Instructor, Box BAT-482/00130

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher AND a valid NYS teaching certificate in Special Education AND the ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting of children.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preference may be given to candidates who have:
•Certification as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI)
•Experience and training in the areas of orientation and mobility or braille.

Duties Description The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Education Policy is seeking candidates for an Instructor (Transition Specialist) position in the New York State School for the Blind. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Maintain understanding of transition service requirements as related to students’ post-secondary goals and coordinated transition activities;
•Maintain general knowledge of work-based learning;
•Assist Heads of Departments with implementing and monitoring a school-wide plan to provide appropriate and effective transition services;
•Act as the transition contact person for administrators, teachers, parents, and community partners;
•Collaborate with secondary staff in the preparation of IEPs and transition services;
•Work collaboratively with agency representatives to provide information sessions for students and parents, conduct eligibility and application activities, and work to transition students from public school services and supports to adult services and supports;
•Conduct regular evaluations of transition services effectiveness and compliance;
•Organize and schedule student and job-coach assignments, and transportation to and from work-based learning experiences;
•Liaise with employers/employees at non-paid, work-based learning sites prior to placing students to establish a meaningful learning format, assessment process, and collaborative support system;
•Work with students, parents, and school staff on transportation and orientation and mobility related to non-paid work-based learning and paid employment; and
•Perform other duties as assigned.