Teacher Visually Impaired

Position Overview

12‑Month Position

Salary Range: $53,500 - $64,000 per year

Pay within this range is based on experience and education.

Mary Cariola Center recognized that a high performing organization is one that cultivates a culture where everyone feels like they belong. Through continued dialogue, education, a policy development, we are committed to integrating Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion into all aspects of our work. As an agency founded on principles of inclusion, Mary Cariola Center fosters an environment where all are welcome, and our differences are respected and valued.

• Sensitivity to cultural diversity of others.
• Assess student needs and environmental barriers and identify modifications and adaptations to best deliver instructional activities that actively engage students in meaningful learning experiences.
• Assist team members in identifying appropriate instructional strategies, materials, and environmental factors that will maximize a student’s visual functioning or adaptive functioning.
• Prepare paperwork as appropriate for CSEs, CPSEs, and other meetings on students with visual impairments.
• Utilize appropriate educational techniques and methods suited to students’ individual needs.
• Select, develop and implement appropriate materials and equipment for therapy and classroom use.
• Conduct functional vision assessments and learning media assessments in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team and produce written reports.
• Interpret eye/medical reports and share information with team members.
• Register eligible students with the New York State Resource Center for the Visually Impaired.
• Assist team members in obtaining/accessing resources relative to visual impairment, including appropriate curricula and assessments, current research and journal articles, and commercially produced materials.
• Record, report, and interpret progress of students, making necessary program modifications and completing progress notes on assigned students.
• Work and communicate effectively with parents.
• Create and maintain a positive and safe environment, addressing the health, medical, and safety concerns of the students.
• Provide training to team members and classroom staff to assist them in carrying out specific techniques with individual students.
• Act as a resource to parents and professionals regarding services and organizations that provide services to individuals with visual impairments.
• Participate in various teacher‑related meetings and in‑service sessions deemed necessary by the Superintendent or Principal.
• Manage student behavior using proactive, positive interventions and implement appropriate behavioral management plans and crisis intervention strategies, as appropriate, ensuring due process rights of students.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and certification from the NY Department of Education as a Teacher of the Blind or Visually Impaired. Additional certification in Orientation & Mobility preferred, but not required.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, domestic violence victim status, veteran or disability status.