Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Rutherford County Schools; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Rutherford County Schools seeks a Teacher of the Visually Impaired to support eligible students with visual impairments. The role requires compliance with health, physical and background checks, and holding a valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate endorsement.

The ideal candidate has training or experience working with Visually Impaired students and demonstrates strong written and verbal presentation skills, plus the ability to collaborate with students, administrators, teachers,

Qualifications

• Must meet health, physical and background-check requirements.
• Must hold a valid Tennessee teacher's license with appropriate endorsement.
• Experience or training with Visually Impaired students required.
• Knowledge of Federal and State regulations on assessment, placement, and services for Visually Impaired students.
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with staff, students and parents.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Tennessee teaching license

Job description

Teacher of the Visually Impaired

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must meet all health, physical and background-check requirements.


• Must hold a valid Tennessee teacher's license with appropriate endorsement


• Successful training and/or experience working with Visually Impaired students required.


• Must have thorough knowledge of and ability to apply all pertinent Federal and State regulations regarding the assessment, identification, placement, and provision of appropriate services to eligible Visually impaired students.


• Strong interpersonal skills--ability to work cooperatively and effectively with a wide range of people is essential (i.e., students, school administrators, teachers, support staff, parents and other professionals in the school and community.)


• Must have strong written and verbal presentation skills.


• Please see attached job description for further details.**