The McHenry County ROE Application Consortium
Vision Teacher
The McHenry County ROE Application Consortium, Woodstock, Illinois, United States, 60098
Position Type:Special Education/Visually Impaired
Date Posted:5/3/2024
Location:District Wide
Date Available:24/25 SY
Closing Date:Until Filled
District:Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District #47 The Vision Teacher provides educational assistance to students who are blind/partially sighted or visually impaired. Services are provided based upon students' needs as identified in the IEP process during a multidisciplinary conference. The Vision Itinerant teacher travels between schools to provide service to each student. Services are provided based upon students' needs as identified in the IEP process during a multidisciplinary conference. The range of students' needs may change each year and during the year.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide consultations and in-services to students, teachers, parents, and community groups to facilitate the students' participation within the school and community. This may include adaptations to the environment/materials specific to the students' disability and instruction as to use.Assess student and prepare a written assessment of the student's orientation and mobility skills, and determine if instruction and consultation to the classroom teacher is neededAssist each student to relate his body image and spatial, directional, and orientation skills to his environmentAssist each student to develop his maximum safe travel potential; and functional independence in a variety of environments (including the public transit system), using appropriate techniques, such as sighted-guide skills, pre-cans and cane skillsTrain low-vision students to make maximum use of prescribed low vision traveling in all environmentsAssist low-vision students to make use of residual vision when traveling in all environmentsPrepare written functional vision assessments when appropriateAttend IEP committee meetings and provide supplements to the individual education plan for student receiving orientation and mobility services and for students that have been given an orientation and mobility evaluation and a functional vision assessmentWrite goals and objectives based on student needsMaintains professional competence through in-services, workshops, and readingCoordinates activities and objectives with all personnel working with the studentDevelops/implements lesson plans that are sequential and developmental utilizing a variety of instructional strategies, resources, and adapted materials and technologies. Documents plans, assessments, and progressUtilizes local, state, and federal resources/ services to benefit the studentDevelopment an efficient weekly schedule that considers the students' and classrooms' schedule and allows travel, instruction, materials, preparation, and consultation timeParticipates in parent conferences, MDC's, IEP's, and required district meetingsKeeps accurate and confidential reports/records on file in the students' folderAssist in the selection and maintenance of textbooks, materials, and equipment including their distribution, return, inventory, and storageCompletes/ submits mileage, attendance, status, and other reports on timeAssists in the program development and other activities deemed appropriate by the administrationOther duties assigned by Supervisor
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Valid Professional Educator License with Vision Impairment & Blind and Partially SeeingBachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree PreferredValid Illinois Driver's license and safe driving recordCommitment to professional developmentEffective positive interpersonal communication skillsFluid writing abilityKnowledge of standardized tests available at varying development levelsKnowledge of test interpretation and how the results impact student academic performanceKnowledge of policies and procedures involving special education law
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting and a high level of flexibility, articulation, concentration and confidentialityAdaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composureDemonstration of high levels of flexibility, articulation, concentration, confidentiality, and organizationPhysical requirements include sitting, standing, bending, walking, and lifting up to 35 lbs.
Please Include: 3 Letters of Reference and/or Credential PacketTranscriptsResume
Date Posted:5/3/2024
Location:District Wide
Date Available:24/25 SY
Closing Date:Until Filled
District:Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District #47 The Vision Teacher provides educational assistance to students who are blind/partially sighted or visually impaired. Services are provided based upon students' needs as identified in the IEP process during a multidisciplinary conference. The Vision Itinerant teacher travels between schools to provide service to each student. Services are provided based upon students' needs as identified in the IEP process during a multidisciplinary conference. The range of students' needs may change each year and during the year.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide consultations and in-services to students, teachers, parents, and community groups to facilitate the students' participation within the school and community. This may include adaptations to the environment/materials specific to the students' disability and instruction as to use.Assess student and prepare a written assessment of the student's orientation and mobility skills, and determine if instruction and consultation to the classroom teacher is neededAssist each student to relate his body image and spatial, directional, and orientation skills to his environmentAssist each student to develop his maximum safe travel potential; and functional independence in a variety of environments (including the public transit system), using appropriate techniques, such as sighted-guide skills, pre-cans and cane skillsTrain low-vision students to make maximum use of prescribed low vision traveling in all environmentsAssist low-vision students to make use of residual vision when traveling in all environmentsPrepare written functional vision assessments when appropriateAttend IEP committee meetings and provide supplements to the individual education plan for student receiving orientation and mobility services and for students that have been given an orientation and mobility evaluation and a functional vision assessmentWrite goals and objectives based on student needsMaintains professional competence through in-services, workshops, and readingCoordinates activities and objectives with all personnel working with the studentDevelops/implements lesson plans that are sequential and developmental utilizing a variety of instructional strategies, resources, and adapted materials and technologies. Documents plans, assessments, and progressUtilizes local, state, and federal resources/ services to benefit the studentDevelopment an efficient weekly schedule that considers the students' and classrooms' schedule and allows travel, instruction, materials, preparation, and consultation timeParticipates in parent conferences, MDC's, IEP's, and required district meetingsKeeps accurate and confidential reports/records on file in the students' folderAssist in the selection and maintenance of textbooks, materials, and equipment including their distribution, return, inventory, and storageCompletes/ submits mileage, attendance, status, and other reports on timeAssists in the program development and other activities deemed appropriate by the administrationOther duties assigned by Supervisor
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Valid Professional Educator License with Vision Impairment & Blind and Partially SeeingBachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree PreferredValid Illinois Driver's license and safe driving recordCommitment to professional developmentEffective positive interpersonal communication skillsFluid writing abilityKnowledge of standardized tests available at varying development levelsKnowledge of test interpretation and how the results impact student academic performanceKnowledge of policies and procedures involving special education law
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting and a high level of flexibility, articulation, concentration and confidentialityAdaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composureDemonstration of high levels of flexibility, articulation, concentration, confidentiality, and organizationPhysical requirements include sitting, standing, bending, walking, and lifting up to 35 lbs.
Please Include: 3 Letters of Reference and/or Credential PacketTranscriptsResume