Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Come be a part of a beautiful and diverse state with Southern warmth and hospitality West Tennessee holds the birthplace of Rock and Rock and Blues as well as the home of Elvis Presley within the city of Memphis. Middle Tennessee has Nashville, which is aptly named Music City, with exciting nightlife and lots of music history. Our rolling hills give a scenic view as an itinerant vision provider traveling to schools. East Tennessee's elevation of the Great Smokey Mountains attracts visitors from around the world to its breathtaking scenery. Big cities with a small-town feel are characterized in places such as Knoxville and Chattanooga. No state income tax is a bonus

AIS is looking for certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI) in several Tennessee areas to join our team of independent contractors. TVIs are itinerant and work in person in local school divisions to provide quality services to students with visual impairments and blindness. Part-time and full-time both in-person and remote opportunities available. 

The TVI functions as a member of a student’s educational team to provide comprehensive assessments and services to school aged students. They assist in the development and implementation of IEPs specific to visual impairments. The candidate must possess a working knowledge of assessment and instructional practices, evidence-based research, recommended best practices, technologies available for low- and high-tech AT, and expected roles and responsibilities of an TVI within a school environment.

Qualifications: 

• Must hold a Professional License in Visual Impairments
• Preferred work-related experience as a TVI

The successful candidate will have:

• Considerable knowledge of special education regulations, policies, and procedures
• Experience writing and implementing IEPs and 504 plans
• Experience conducting and writing FVLMA assessments and recommendations
• Working knowledge of braille and low vision skills
• Experience providing consultation and training to teachers and service providers relating to visual impairments
• Excellent human relations, interpersonal communications, conflict resolution, organizational and planning skills are required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of characteristics of individuals with a variety of disabilities especially visual impairments
• The ability to recognize and respond to individual student differences
• The ability to work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with parents, co-workers, school staff and service providers