Special Education Teacher - Visually Impaired

Job Summary

The San Diego County Office of Education is recruiting for a Special Education Teacher - Visually Impaired for the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE) department of the Student Services and Programs division. Under the general direction of the SELPA Director or designee, provide instruction to students with a range of visual impairments within the SELPA. The current vacancy at NCCSE SELPA will focus on children ages 3 to 21 and will participate in IEP planning meetings.

The current vacancy does not require experience working with infants or participating in IFSP planning meetings.

The North Coastal Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE) is a multi-district Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA) composed of fourteen school districts that have joined in a cooperative effort to provide a coordinated delivery of programs, services and assurances to over 16,000 students with special education needs residing within its local planning area.

• Bachelor’s degree in visual impairment or graduate studies in visual impairment or other related field preferred.
• Experience working with students from birth through twenty-one (21) is preferred. Must have experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team doing assessments, interpreting ophthalmological evaluations, writing intervention plans, and providing family/staff consultation.

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in visual impairment or graduate studies in visual impairment or other related field preferred and experience working with students from birth through twenty-one (21) is preferred. Must have experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team doing assessments, interpreting ophthalmological evaluations, writing intervention plans, and providing family/staff consultation.

• Valid Education Specialist teaching credential with an authorization in Visual Impairments; or equivalent document.
• CPR and First Aid certification highly desirable.

We are also accepting applications for those candidates who are eligible to receive an internship credential as issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. To be considered for this option, please obtain and attach an Eligibility for Intern Credential letter (addressed to The San Diego County Office of Education) as issued by your university. Proof of current intern eligibility must be valid and submitted at the time of application.

If you have already been issued an intern credential by the CTC, please attach that document to your application.

• Resume, detailing education and experience as it relates to this position.
• Letter of Introduction, written for this position.
• Two (2) Letters of Recommendation dated within the last year.
• Copy of valid California Education Specialist Credential with an authorization in Visual Impairments; or equivalent document issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• Copy of transcripts verifying bachelor's degree (or higher) in visual impairment or graduate studies in visual impairment or other related field preferred.
• Copies of CPR and First Aid certifications if applicable.
• Any certifications you would like considered.

Comments and Other Information:
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A stipend of $6,000, paid out after three (3) years of consecutive full-time service, shall be paid to unit members hired on or after July 1, 2018 who have not received…