; delivering specialized instruction in the Expanded Core Curriculum and compensatory strategies deemed necessary by the IEP team (Braille, low vision devices, technology); completing Learning Media Assessments and Functional Vision Assessments to determine present levels of performance and identify areas of need;

analyzing and synthesizing data and present within a formal written report; developing IEP goals and objectives based on present levels of performance, formative and summative assessment information; collaborating with general educators to disseminate information about student needs; utilizing assessment data to determine appropriate instructional strategies, modifications, and accommodations necessary for student access to instruction within the academic setting; performing frequent formal and informal assessments to monitor and further guide instruction;

communicating positively and frequently with families on student progress; collaborating with the educational team to provide knowledge about learners who are visually impaired and assist in developing accessible lessons and assessments; ensuring that all IEPs and IFSPs are implemented with fidelity; collaborating with educational teams on a regular basis to ensure students have access to curriculum; providing positive communication to team members and families about student's progress and achievement;

completing and maintaining Medical Assistance logs; collecting, analyzing, and reporting data to monitor progress, determine and report present levels of performance and to develop appropriate goals and objectives; performing other related and nonrelated job duties as assigned.

Qualifications required include a Bachelor's Degree and currently hold or be eligible to hold Blind/Visually Impaired certification through the Maryland State Department of Education.

Full-time ten-month position. The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC salary schedule for ten-month employees. EASMC bargaining unit eligibility.