>Special Education Teacher of the Visually Impaired

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Special Education Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

The Chicago Lighthouse - Main Headquarters - Chicago, IL

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage

Negligible

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Job Description

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Works with individual students or small groups of children who are visually impaired or blind, and multiple disabled, within our therapeutic classrooms in the Childrens Development Center, and with the children of the blended Preschool. Supports the outcomes of the Children with Vision disabilities. Works to develop Short Courses to provide greater opportunities for success among the student participants to access their education optimally. Works directly with the individuals who are our clients in Short Courses and consultatively with their educational teams to ensure growth.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Exercises primary leadership and responsibility for visual or alternate access and for educational presentation of learning material to the students with vision disability in the classrooms, recreation and training areas;
• Explains visual aspects of care and presentation for individual children duties to teachers assistants and cooperates with staff to maintain classroom and training areas, as well as equipment;
• Implements a therapeutic-educational program for the students who are visually impaired or blind, multiply-disabled students and for students in the preschool and short courses.
• Collaborates with therapists and other staff members in planning individual educational programs;
• Plans specific activities and prepares a schedule of activities within the program objectives;
• Maintains cooperative relationships with staff to achieve a strengthening of the total program;
• Discusses program and specific activities with parents and significant others;
• Performs diagnostic studies in collaboration with program consultants;
• Presents specific agency services to community and professional groups as appropriate;
• Maintains appropriate records and writes accurate and insightful reports on students;
• Maintains an active interest and participates in the professional field at all levels;
• Participates in agency seminars and external training to meet continuing education requirements;
• Performs administrative and other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution with a major as Teacher of the Visually Impaired
• Illinois Professional Educator License as Teacher of the Visually Impaired required;
• Commitment to our mission of providing opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired is essential.
• Commitment to creativity in addressing the needs of the underserved children with visual impairments in Chicago and surrounding communities.

The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired is an Equal Opportunity Employer in full compliance with local, state, and federal Civil Rights & Affirmative Action laws. The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired maintains a strong policy of accommodation and a consistent practice of employing qualified individuals with disabilities. All applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, sexual orientation, military status, order of protection status or unfavorable discharge from military service.