Vision Itinerent

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 Central Administrative Center - Harvard, Illinois Open in Google Maps

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 Central Administrative Center - Harvard, Illinois Open in Google Maps

Job : 5562214

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Mar 04, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Job Title

Hearing Itinerant

Job Summary: The Hearing Itinerant Teacher serves students who require educational services due to vision or hearing impairment. The Hearing Itinerant Teacher addresses the educational, communication, functional, and social/emotional needs of the student and guides the student’s family and school personnel. The Vision Itinerant Teacher travels to multiple buildings to directly serve students and effectively consults with various staff and teams to identify students with visual impairments and address individual student needs.

Qualifications:

• Professional Educator License (PEL) or eligible for an appropriate license
• Endorsement for the blind or visually impaired

Evaluation:

This job's performance will be evaluated per provisions of the Board’s policy on the Evaluation of Staff.

Reports to: Building Principal

Terms of Employment: This is a 9-month position with salary and benefits determined by the Board of Education. The role is part of the Related Services Team and falls under the Related Services agreement.

Compensation and Benefits: The details of employee compensation and benefits are comprehensively outlined in the Related Service Agreement, a document accessible at the following link: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..cusd
50.org/page/careers. This agreement is a valuable resource for individuals seeking comprehensive information regarding our organization's remuneration and benefits structure.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies children (birth through age 21) with significant visual or hearing impairments through screenings and/or evaluations.
• Develops and implements each student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) and manages the individual caseload.
• Provides visual interventions through Special Education and the MTSS process using a continuum of service delivery models.
• Supports classroom teachers in implementing each student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) as written and collaborating with colleagues to ensure appropriate modifications or accommodations.
• Communicates the essential questions to clarify the learning goals for each lesson.
• Configures lessons and selects instructional strategies with the intent of ensuring that all students can answer a lesson’s essential question by its conclusion
• Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and IEP goals to provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess and monitor the students’ skills individually.
• Creates and nurtures supportive, student-centered classroom communities that promote personal empowerment, academic growth, and the social-emotional well-being of all learners.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Provides students with regular opportunities to collaborate with peers, move with purpose, and experience diverse instructional strategies so that they are physically and intellectually engaged as learners.
• Provides students time to interact with instructional resources and materials thoughtfully and actively to support their comprehension and long-term retention of information.
• Allows students to take an active role in their learning by setting and monitoring individualized goals and processing and reflecting deliberately within lessons
• Incorporates cultural diversity and appreciation within the curriculum.
• Uses technologies appropriately in the teaching/learning process.
• Participates in a professional learning community with various stakeholders, including but not limited to instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources, to improve the overall quality of student outcomes and achieve established objectives supporting the school improvement plan.
• Participates in various meetings and professional development…