PLEASE POST TEACHER OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED (TVI) OR DUALLY CERTIFIED TVI/Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist The Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired announces the availability of a TVI or TVI/COMS position based out of our South Burlington, Vermont office. RESPONSIBILITIES: Itinerant full-time position responsible for vision assessments, Braille instruction, assistive technology, consultation to schools, families and other service providers, Expanded Core Curriculum lessons, and skills related to working with children from birth through high school population with and without additional disabilities. For those who are dually certified as a TVI/COMS this would also include O&M lessons to children. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's or Master's Degree as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired. For those dually certified, then an ACVREP certification is also required. Both the Vermont state teaching license and ACVREP certification can be acquired upon employment. BONUSES: * $1,000 in moving expenses with receipts * $2,000 bonus for staying through the second year * $1,000 bonus for staying through the third year * $450 annually toward professional development opportunities * $175 annually toward professional dues * Office space * Laptop, iPad and printer are provided * Mileage reimbursement * Secretarial support * Mentoring from peers and Director knowledgeable about blindness * BC/BS, dental and other benefits. * Drivers provided for employees with visual impairments. * Possibility of this being a paid student teaching position will be considered. * Beautiful and safe state to live in! Send your resume, 3 letters of reference, copy of certification(s) and transcripts to: Stephanie Bissonette Director of Children Services, Teacher of the Visually Impaired and Orientation & Mobility Instructor for the Vermont Association f/t Blind & VI 60 Kimball Ave. South Burlington, VT 05403 800-639-5861 ext. 225 802-863-1481 (fax) sbissonette at vabvi.org Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould From: Bissonette, Stephanie L <sbissonette at vabvi.org> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2019 10:05 AM To: ebell at latech.edu Subject: TVI or TVI/COMS position in Vermont Hi Dr. Bell, I hope all is well at LA Tech. Given that I only have 1 TVI interview lined up this month and my efforts to advertise via the college recruitment sites have yielded no responses I am hoping you will forward this email and attachment to your TVI students. We have increased our bonuses to help graduates pay for their tuition, as stated in the attachment. We are also open to paying a student teacher, assuming we do not fill the position. THANK YOU! Stephanie Bissonette Director of Children Services, TVI and COMS Vermont Association f/t Blind & VI 60 Kimball Ave. South Burlington, VT 05403 800-639-5861 ext. 225 sbissonette at vabvi.org Fax: 802-863-1481 Have a great day "People support what they help to create." NPTA STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may include privileged or otherwise confidential information. Any unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not the intended recipient, please return the e-mail to the sender, or call 802-863-1358 and delete any copies of this message immediately. Any inadvertent disclosure of this communication shall not compromise the confidential nature of the communication.