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LEA
Information
Where can a School District locate a
Teacher of the Visually Impaired or an Orientation and Mobility
Instructor?
Missouri School
for the Blind
www.msb.k12.mo.us
The Missouri School
for the Blind maintains a listing of individuals interested in providing
VI or O&M services. Contact the outreach services department at
314-776-4320, ext. 253.
The Special Education Exchange
www.spedex.com
Provides a listing
of professionals seeking employment, as well as a listing of agencies or
school districts seeking employment. School districts may submit a job
listing through this site.
JOBS
for Educators in Missouri Schools
www.moteachingjobs.com
Provides a venue for school
districts to post job opportunities on the web. Sponsored by SuccessLink
and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
AER
Job Exchange
www.aerbvi.org/general/benefits/job_exchange.htm
A monthly publication of the
latest job openings in the field of providing services to blind and
visually impaired children and adults throughout the United States,
Canada, and internationally. School districts
may advertise position openings.
AFB Community
Center
www.afb.org
The American Foundation for the Blind's web
site has a "Job Listing" section under "Community" where you can find the
latest employment opportunities available from within as well as other
organizations. "Job Listings" will remain on AFB's web site for at least
60 days--unless an e-mail request is sent indicating otherwise. Should
you be interested in posting job opportunities on AFB's web site or have
any questions, please feel free to contact Sara Hernandez via e-mail at
sarah@afb.net.
(You can send postings directly to her via e-mail a MSWord or HTML
document once postings are ready).
When submitting employment opportunities to be posted in the
AFB
Community Center, please be sure to include the following information:
Job title–This
will be the title of the position that is being listed.
Job type– Indicate from the following categories: "Administrative,
Executive, Professional, Technical, or Other" the particular position
appropriately fits under.
Organization's Name–List the organization offering employment.
Date to be posted– This date is the ideal date that the position
would be posted on.
Date of expiration– Provide an estimated/approximate date as to
when the position can be taken off the AFB web site.
Work Location– Include the city and state of employment.
Job Description--Brief synopsis of the specific employment to
include as to what it entails.
Accountabilities--List or provide narrative of required experience,
if appropriate.
Qualifications--List or provide narrative which includes the duties
and responsibilities of the position.
Salary Range-Specify the salary range and indicate if negotiable,
non-negotiable or not specified.
Contact Information–Please give a contact name, title of
individual, telephone, fax, and e-mail as well as a web site URL address.
AER Accredited
University Programs
http://www.aerbvi.org/certification/universities.htm
This link is a listing of all AER
approved university programs in the United States, Canada, and
internationally for Visual Impairments, Orientation & Mobility, and
Deafblind. School districts could send their job postings to the
departments in an effort to recruit graduates.
ACVREP (Academy
for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals)
Directory of Certificates
http://www.acvrep.org/certificants/index.html
Alphabetical listing of Certified Orientation & Mobility instructors in
the United States and Canada
Southwest
Missouri State University (SMSU)
www.smsu.edu
SMSU offers coursework leading to an endorsement in visual impairment.
This series of courses is called the
Envision Program.
Teachers who wish to pursue a certification in the field of vision
impairment may be eligible to receive tuition reimbursement. For further
information, please contact:
Tim
Lehmann, SMSU Outreach Coordinator
205 Park Central East, Holland Bldg, 300
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: 417-836-4248
Email: TAL815T@smsu.edu
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