Long Term Substitute Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Bucks County Intermediate Unit
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Bucks County, PA
Summary:
Provide and/or coordinate academic, technological and social instruction
to support the educational programming and mobility of students who are
blind or visually impaired from birth through 5.
Essential Functions:
Plan curriculum and prepare lessons and other instructional materials
according to achievement levels of students
Observe, evaluate and prepare reports on progress of students
Provide basic instruction to students in accord with district and IU policy
Knowledge of Unified English Braille Code (UEB), Cortical Visual
Impairment (CVI) and experience with birth-21 population preferred.
Knowledge of and competence with technology for vision
Dual credential in Orientation and Mobility a plus, but not required to
apply
Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly
required to sit and use hands. The employee is frequently required to
walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may be
required to stand for long periods, and to climb or balance and stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move
up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Follow teacher's expected work
hours. 193 day work year as assigned, hours in accordance with
building/program needs. Hours are dependent on the needs of the
districts. Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required as job
duties demand.
Travel: Itinerant position requiring travel among student placements.
Education and Experience:
Level of Degree:
PDE credential as Teacher of Visually Impaired (TVI) PreK-12
Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist (COMS) preferred but not
required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of the visual system, and sensory development, with a thorough
understanding of prevalent diseases and disorders of the human visual
system, including cerebral/cortical visual impairment.
Knowledge of physical and virtual environmental factors that impact
acquisition of spatial and positional concepts as acquired through vision
Knowledge of evidence based practices for teaching students with visual
impairments, to include proper use and care of braille and braille
production technology and equipment
Possess dynamic knowledge of options for specialized assessment
materials as well as knowledge of federal, state and local requirements
for eligibility and timing of assessments
Awareness of tools and opportunities for professional development and
ethical practice
Ability to read and interpret eye reports and to serve as liason to
families and other members of the educational team in order to customize
services and supports to students with visual impairments
Ability to select and administer assessments that address visual
impairment, family values and priorities, prognosis and individual
characteristics, then select, adapt and deploy strategies to address
student needs
Use appropriate accommodations and modifications to optimize and
facilitate sensory use and multisensory access to individual and group
activities in general and expanded core curricular environments
Support orientation skills using environmental features, self advocacy
for accommodations and modifications
Integrate principles of accessibility to select, create, adapt and
format text, images and media to promote visability and accessibility to
meet the individual needs of students with visual impairments
Plan and implement explicit instruction in assistive technology
Ability to adapt assessments that are not validated on individuals with
visual impairments
Implement use of multiple sources of valid information/data from formal
and informal sources to evaluate effectiveness of intervention,
instruction, specialized media, materials, equipment and the physical
environment
Participate in professional organizations relative to the field of
vision impairment
Participate in and present to trainings on evidence based practices in
assessment and instruction
Utilize tools for online engagement in communities of practice specific
to visual impairment
Collaborate with educational teams and families on curriculum,
instruction and technology issues unique to visual impairment
For additional information on knowledge and skills, please refer to the
2018 Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) standards as published by
the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
To be hired for this position you will need the required PA clearances
to be dated no more than one year prior to your employment start date.
Click here to learn more about the required clearances.
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