Teacher of Visually Impaired - Special Education
Job in
Prosper, Collin County, Texas, 75078, USA
Listed on 2026-02-17
Listing for:
Prosper ISD (TX)
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Health Educator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Salary Schedules Link/Days: 187
Primary
Purpose:
The itinerant teacher for students with visual impairments travels to the students' assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative special education services relating to vision loss. Services for infants may be provided in the infants' homes or child care settings. The students range in age from birth through 21 and may have only a visual impairment or additional disabilities. The cognitive levels of the students range from severely impaired to gifted and talented.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor's degree from a college or university
Texas certification for teachers of students with visual impairments.
Special Knowledge/
Skills:
Knowledge and skills required to administer and interpret appropriate screening, assessment and evaluation instruments
Skill in interpersonal communication with peers, students, parents, and teachers
Braille
Ability to work with a wide range of students with visual impairments
Leadership qualities
Ability to maintain a level of respect from peers
Understand human behavior dynamics and an ability to interact effectively with educational personnel
Drive self in own vehicle to multiple school sites in the district to provide services
Experience:
Classroom teaching or related experience in providing direct services to a wide range of students with visual impairments
Major
Responsibilities and Duties:
Assessment and Evaluation
1. Perform functional vision and learning media assessments on new referrals and three-year re-evaluations
2. Interpret eye medical reports as they relate to educational environments
3. Contribute to the development of the IEP/IFSP with goals, modifications, learning styles.
4. Recommend appropriate specialized evaluations as needed, such as low vision, orientation and mobility, psycho-social, and adaptive physical education
5. Consult with diagnosticians, classroom teachers, students, and parents concerning appropriate evaluations, modification, and test administration
6. Obtain modified standardized testing materials (NAPT, ITBS, TAKS, SAT, ACT, etc.) and administer or assist in the administration of the test as needed
7. Work as liaison with other agencies in the vocational assessment process
8. Administer various other tests as appropriate (Oregon Project, Insite, Hawaii, Boehme, LAP, E-LAP, etc.)
9. Participate in team assessments for students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities
10. Provide screening and referral procedures to appropriate personnel.
Appropriate Learning Environment
11. Assist in determining and procuring classroom equipment and materials necessary for the student with visual impairments to learn (brailler, low vision devices, assistive technology, computer) including ensuring necessary room modifications and lighting changes
12. Provide the classroom teacher with information regarding the specialized strategies needed to teach a VI student
13. Consult with other instructional staff to provide information to incorporate the Expanded Core Curriculum into the entire instructional setting
14. Provide modified materials to the classroom teacher
15. Provide Braille, recorded/enlarged materials, and tactual symbols as appropriate for each child.
Direct Instruction in the Unique Curriculum
16. Monitor the students' progress in academic subjects and provide instruction in compensatory skills as needed in the areas the students may have difficulty with as a result of the visual impairment (This does not include tutoring in subject areas once materials and methods have been modified to accommodate the vision loss).
a. Braille reading and writing
b. Low vision devices
c. Abacus
d. Typing/keyboarding
e. Adaptive devices (e.g., computers, note takers, tape recorders)
f. Listening skills
g. Visual efficiency
h. Concept development (especially for infants and early childhood students)
i. Daily living/self-help skills
j. Career readiness
k. Leisure and recreation skills
l. Social skills
m. Organizational and study skills
n. Self-advocacy
Support Services
17. Provide assistance to students with visual impairments in understanding their attitudes and those of others concerning their visual impairment
18. Facilitate…
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