What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teachers of the Visually Impaired- Multiple States position at Allied Instructional Services?
AIS is seeking certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI) in Multiple states to join our team of independent contractors. TVIs are itinerant and work in person in local school divisions to provide quality services to students with visual impairments and blindness. Part-time and full-time opportunities are available on-site, hybrid, and remote.
TVIs serve as a student’s educational team member, providing comprehensive assessments and services to school-aged students. The TVI helps develop and implement IEPs specific to visual impairments. The candidate must have a working knowledge of assessment and instructional practices, evidence-based research, recommended best practices, available low- and high-tech AT, and the expected roles and responsibilities of a TVI in a school environment.
Qualifications:
- Must hold a Professional License in visual impairment
- Preferred work-related experience as a TVI
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 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, organizational, and planning skills are required.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the 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
Check our website for current openings: www.alliedinstructional.com/placementopportunties