Teacher, Outreach Services (Orientation and Mobility/ Visual Impairments), LSVI

About the role

The Louisiana Special Schools are seeking applicants for a Teacher, Outreach Services (Orientation and Mobility/ Visual Impairments) position. This is a full-time 9.5 months and 7.5 hours per day position, to be filled for the 2025-2026 school year. Travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide needed services for students with visual impairments in the areas of visual impairments and Orientation and Mobility.
• Implement Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired (LSDVI) instructional philosophy, program, and curricula when providing outreach services to children and their families.
• Exhibit knowledge of special education rules and regulations associated with implementation of state and federal laws.
• Exhibit understanding of children with disabilities and their needs, especially the children with visual impairments served by the school and demonstrate awareness of specialists, agencies, and organizations that serve children with disabilities and their families.
• Maintain accurate records of contacts, instructional strategies implemented, current calendar of appointments, expense account forms, inventory records and student records; exercise confidentiality of information in accordance with requirements of the law.
• Apply knowledge and skills of program supervision demonstrating appropriate and effective interpersonal skills.
• Travel throughout Louisiana to provide outreach services to children and their families.
• Administer prescribed pre and post tests to evaluate the student progress.
• Provide input for decisions regarding placement of children in appropriate educational programs.
• Use designated curricula and materials in the teaching/learning process in a variety of approaches and techniques which develop lesson objectives and meet child and family needs encompassing the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).
• Prepare and utilize appropriate materials to meet specific needs of the child and the family.
• Develop weekly lesson plans for children ages 0 – 3 for supervisory review.
• Specify learner outcomes in clear, concise objectives; include activities that develop objectives; identify materials needed for lessons; and state method(s) of evaluation.
• Provide services based on data driven vision/O&M assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education or a related field.
• Possess or be eligible for Louisiana Ancillary Certification in Orientation and Mobility as outlined in Part CXXXI, Title 28/Educaton; Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel; Chapter 4, Subchapter A-410 and or Visual Impairments.
• ACVREP or NOMC Certification in Orientation and Mobility. If only certified in Visual Impairments, must be willing to obtain O&M Certification as a condition of employment.
• Knowledge of appropriate skills in orientation and mobility and the use of low vision aids.
• Knowledge of appropriate teaching methods in orientation and mobility and other aids related to visual impairments/blindness which cover the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) for the Visually Impaired.
• Current Driver’s License and the ability to be certified through the State Driver Safety Program.
• Access to reliable transportation to retrieve/return state vehicles and/or rental vehicles in order to perform job duties.
• Access to personal telephone services at home.
• Frequent travel greater than 100 miles/day is required.

Qualifications

• Must possess, or be willing to acquire, knowledge of and ability to apply current standards-based educational practices associated with children who are blind/visually impaired to a variety of settings.
• Must possess a current Driver’s License and the ability to be certified through the State Driver Safety Program.
• Must have access to reliable transportation to retrieve/return state vehicles and/or rental vehicles in order to perform job duties.
• Must have access to personal telephone services at home.
• Frequent travel greater than 100 miles/day is required.

Skills

• Knowledge of appropriate skills in orientation and mobility and the use of low vision aids.
• Knowledge of appropriate teaching methods in orientation and mobility and other aids related to visual impairments/blindness which cover the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) for the Visually Impaired.
• Ability to perform Essential Assessments for the Visually Impaired including, Functional Vision Assessments, Learning Media Assessments, and Expanded Core Curriculum Assessments, to guide instruction.
• Ability to provide services based on data driven vision/O&M assessments.
• Ability to develop and implement a Professional Growth Plan in consultation with the designated supervisor.

Benefits

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is 9.5 months and 7.5 hours per day.