Teacher of the Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility Specialist - Accomack, Virginia

AIS is looking for certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI) and Orientation Mobility Specialist for Accomack, Virginia, to join our team of independent contractors. TVIs and O&Ms are itinerant and work in person in local school divisions to provide quality services to students with visual impairments and blindness. A full-time position is available with housing!!! Rare opportunity in an amazing beach town with paid travel. 

The TVI/O&Ms function as members of a student’s educational team to provide comprehensive assessments and services to school-aged students. The TVI/O&M assists in the development and implementation of IEPs specific to visual impairments. The candidate must possess a working knowledge of assessment and instructional practices, evidence-based research, recommended best practices, technologies available for low- and high-tech AT, and expected roles and responsibilities of a TVI/O&M within a school environment.

Qualifications: 

• Must hold a Professional License in visual impairments
• Must be a certified O&M specialist
• Preferred work-related experience as a TVI and O&M

The successful candidate will have:

• Considerable knowledge of special education regulations, policies, and procedures
• Experience writing and implementing IEPs and 504 plans
• Experience conducting and writing FVALMA  and O&M assessments and recommendations
• Working knowledge of Braille and low vision skills
• Experience providing consultation and training to teachers and service providers relating to visual impairments
• Excellent human relations, interpersonal communications, conflict resolution, and organizational and planning skills are required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of characteristics of individuals with a variety of disabilities, especially visual impairments
• The ability to recognize and respond to individual student differences
• The ability to work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with parents, co-workers, school staff, and service providers