Job Openings

Minneapolis Public Schools

06/06/2017

Minneapolis Public Schools

06/06/2017

Instructor - Blind/Visually Impaired/Orientation and Mobility

FTE Work as a member of the Special Education Department and teams to meet the needs of staff and to foster quality instruction for students with disabilities

Job Description

• Provides direct instruction, consultation, and evaluations to students (birth to 21 years).
• Provides services to students who have been medically diagnosed as having a visual impairment including, specialized curriculum modifications (enlarged print, Braille, taped materials,) environmental modifications, assistive technology, and provision and monitoring of low-vision devices.
• Strong skills in test administration, scoring and interpreting of norm-referenced and criterion referenced assessments
• Experience in developing programs, orchestrating required services and resources to provide quality programming for students with disabilities
• Advanced working knowledge of alternative curriculum, strategies and current best practices in provision of services for students with BVI
• Assures that appropriate services are provided to students in compliance with Federal, state and local laws and MPS regulations and policies
• Ability to plan, provide and evaluate effective professional development for small and large groups of teachers, administrators and other district staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills particularly, collaboration, consultation, coaching, problem-solving and conflict resolution with teams
• Successful experience working in partnership with families, students, staff, community agencies and other disability and adult service providers in a diverse community
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and maintain productive, positive and professional relationships
• Maintains strict confidentiality of student and work-related issues, records and MPS information
• Identifies strengths and areas for improvement in service delivery and plan staff development accordingly
• Provides support and coaching to staff in implementing effective BVI services to students with disabilities
• Meets regularly, a minimum of monthly, with BVI program personnel
• Identifies and assist teams in the ordering and use of district approved curricula
• Develops data collection systems, weekly progress monitoring
• Consults with staff in using student performance data, progress monitoring and classroom observations to drive changes in instruction and intervention
• Consults with Directors of Special Education, district staff and building personnel as needed
• Possesses efficient skill with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel Spreadsheets, Power Point, Outlook)
  

E-mail: korbyn.king@mpls.k12.mn.us
Number: 612-668-0503
Cert: CVRT

All applicants, including MPS employees, must complete an on-line application. In addition, upload an electronic copy of both your cover letter and resume to your application at the time that you apply. Make sure that you apply for the specific position in which you are interested. Only complete applications, which include all of the following items, will be considered:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• On-Line Application

E_mail: korbyn.king@mpls.k12.mn.us

Phone: 612-668-0503

Cert: CVRT

Final candidates may be invited to interview with a committee. Final appointment to this position will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.

Martha Amundson, Director of Special Education Programs - martha.amundson@mpls.k12.mn.us