TVI Position Available in Hawai'i!
Here in Hawai'i, we're experiencing a serious TVI shortage: There is no vision specialist to work with children aged 0-3 in the entire state, and there hasn't been one for almost three years now.
A full-time TVI position is now being advertised on the Hawai'i government website (see below). The job pays $3,652.00 - $3,652.00 monthly.
Working as a TVI in Hawai'i would mean living on the island of O'ahu while servicing families on all islands. Applicants should (but aren't required to) have experience with young children (ages 0-5). The mandatory qualifications include an MA in SPED and certification in orientation and mobility. The primary roles of the vision specialist are as follows:
- Evaluations of children with diagnosed vision conditions including:
- A review of the nature of the vision condition (explain in lay-terms as needed).
- An explanation of the any vision screenings/assessments performed during your evaluation.
- An explanation of how the child is currently using his residual vision and/or how the child is functioning in terms of orientation and mobility.
- Recommendations to the family and Early Intervention (EI) therapists as to how to support the child's use of vision, OM skills including orientation, movement, self-help, social, and so on.
- Consultation to the family and EI therapists regarding how to implement the recommendations.
- Training of EI staff on matters related to how to support children with vision conditions.
- Training and consultation to EI staff to support their use of the Photoscreener (detects amblyopia).
- Represent EI at Hawai'i Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired (HAPVI).
- Remain up to date on other groups and resources such as Sky High and VIISA.
If you are interested in applying for the full-time position, visit http://agency.governmentjobs.com/hawaii/ and type "Special Education Teacher IV" in the "Enter Keywords" box toward the middle of the page. You can also click here for the direct listing, but this link may change periodically, so if you are taken to a "404 Not Found" page, just try the above instructions.
You can also contact Tammy Bopp at 808-594-0062 or the main DOH office at 808-594-0000.