Teacher of The Visually Impaired - Phoenix, United States - ACCEL

ACCEL

Verified Company

Phoenix, United States

5 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

BENEFITS OF ACCEL EMPLOYMENT:

Competitive Pay

Joining Bonus of $750:

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Paid School Holidays including: Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break. Additionally, we observe federal holidays which often involve three-day weekends
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Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental)
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Paid Time Off and Sick Leave.
401K
10Month Position. (August May)

SUMMARY:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide consultative and direct vision services.
Evaluate and write evaluation reports for students receiving services.
Develop and implement individualized educational plans and instructional programs.
Responsible for programming augmentative communication devices and monitors maintenance requirements for those devices.
Participate in Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) and Individual Education Plan (I.E.P) meetings when appropriate.
Participate in the individual education planning, collaborating with teachers as appropriate for each student to receive speech/language therapy.
Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team to implement therapeutic and educational programs.
Provide ongoing and periodic evaluations of student's progress, documenting progress with the same frequency as for all ACCEL students.
Develop and maintain a professional relationship with parents/caregivers and inform them of the student's progress.
Submit all reports within designated timeframes.
Maintain an accurate record keeping system.
Maintain attendance and hourly contact records for Medicaid.
Submit Medicaid billing as directed.
Comply with ACCEL policies.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All personnel hired by ACCEL shall be fingerprinted as a condition of employment, except for certified personnel who, as a condition of certification are required to have a valid fingerprint clearance card.

All other personnel shall obtain a state level fingerprint background check.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Maintain Arizona Department of Education Teaching Certificate in the area of Visually Impaired.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment is representative of what an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Students may exhibit inappropriate physical behavior, which may include hitting, biting, kicking, etc.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.

Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Pay:
$70,000.00 per year

Ability to Relocate: