Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

TEACHER OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED (TVI)
(PART TIME 10 HOURS PER WEEK))

SUMMARY
The Campus School at Boston College is a private, publicly funded special education day school within the Lynch School of Education and Human Development on the Boston College campus. The Campus School educates students ages 3-22 with extensive support needs, including complex medical needs.

Provides direct instruction to students with visual impairments and consultation services to special education teachers

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct and interpret functional vision assessments(FVA)

Conduct and interpret learning media assessments (LMA)

Conduct and interpret cortical vision impairment assessments

Plan and implement instructional programs for students in individual, small group or classroom sessions

Interprets functional vision assessment goals, programs and progress to parents

Consults with teachers and support staff to provide recommendations for
adaptations and accommodations for the classroom setting

Collaborates on a weekly basis with teachers and support staff as part of a transdisciplinary team

Updates student progress for the annual Individual Education Plan(IEP). Attend IEP meetings.

Maintains data on instruction and consultation

Contributes to student's quarterly progress reports by commenting on objectives within the realm of vision

Provides in-service training to staff and on-going instruction to teachers throughout the school year

Supports student enrollment in agencies such as the Massachusetts Accessible Instructional Materials Library, American
Printing House for the Blind , Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, New England Consortium on Deaf blindness

Supports the mission of the Campus School at Boston College as a transdisciplinary team member

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
One or more years of teaching experience working with students with visual impairments is preferred. Knowledge of multiple disabilities, including vision impairment, blindness, or deaf blindness. Knowledge of cortical visual impairment and related assessments and strategies for students with extensive support needs.

Related Work Experience
Experience in a school based setting with students with multiple disabilities.

Formal Education
Masters degree in Special Education with certification as teacher of students with visual impairments.

Certifications: Receive initial certification and recertification as appropriate in the following:
CPR
CPI
First Aid

Skills/Abilities/Competencies
Excellent Communication Skills
Excellent Organizational Skills
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Excellent Problem Solving Ability
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to respond effectively in emergency situations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Assist and/or lift students who have physical disabilities

WORKING CONDITIONS
Responsibilities are carried out in a private, special education school within a University setting.