Vision Intinerant

Rantoul City Schools has an opeing for a Visual Impaired Itinerant Teacher

Position Type:
Licensed Special Education/ Visually Impaired

Date Posted: 4/14/2026

Location:

Rantoul City Schools Dist 137

Date Available:

08/12/2026

District:
Rantoul City Schools #137

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Special Education and Building Principal, the Visual Impaired Itinerant Teacher provides diagnostic, instructional, and consultative services to students ages 3-21 with an identified visual impairment.

General

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Braille and the teaching of Braille
• Willingness to serve other districts upon request and schedule availability
• Standard Special Education Certificate for ages 3-21, with endorsement in Visual Impairment

Specific Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Develop and maintain rapport and interpersonal relations with students, teachers, parents, administrators, and other school personnel.
• Maintain professional appearance and poise.
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Be accessible to teachers, administrators, and parents
• Demonstrate ability to respect differing opinions, accept constructive criticism, and handle conflict.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.
• Utilize technology as required.
• Demonstrate organizational skills.
• Maintain regular attendance and arrive promptly according to schedule.
• Comply with timelines for evaluations, reports, and other assigned tasks.
• Identify needs for professional growth and engage in professional growth activities.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Report questions/concerns to immediate supervisor.
• Comply with all applicable local, state, and federal health, safety, education, and related rules and regulations.
• Assess functional vision through testing, observation, consultation, and reading of ophthalmologist or optometrist’s reports
• Participate in educational staffings concerning individual students
• Develop and implement IEP goals/objectives in conjunction with the IEP team
• Provide instruction to visually impaired students as stated on IEP
• Identify the needs of students with visual impairments and monitor/consult / provide direct instruction to the students in the least restrictive environment
• Order, adapt, create and utilize all instructional curricular materials necessary and procure and correctly utilize adaptive equipment for meeting the full academic potential of those children with visual impairments in the regular classroom
• Provide consultation to school personnel concerning the student’s functional vision
• Train teachers on needed classroom modifications, and how to utilize adapted materials and equipment.
• Provide support and assistance with parent education and understanding of student’s visual problems
• Maintain appropriate records and service log
• Attend staff meetings and professional meetings
• Perform duties as assigned.

Teaching Framework Responsibilities:

• The teacher plans and demonstrates practices that reflect knowledge of the content, prerequisite relationships between concepts, and the instructional practices specific to that discipline.
• The teacher seeks knowledge of students' backgrounds, cultures, skills, language proficiency, interests, and special needs, and attains this knowledge for his/her students.
• The teacher develops instructional outcomes that are of appropriate rigor and are suitable for his/her students, but consist of a combination of activities and goals, which permit viable methods of assessment. They reflect more than one type of learning and are aligned to the Common Core Standards.
• The teacher is aware of the resources available through the school or district to enhance his/her own knowledge, to use in teaching, or for students who need them.
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