Job Details
| Region: | 20 |
| School District/Employer: | Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD |
| District Category/Employer: | , |
| Position: | Teacher, |
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| Job Title: | Teacher of the Visually Impaired |
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| Date Posted: | 1/24/2024 |
| Deadline: | 2024-05-24 |
| Openings: | 1 |
| Commitment: | Full Time |
| Description/Notes: | Primary Purpose: The itinerant certified teacher for students with visual impairments (CTVI) travels to the students' assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative special education services relating to vision loss. These services enable the students to learn in a variety of settings. Services for infants may be provided in the home or a childcare setting. The students range in age from birth through 22 and may have only a visual impairment or additional disabilities. The cognitive levels of the students range from severely impaired to gifted and talented. If also a certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), the staff member will travel to students' assigned schools and/or home to provide direct and/or consultative special education services relating to the vision loss. The O&M specialist is prepared to provide service to an array of students including infants, students with low vision and/or multiple impairments. These services enable the students to travel safely and independently in their home, school, and community environments. The students may have singular multiple impairments and range in age from birth to 22. The cognitive levels of the students range from severely impaired to gifted and talented. Community-based instruction is a critical component of the O&M program. |
| Qualifications: | Required Qualifications/Education/Certification: • A bachelor's degree from a college or university; Texas certification for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments • Preferred (but not Required): Certification in Orientation and Mobility (Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals/ACVREP); Experience with school aged children; Experience with children with multiple impairments Experience: • At least one year experience working with special education students Major Responsibilities and Duties: Certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (CTVI): Perform functional vision and learning media assessments on new referrals and three-year re-evaluations; Interpret eye medical reports as they relate to educational environments; Contribute to the development of the IEP/IFSP with goals, accommodations, modifications, and learning styles; Recommend appropriate specialized evaluations as needed; Consult with diagnosticians, classroom teachers, students, and parents concerning appropriate evaluations, accommodations and/or modifications, and test administration; Help obtain and administer modified standardized testing materials (STAAR, PSAT, SAT, ACT); Work as liaison with other agencies in the vocational assessment process; Administer various other tests as appropriate (Oregon Project, Insite, Hawaii, Boehme, LAP, E-LAP); Participate in team assessments for students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities; and Provide screening and referral procedures to appropriate personnel. Provide and monitor instruction in areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum such as instruction in braille reading and writing, Low vision devices, Abacus, Typing/keyboarding, Assistive Technology, Adaptive devices, Listening skills, Visual efficiency, Concept development, Daily living/self-help skills, Career readiness, Leisure and recreation skills, Social skills, Organizational and study skills, Self-advocacy; and 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. If Professional is also a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS): Perform orientation and mobility evaluations that focus on long- and short-term needs of the student on new referrals and on threeyear re-evaluations; Contribute to other appropriate portions of the IEP, such as goals and recommendations; Provide consultation and support services to parents, regular and special education teachers, other school personnel, and students' sighted peers; Confer regularly with parents, classroom teachers, physical education teachers, physical therapists, and other school personnel to assist in home and classroom modifications to ensure reinforcement of appropriate O&M skills that will encourage the visually impaired student to travel independently in these settings; and Evaluate the student's progress on an ongoing basis and keep progress notes on each student. Instruct students with visual impairments in skills and knowledge that enable them to travel independently based on the IEP; Provide instruction in the following areas: Concept development, Gross motor skills, Visual efficiency skills (with and without low vision devices), Pre-cane skills, Cane skills, Map skills, Outdoor Residential, Semi-business, and Business; Teach visually impaired students to travel with proficiency, safety, and confidence in familiar and unfamiliar environments; Prepare sequential and meaningful instruction geared to the students' assessed needs, IEP/IFSP goals and objectives, functioning level, and motivation level; Be responsible for the student's safety during O&M instruction and in other environments while fostering maximum independence during O&M lessons; Prepare and use equipment and materials such as tactile maps, models, distance low vision devices, adaptive mobility devices, and long canes for the development of O&M skills; and Provide orientation of new school buildings and new class schedules to students with visual impairments as needed. CTVI and COMS: 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; Provide the classroom teacher with information regarding the specialized strategies needed to teach a VI student; Consult with other instructional staff to provide information to incorporate the expanded core curriculum into the entire instructional setting; Provide modified materials to the classroom teacher; Participate with other school personnel and agencies to secure job-related experiences for students; Provide progress reports as indicated by school policy on students with visual impairment in regular education classes and follow up with teacher and/or parent conferences as appropriate; Prepare paperwork as appropriate and attend ARDs and IFSP meetings on students with visual impairments; Provide updated student information (VI registration, deafblind census, and/or textbook projections); Register students with visual impairments with appropriate agencies such as Texas State Library, Texas Workforce Commission, and Health and Human Services Commission; Maintain adequate record of all assessments, IEPs, ARD paperwork, service logs, progress reports, and other pertinent VI/ORM student information; Communicate with low-vision specialists, ophthalmologists, and optometrists concerning exams, and attend exams when appropriate; Work with transcriber to provide braille, recorded/enlarged materials, and tactual symbols/maps as appropriate for each child, and other duties as assigned. Working Conditions: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment. May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities; control behavior through physical restraint; and assist non-ambulatory students. Exposure to biological hazards. |
| Salary Range: | Teacher Pay Schedule/Stipend |
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| How To Apply: | https://www.applitrack.com/scuctxed/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Special+Education+-+All+Levels&all=cat |
Contact Person:
| Name: | Kimberly Garrett |
| Email: | kgarrett@scuc.txed.net |
| Address: | 1060 Elbel Road |
| City: | Schertz |
| State: | TX |
| Zip: | 78154 |
| Phone: | (210) 945-6201 |
| Fax: | (210) 945-6290 |