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Lighthouse Louisiana

05/07/2018

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Job Title: Teacher of the Visually Impaired                                     

Salary: $26 - $29 p/h with  $2,000 sign-on bonus      

Help Lighthouse Louisiana to build a better tomorrow for our students with vision impairment, while living in an exciting city with food, fun, and festivals galore. 

Lighthouse Louisiana is seeking a Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired who is eager to use his/her skills and creativity to provide itinerant vision services and to develop youth programs for children with vision loss in the Greater New Orleans area.

Lighthouse Louisiana is dedicated to ensuring that our youth are receiving well-rounded opportunities to learn through quality instruction and play.  Our programs expand beyond the classroom to include Goal Ball, recreation, transition skills training, and a summer camp.  If you want to make a difference in the lives of children who are blind in a holistic environment with an interdisciplinary team, contact Lighthouse Louisiana today.

Applicants who do not meet the following requirements listed need not apply.

1.       Education:  BA in Education or M.Ed. with VI certification from an accredited university.

2.       Special Knowledge or Skills:  Proficiency with Braille, Assistive technology for the blind, magnification, and adaptations for children with varying degrees of vision loss; Able to screen for referral to O&M services; excellent written and verbal communications; proficient in use of Internet, email, and standard software applications (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); proficiency with Nemeth code Braille and methods of teaching math to blind students.

3.       Experience:  At least 1-year teaching as a TVI.  Itinerant experience preferred.  

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Open until filled.

Apply using the link (cut & paste): https://bit.ly/2Hb4YVS

 

E_mail: tbrown@lighthouselouisiana.org

Phone: 5048994501

Cert: Multiple Certifications

$2000 Signing Bonus and Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, Short and Long-Term Disability, Retirement, Holiday, Vacation and Sick Pay.