Teacher for the Visually Impaired

Key Duties

• Performs functional vision and learning media assessments in accordance with Child Find and three-year evaluations.
• Provides instruction consistent with student Individualized Education Plans, using strategies, methods and materials appropriate to the learner’s abilities, needs, and learning styles.
• Understands and teaches Braille.
• Interprets eye medical reports as they relate to educational environments.
• Develops and revises Individual Educational Programs for students as necessary.
• Recommends appropriate specialized evaluations as needed, such as low vision, clinical low vision evals, orientation and mobility, psycho-social, and adaptive physical education.
• Assists in determining and procuring classroom equipment and materials necessary for the student with visual impairments to learn (Brallier, low vision devices, assistive technology, and computer) including ensuring necessary room modifications and lighting changes.
• Provides the classroom teacher with information regarding the specialized strategies needed to teach a student with visual impairments.
• Provides modified materials to the classroom teacher according to the student’s IEP.
• Provides Braille, recorded/enlarged materials, and tactual symbols as appropriate for each child.
• Provides updated pupil information. (VI registration, deaf/blind census, textbook projections)
• Consults with other instructional staff to provide information to incorporate the expanded core curriculum into the entire instructional setting.
• Sets up requests for instructional materials, conferences, field trips, and personnel needs.
• Informs various special education personnel of progress and needs of the students with visual impairment on a regular basis.
• Maintains adequate records of all assessments, IEPs, and progress reports.
• Registers students with visual impairments with appropriate agencies.
• Prepares paperwork as appropriate and attend IEP team and 504 meetings for students with visual impairments.
• Distributes information to parents concerning workshops, conferences, and equipment acquisition.
• Works as liaison with other agencies in the vocational assessment process.
• Participates in transition planning.
• Consults with parents, staff and outside agencies as appropriate or necessary.
• Communicates with low-vision specialists, ophthalmologists, and optometrists concerning exams, and attends exams when appropriate.

Requirements

• Licenses & Certifications:
  • Authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986.
  • Az Department of Education certification in Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments.

Skills

• A passion for working with children.
• The ability to "connect" with staff, children, and parents.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively use technology as a tool for planning and implementing instructional strategies.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.

About Us

RCM Healthcare Services works with professionals across schools, healthcare, and community-based settings nationwide. We support both contract and direct hire opportunities, connecting people early in their careers and experienced professionals to roles that align with their experience and preferences. With more than 50 years of staffing experience, our team understands the environments you’re stepping into and what it takes to be successful in them. We stay closely involved from the first conversation through placement, with consistent communication, a reliable point of contact, and follow-through at every step. We’re committed to caring for the professionals we work with and the communities they support and offer competitive pay and benefits designed to support your well-being.