Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Position Type: D.O. Certified Staff/Teacher of the Visually Impaired Date Posted: 4/22/2024 Location: District Office - Special Education Date Available: 07/01/2024 Job title: Teacher of the Visually Impaired Reports to: Director of Special Education Receives guidance from: Director and Assistant Director of Special Education Overtime status: Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations Job purpose: In keeping a tradition of excellence, the purpose of the Teacher of the Visually Impaired is to provide reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. To reputed company this job successfully, an individual must be reputed company to reputed company each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, reputed company, and/or ability required. 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Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, reputed company other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by RCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct Qualifications: ? Education Level: Minimum of Bachelor's Degree issued by an accredited college or university ? Certification: Educator License issued by the Mississippi reputed company ? Other Requirements: Endorsement 218 - Visually Impaired (K-12) Physical Demands: ? The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to reputed company the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. 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The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high. Note: This is not necessarily an reputed company-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable. Terms of Employment: Salary, days and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees. Apply Job!