Position Title

Teacher, Visually Impaired 0524-0009

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

$46,138 - $53,414

Job Description

Location:     
Erie 1 BOCES
Special Education Services
E1B Education Campus
West Seneca, NY

Assignment:
Itinerant

Annual Salary:
$46,138 to $53,414 Based on experience and certification
$1,750 w/ Masters Degree

Hours:      
7:15 AM - 2:45 PM

 Exceptional package including but not limited to:  Employment - Erie 1 BOCES

• Paid annual Holidays

• Generous Paid Personal/Sick time

• Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%)

• Medical Insurance waiver allowance

• Life insurance at NO cost to you

• FSA plan

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• NYS Retirement System

• 403b AND 457 retirement plans

 

General Responsibilities:
Assess new and current students for speech services using appropriate assessment tools/methods, write cohesive evaluation reports, make appropriate service recommendations, develop IEP goals and objectives, collect data and keep accurate records, successful behavior strategies to encourage students. 

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Assesses students, both informally and formally, in order to provide an individualized classroom program. 
2. Designs plans and appropriate activities to reach individual pupil IEP's. 
3. Provides an individualized education program for visually impaired students consistent with state education mandates and the program's goals and requirements. 
4. Establishes a classroom environment that provides for the student's social/emotional and behavioral needs as well as academic needs including specific systems of motivation to students. 
5. Assists and counsels’ students in making realistic assessments of their abilities in establishing educational and/or career goals. 
6. Keeps attendance records and other reports/records pertinent to the program. 
7. Provides, when warranted, continuous consultation and/or management outside the classroom to appropriate personnel. 
8. Provides assistance to students with regular class assignments. 
9. Assists in screening, evaluating, and recommending placement of students in the school's program. 
10. Works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers and staff who have students with disabilities interpreting their abilities, disabilities, and meeting the individual needs of the student. 
11. Assists other professional staff members in identifying, recommending, and resolving psychological or disciplinary actions unique to the student. 
12. Confers frequently with parents, professional staff members, building level social/emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential. 
13. When appropriate, coordinates and supervises work experience and on-campus job training programs involving students with disabilities. 
14. Participates, when appropriate, in continuous professional growth and development related to the field of teaching and/or specific area(s) of expertise. 

Job Qualifications

• Must hold valid NYS Teaching Certification in Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI)

• Masters degree in education preferred

• Must be willing and able to travel within Erie 1 BOCES component districts

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH MAY 23, 2024

Application Procedure

Please apply online by completing the following steps:

1. Click Apply below and log in to your account in Recruitfront or create an account.
2. Complete and submit the correct application type, TEACHER/ADMIN, and THEN
3. Apply directly to the job posting.

You will receive an email from Recruitfront stating that you have applied.

 

Special Notes:  When responding to or inquiring about this Notice of Vacancy, please refer to the Posting Number noted above.
Requests for reasonable accommodations at the interview under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be submitted in writing to the ADA Coordinator (Director, Human Resources) at least 48 hours prior to the interview.   

PLEASE NOTE- Erie 1 BOCES has transitioned COMPLETELY to the RecruitFront platform for all open positions.  Once you complete your application within the system, you will be able to apply for any vacant positions within the District in the future.

Job Category

Teacher

Job Location

Itinerant

Additional Information