[Pibe-division] Coordinator Visual Impairment

[Conchita Hernandez Legorreta]

Job Title:Coordinator, Visual ImpairmentOffice:Office of Specialized
InstructionSalary Range:$58,689 - $64,337


*Position Overview*

The DCPS Office of Specialized Instruction (OSI) aspires to be the district
of choice for students with disabilities. We are committed to serving our
students with disabilities by providing high quality instruction and
services, as close to home as possible, and in the timely and consistent
manner they deserve.

The Inclusive Programming division works to provide a high quality
continuum of services in an inclusive environment so every student with
disabilities is prepared for success in college, career, and life. The
division works with schools to design, implement, and monitor programs and
supports for students with disabilities.

The Coordinator, Visual Impairment is responsible for supporting teachers
who provide specialized instruction to students with visual impairment to
include blindness. Candidates should possess specific knowledge, experience
and expertise related to Teachers of Visual Impairment (TVI), Cortical
Visual Impairment (CVI), and Orientation and Mobility (O&M). Under the
supervision of the Manager, Low Incidence Disabilities, the Coordinator,
Visual Impairment will be responsible for providing high quality services
centered on research based interventions and targeted strategies so that
students with ocular or functional vision challenges can access the
curriculum and have the opportunity to make meaningful progress toward
identified educational goals and objectives. The Coordinator, Visual
Impairment will support students pre-school through age 22.

The Coordinator, Visual Impairment will report to the Manager, Low
Incidence Disabilities.

*Essential Duties and Responsibilities*

*The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope
of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of
all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be
assigned.*


   - Prepares, implements and revises individual teacher coaching plans and
   outcomes with specific schools.
   - Supports vision teachers in developing observable and measurable IEP
   goals and objectives.
   - Schedules and coordinates school-based meetings with staff.
   - Reviews eye medical reports for eligibility and instructional
   implications.
   - Participates as a vision professional in eligibility and IEP meetings;
   maintains service notes.
   - Conducts Functional Vision Assessments and Media Learning Assessments.
   - Works collaboratively with other DCPS professionals and families to
   review medical documentation of conditions that might have resulted in CVI.
   - Conducts the CVI Range on students confirmed to have CVI.
   - Reviews Vision Therapy Assessments for eligibility and instructional
   implications.
   - Delivers consultative vision services to teachers with visually
   impaired students in their classrooms.
   - Delivers consultative instruction related to the expanded core
   curriculum for students with visual impairments.
   - Ensures appropriate accommodations, modifications, adaptive and
   assistive devices, supplementary aids and services are provided to students.
   - Ensures timely receipt of and access to educational materials,
   adaptive and assistive devices.
   - Interacts with and responds effectively to urgent requests from
   multiple internal and external DCPS stakeholders.


*Qualifications*

   - Bachelor's degree and two to four years of related work experience.
   - Master's degree preferred.
   - Previous exposure to or experience in the education sector a plus.
   - Master's degree in special education or related field preferred.
   - Experience working with children and young adults with visual
   impairments to include blindness preferred.


*Personal Qualities of Top Candidates*

   - *Commitment to Equity*: Passionate about closing the achievement gap
   and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance,
   receives an excellent education.
   - *Leadership*: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite
   obstacles and challenging situations.
   - *Focus on Data-Driven Results*: Relentlessly pursues the improvement
   of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and
   operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student
   achievement gains.
   - *Innovative Problem-Solving*: Approaches work with a sense of
   possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem
   solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative
   solutions.
   - *Adaptability*: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts
   flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic
   transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine
   situations.
   - *Teamwork*: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through
   collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to
   diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from
   others.
   - *Dependability*: Does whatever it takes to consistently deliver with
   high quality under tight deadlines; successfully manages own projects
   through strong organization, detailed workplans, and balancing of multiple
   priorities.
   - *Communication and Customer Service Skills*: Communicates clearly and
   compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms;
   anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous
   manner.

To apply visit:
http://dcps.force.com/central/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0xU0000003uJI8IAM&tSource=
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