Teacher,Ess Vision Impaired/Orientation Mobilty (3 Openings) 2026-2027 School Year Job Phoenix area,Arizona USA,Education / Teaching

PHOENIX PXU
UNION

Equal Opportunity Employer

ESS Teacher - Vision Impaired

DEPARTMENT:
Exceptional Student Services
SALARY

SCHEDULE:

Certified

LOCATION:

Districtwide
WORK YEAR: 9 months.

The Phoenix Union High School District is proud to serve a diverse population of 24,000 students and 3,400 employees in Arizona's capital city. With a portfolio of comprehensive schools, small specialty schools, support schools, micro schools, magnet programs, and extensive Career & Technical Education (CTE) offerings, PXU's schools of opportunity welcome, love, and inspire all students to go places and do things that matter.

SUMMARY

The itinerant teacher for students with visual impairments travels to the students' assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative exceptional student services related to vision loss. The teacher draws upon their knowledge of exceptionalities, specifically regarding Vision Impairment to promote independence and self advocacy of students on caseload to enable student to learn/participate in a variety of settings. The teacher is responsible for performing Functional Vision Assessments and Learning Media Assessments to determine the student's functional vision, sensory preference and cognitive ability identifying the best format for learning materials.

The teacher maintains a positive and appropriate educational environment that meets the intellectual and emotional needs of the student. The cognitive levels of the students may range from significant cognitive variabilities educating in specialized programs to students gifted and talented fully included in the general education setting.

The teacher will monitor academic progress of students on their caseload. They will be responsible for attending and providing input to conferences, Individual Education Programs (IEP), Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET), 504 meetings based on their area of expertise. As case manager, they are responsible for ensuring a student's individualized ESS services are implemented according to district policy. Focused efforts on increasing student self-advocacy, preparing for transition to career, college and life and understanding community resources specifically for people who are blind or visually impaired.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Collaborates with other professionals on how to implement accommodations and modifications based on IEPs for students with vision.

Participates in MET meetings and the development of IEP for students with visual impairments.

Provides and delivers specially designed instruction, aligned to the expanded core curriculum, consistent with student's IEP goals and objectives using strategies and methods appropriate to student's abilities in accordance to Arizona State Standards.

Collaborates with Campus ESS facilitator to assist in articulation between feeder schools for incoming students with visual impairments. This includes securing necessary technology, placement, and interpreting existing paperwork.

Assists in determining and procuring classroom equipment and materials required for the student with visual impairment to learn. As well as implementing room modification and lighting changes necessary for student to participate in academic tasks.

Provides Braille, recorded/enlarged materials and tactual symbols for students as needed.

Provides the classroom teacher with information regarding the specialized strategies needed to teach a student with visual impairments.

Coordinates with other certified and classified staff, such as but not limited to, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, Orientation and Mobility specialist, and instructional aides to ensure that related services are provided in accordance to an IEP for students with visual impairments.

Writes appropriate goals and objectives for students with visual impairments that are standards-based, stated and include methods of assessments to measure student performance.

Conducts Functional Vision Assessments and Learning Media Assessments

Communicates with low-vision specialists, ophthalmologists and optometrists concerning exams and updates stakeholder on developments which may impact learning.

Utilizes and helps maintain an updated list of District assistive equipment and current location within the district.

Ensures students receive appropriate accommodations when taking a district or state assessment and uses district and state assessment data to improve instruction and place students in appropriate instructional and…

Teacher, Ess Vision Impaired​/Orientation Mobilty (3 Openings) 2026-2027 School Year

Teacher, Ess Vision Impaired/Orientation Mobilty (3 Openings) 2026-2027 School Year