Teacher of the Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility Specialist - Accomac, United States - Allied Instructional Services

Description

Job Description

AIS is looking for certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI) and Orientation Mobility Specialist for Accomack, Virginia, to join our team of independent contractors. TVIs and O&Ms are itinerant and work in person in local school divisions to provide quality services to students with visual impairments and blindness. A full-time position is available with housing Rare opportunity in an amazing beach town with paid travel.

The TVI/O&Ms function as members of a student's educational team to provide comprehensive assessments and services to school-aged students. The TVI/O&M assists in the development and implementation of IEPs specific to visual impairments. The candidate must possess a working knowledge of assessment and instructional practices, evidence-based research, recommended best practices, technologies available for low- and high-tech AT, and expected roles and responsibilities of a TVI/O&M within a school environment.

Qualifications:

• Must hold a Professional License in visual impairments
• Must be a certified O&M specialist
• Preferred work-related experience as a TVI and O&M

The successful candidate will have:

• Considerable knowledge of special education regulations, policies, and procedures
• Experience writing and implementing IEPs and 504 plans
• Experience conducting and writing FVALMA and O&M assessments and recommendations
• Working knowledge of Braille and low vision skills
• Experience providing consultation and training to teachers and service providers relating to visual impairments
• Excellent human relations, interpersonal communications, conflict resolution, and organizational and planning skills are required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of characteristics of individuals with a variety of disabilities, especially visual impairments
• The ability to recognize and respond to individual student differences
• The ability to work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with parents, co-workers, school staff, and service providers