2026-27 - Teacher - Visually Impaired Pool

Apply now for the 2026 - 2027 school year!

This posting is a pool for applicants who are interested in exploring employment opportunities with Clover Park School District.

*Total Possible Salary Range: $71,847 - $135,415/yr

Contracted Days: 183

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT

Under general guidance of the Director of Special Education, plan, provide, and evaluate varied learning experiences of visually impaired students in cooperation with other staff, parents, and the public.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identify the educational needs of visually impaired students and resources available to meet those needs in the least restrictive environment. Develop and complete evaluations and IEP goals and objectives relating to those needs and deliver services as identified in the IEP.
• Provide instruction in compensatory skills, academic skills, living skills, orientation and mobility, communication skills, use of residual vision and low vision aids, recreation and leisure skills, vocational and career education, cognitive development, and social and motor skills.
• Assist in identification of students with visual impairment(s).
• Instruct students in self-advocacy related to adjustments to their visual impairment(s).
• Provide school personnel, parents, and community workers information and demonstration of instructional strategies, assessment strategies, and management skills needed for visually impaired students.
• Interpret and provide medical data as relevant to visual impairments to school personnel and parents.
• Coordinate the acquisition, distribution, and storage of commercial, teacher generated, and volunteer produced media and materials required for the visually impaired educational program.
• Obtain medical information necessary to provide services to students and register annually for Federal Quota Funds.
• Obtain comprehensive low vision evaluations for students with residual vision.
• Maintain liaison with agencies serving visually impaired students.
• Provide assistance to classroom teachers in modifying and adapting materials.
• Serve as a resource in determining the need to purchase and use specialized equipment.
• Complete all state, federal, and district paperwork for special education in a timely manner while meeting all audit and monitoring criteria.
• The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive and may be supplemented, as necessary. The position may perform a variety of non-essential functions consistent with its scope and intent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Baccalaureate degree in Education with courses emphasizing the teaching of visually impaired students to include Braille reading and writing, methods of teaching visually impaired students, basic orientation and mobility, basic ophthalmological course, and impact of visual impairment on education.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of subject areas taught.
• Ability to interact positively with students, professional associates, and patrons of the District.
• Knowledge of the rules for programs providing services to children who are served through the special education programs in the Clover Park School District.
• Knowledge of current instructional methods, materials, and trends in teaching visually impaired students.
• Knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations for special education.
• Ability to incorporate literacy instruction into other areas of instruction.

Certification and Licenses

• Washington State teaching certification and endorsement in Special Education and/or the equivalent credential for teaching the visually impaired and/or endorsement for Orientation and Moblility
• Valid Washington State Driver's License
• Ability to gain access to Joint Base Lewis-McChord 

DESIRABLE QUALIFCATIONS

• Master’s Degree
• Experience in literacy instruction
• Dual endorsement in Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in the school setting. Travel to and between school sites is necessary. Teamwork and high productivity requirements create frequent extra hour days, attendance at meetings before and after work. Must be able to talk and use fingers, hands, and arms and to listen carefully and focus while filtering out normal office noise. May involve negotiating steps, ramps, uneven surfaces, and going outdoors in all types of weather to reach some classrooms or other buildings. Tolerance of occasional loud noises and ability to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods of time are required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment with Clover Park School District is conditional pending completion of a Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check as required by RCW28A.400.303. (NOTE: All associated background check fees are the employee’s responsibility.) The fingerprint scan must be completed prior to the first day of employment.

Insurance Benefits

Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability and basic life insurance benefits.

Clover Park School District benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click on the link https://www.hca.wa.gov/employee-retiree-benefits/school-employees for information on available benefit options.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation

Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Plan. For eligibility  information, check on the link to the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in tax deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans (DCP). These are supplemental retirement savings programs that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Clink on the link https://www.drs.wa.gov/plan/dcp/  for information on 457 plan (DCP)  with the Department of Retirement Systems.

To enroll in an eligible 403(b) plan, employees must consult with their own financial planner that is an approved vendor.

*Clover Park School District total possible pay consists of base salary plus the following:

Building Centered Responsibility - 5 days

District Centered Responsibility - 2.5 days

Event Responsibility - 1 day 

Attendance required for compensation of responsibility pay (building-centered, district-centered, and event).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clover Park School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or marital status. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Address questions and complaints of alleged discrimination to the following individuals at Clover Park School District, 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-1341: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Greg Davis, Executive Director of Compliance and Student Services, (253) 583-5154, gdavis@cloverpark.k12.wa.us; Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Jennifer Herbold, Executive Director of Special Education, (253) 583-5170, jherbold@cloverpark.k12.wa. Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), https://bit.ly/US-OCR. Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, is available at https://bit.ly/CPSDHIBPolicy; OSPI required language per RCW 28A.300.286 is available at https://bit.ly/OSPIModelLanguage.

Salary : $71,847 - $135,415