Vision Teacher

Essential Functions The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Conducts assessments to determine the degree of visual impairment of students referred for services

Develops and maintains effective working relationships with parents or guardians and staff

Prepares reports required by state and/or county; obtains required reports and consults with pupils' physician regarding pupils' physical condition

Consults on a regular basis with classroom teachers in planning the instructional program for individual visually impaired pupils; provides/secures or develops special equipment, tapes, and books as available and needed for each student

Teaches special skills as needed which may include braille, typing, writing, daily living, and prevocational skills; develops goals and objectives for and works directly with individual visually impaired students

Coordinates with appropriate resources; orders, catalogs, distributes, and files materials; prepares pupil year-end progress reports; performs other appropriate tasks as assigned by the program supervisor

Minimum Qualifications Education, Training, and Experience:

Possession of a valid Tennessee teaching credential authorizing specialized services for the visually impaired (prefer dual certification including Orientation and Mobility Certification), experience required

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Ability to teach students in grade levels and age ranges as assigned; ability to work with parents and community; knowledge of subject area and instructional methodologies and techniques

Performance Aptitudes Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, effective supervision, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems, philosophies, laws, regulations, and procedures; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria and the goals and priorities of planning and development programs.

Ada Compliance Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 50 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation or standing.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as rude/irate customers.

FLSA: EXEMPT