Teacher Consultant - Blind/Low Vision

Ottawa Area ISD; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottawa Area ISD is seeking a collaborative Teacher Consultant for the Blind/Low Vision to join the Low Incidence Services Team in Zeeland, MI. The TC-BLV will support students from birth through age 26 across OAISD districts, combining expertise with coaching and capacity building for educators.

The role emphasizes collaboration with families, teachers, and related service providers to increase access, independence and educational success, while maintaining confidential documentation and ongoing

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related special education field.
• Michigan certification or eligibility to provide services to students who are blind or have low vision.
• Knowledge of blindness/low vision implications, Expanded Core Curriculum and assistive tech.
• Proficiency in Unified English Braille or ability to develop it.
• Strong communication, collaboration, consultation, coaching, problem-solving and time management.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, families and school staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialized assessments related to functional vision, learning media and assistive technology.
• Collaborate with IEP teams to identify needs and plan services and accommodations.
• Provide consultation, coaching and professional development to educators and staff.
• Build school team capacity to deliver accessible instruction and materials.
• Provide B/LV-specific instruction when needed and support shared-delivery approaches.
• Support Expanded Core Curriculum areas and selection of accessible materials and tools.
• Coordinate with Orientation & Mobility specialists to ensure comprehensive support.
• Maintain confidential documentation and communicate with stakeholders; monitor progress.

Skills

Communication & collaboration

Braille proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Special Education, Visual Impairment Education, or related field

Job description

Teacher Consultant - Blind/Low Vision

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Job Details

Job ID: 5921794

Application Deadline: Sep 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 09, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Teacher Consultant - Blind/Low Vision

Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) is seeking a collaborative, compassionate, and highly skilled Teacher Consultant for the Blind/Low Vision (TC-BLV) to join our Low Incidence Services Team.

The TC-BLV supports students who are blind or have low vision, from birth through age 26, across OAISD's member districts and programs. This position combines specialized expertise in blindness and low vision with a strong emphasis on collaborative teaming, consultation, coaching, and capacity building.

Our goal is not only to provide specialized support to individual students, but also to strengthen the knowledge, confidence, and practices of the educators and teams who support students every day. The TC-BLV works alongside students, families, teachers, related service providers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and other partners to increase student access, participation, independence, self-determination, and educational success.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct specialized assessments and evaluations related to functional vision, learning media, assistive technology, and other disability-specific needs.
• Collaborate with IEP teams to identify student needs and support appropriate educational planning, services, accommodations, and specially designed instruction.
• Provide consultation, coaching, modeling, and technical assistance to educators, paraprofessionals, related service providers, administrators, and other members of the student's educational team.
• Build the capacity of school teams to provide accessible instruction, materials, environments, technology, and learning opportunities throughout the student's educational day.
• Provide individualized B/LV-specific instruction when student needs require the specialized expertise of a Teacher Consultant for the Blind/Low Vision.
• Support shared-delivery approaches in which specialized B/LV expertise is combined with ongoing instruction, practice, reinforcement, and generalization provided by other members of the educational team.
• Support development of skills within the Expanded Core Curriculum, including learning media, braille and tactile literacy, assistive technology, sensory efficiency, independent living, self-determination, self-advocacy, and other areas based upon individual student need.
• Support the selection and effective use of accessible instructional materials, adaptive tools, learning media, and assistive technology.
• Collaborate closely with Orientation and Mobility Specialists and other related service providers to ensure coordinated and comprehensive student support.
• Provide professional learning, training, and resources to school teams and other partners.
• Maintain ongoing communication with students, families, constituent districts, OAISD staff, and other appropriate partners.
• Monitor student progress and the effectiveness of services and supports, adjusting recommendations in collaboration with educational teams as student needs and team capacity change.
• Support transitions across classrooms, programs, buildings, districts, postsecondary environments, employment, and community settings.
• Promote inclusive educational environments, student independence, self-advocacy, meaningful participation, and high expectations for students who are blind or have low vision.
• Maintain accurate and confidential documentation and participate actively in OAISD Low Incidence Services Team activities and continuous improvement efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will have:

• Master's degree in Special Education, Visual Impairment Education, or a related special education field.
• Appropriate Michigan certification, endorsement, approval, or eligibility to provide educational services to students who are blind or have low vision and serve in a Teacher Consultant role.

• Knowledge of the educational implications of blindness and low vision, disability-specific assessment, the Expanded Core Curriculum, accessible instructional materials, learning media, and assistive technology.
• Proficiency in, or ability to develop proficiency in, Unified English Braille appropriate to assigned responsibilities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, consultation, coaching, problem-solving, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to develop positive working relationships with students, families, educators