Description
SUMMARY: With supervision, provides comprehensive early intervention services to visually impaired preschool aged children and their families.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Essential Functions:
- Service Coordination:
- Facilitates and participates in the development, review, and evaluation of individualized family service plans.
- Coordinates the performance of evaluation and assessments.
- Assists families in identifying available service providers. Coordinates and monitors the delivery of services.
- Coordinating with health and therapy services and serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Service Provider:
- Conduct evaluation and assessment procedures to determine child's developmental status and continuing eligibility.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Implement and conduct a periodic review of the I.F.S.P. for each child and child's family.
- Parent Education and Training:
- Provides training and education on an individual and group basis.
- Conducts home visits.
- Special Instruction:
- Designing learning environment and activities that promote the child's acquisition of skills in a variety of developmental areas.
- Providing families with information, skills and support related to the skill development of the child.
- Planning materials and resources to achieve outcomes on I.F.S.P.
- Provide instruction to the child to enhance development.
Marginal Functions:
Provides in service training to staff.
Speak to community groups regarding instruction program.
Performs additional duties as assigned.
May need to use own personal vehicle.
CONDITIONS:
Equipment Used: Augmentative communication Devices, copy machine, computer, various adaptive and orthopedic equipment and telephone.
Performance Standard: Must assure 100% commitment to the integration, coordination, and implementation of student programs, and compliance with health and safety standards.
Work Environment: Multiple indoor and outdoor environments with varying sound, lighting and temperature conditions. Maybe exposed to various conditions when providing direct care to students.
Work Schedule: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period. This position follows a 11 month school schedule. Additional hours or flex schedule may be required.
Requirements
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge, skills and general abilities:
- Comprehensive knowledge of special education principles, practices, and procedures, including developing and writing IEP's and performing appropriate teaching techniques.
- Experience working with students with autism and sensory disorders strongly preferred.
- Minimum of Bachelors in Special Education, special education certification required with the ability to work toward obtaining TVI certification.
- General knowledge of visual impairment, including causes, manifestations and adaptations.
- Some knowledge of medical disorders such as seizures or restrictions; adaptive technology, alternate modes of communication; and behavior management principles.
- General knowledge of core and expanded core curriculum, program development, classroom resource management, and student/personnel scheduling.