TVI

Position Type:
Student Support Services

Date Posted:
1/24/2025

Location:
District

QUALIFICATIONS:
Colorado certificate/license with Visually Impaired endorsement
Completion of Braille competency requirements by the State of Colorado
Licensure as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist desired but not required
Successful experience working with school age children

JOB GOAL:
The job of Teacher of the Visually Impaired - Itinerant is done for the purpose/s of providing an educational program for students who are visually impaired and assisting these students in successfully participating academically, and/or socially in their classrooms.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides an educational program for students who are visually impaired for the purpose of assisting these students in participating academically and socially in their classrooms.
• Provides individualized instruction, remedial instruction, accommodations/modifications for the purpose of addressing students' academic and social needs.
• Assesses students using formal and informal assessments for the purpose of identifying education needs including curricular, social and equipment needs.
• Assists classroom teachers for the purpose of identifying and facilitating the use of accommodations required for state and district assessments as well as classroom instruction.
• Confers with parents and professional staff for the purpose of addressing problems and/or concerns related to the education and vocational planning of the visually impaired student.
• Acts as liaison with community agencies and out-of-district placements for the purpose of facilitating ehe educational program for students.
• Maintains books and materials required for visually impaired students for the purpose of accessing current curriculum including ordering, inventorying, storing and issuing books and materials.
• Provides Braille instruction and training in other special learning media for the purpose of assisting students in accessing classroom curriculum.
• Provides large print Braille, taped and recorded materials required by the classroom teacher for the purpose of assisting students in accessing classroom curriculum and to participate socially.
• Makes recommendation for the purchase and use of appropriate assistive technology devices and teaches the student and classroom teachers to effectively operate devices to enhance student learning.
• Transcribes/enlarges classroom assignments into Braille/large print for the purpose of assisting students in accessing the curriculum.
• Performs other duties as assigned for the purpose of supporting and maintaining the program for the visually impaired.

COMPENSATION:
180 days, starting August 2025, 1.0 FTE
Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 commensurate with experience