Vision Rehabilitation Therapist/Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Company: Food Management Search
Location: Utica
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist / Orientation and Mobility
Specialist -Location: Utica, NYDirect Hire, Permanent, and
Full-TimeCompetitive Compensation, based on experienceExcellent
Benefits Package Relocation assistance availableSalary - $58,000 -
$63,635.00 (BOE)STATEMENT OF PURPOSE -Provides specialized
rehabilitation teaching as well as orientation and mobility to
children and adult consumers who are blind and visually impaired,
enabling them to achieve their highest level of functioning.GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS -Requires a high level of professionalism,
confidentiality, communication, teamwork, creativity, problem
solving, planning, and organizational skills. Must have empathy,
sensitivity, flexibility, and ability to get along well with a wide
variety of personalities. Requires excellent teaching skills and
overall knowledge of community resources.KEY JOB ELEMENTS -Conducts
comprehensive rehabilitation teaching and orientation and mobility
evaluations and assessments and develops and implements
personalized lesson plans.Provides direct rehabilitation teaching
instruction to adults and children, including personal care
management, communication, home management, leisure activities, and
technology.Effectively teaches orientation and mobility in a timely
manner including indoor mobility, cane skills, outdoor travel,
public transportation, protective techniques, and sighted guide.
Instruction also includes body and environmental concepts.Instructs
consumers in use of low vision aids and adaptive equipment.Provides
consultative services to other departments as it pertains to
building expansion, assessing environments for employee safety,
ease of travel, and other O&M related concerns.Maintains a
caseload of adults and children, overseeing social casework, rehab
services, and referrals to other agencies.Assists in the
development and implementation of Adaptive Sports and Recreational
programs for children and adults.Assists in the implementation of
children specific programming including camps, pre-vocational and
vocational programs.Completes all required documentation in a
timely manner.Consults, refers, and networks with primary care
givers, families, school districts, NYSCB/ACCESS-VR personnel,
associated professionals, and staff.Conducts community
presentations and representation at meetings as assigned.Maintains
awareness of current academic material and research. Continues
professional development in rehabilitation field.Adapts to change
and completes other duties as assigned.Consistently achieves annual
performance objectives.COMMUNICATION SKILLS -Must have ability to
effectively present information and respond to questions from
consumers, professionals and the general public. Must be able to
write effective plans, reports, and correspondence. Must have
ability to provide visual cues according to consumer's visual
status. Must have excellent listening skills and the ability to
develop confidence and self-esteem.COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS -Must
possess basic computer skills and grade I and grade II Braille
skills. Must be knowledgeable and remain current with low vision
aids and adaptive equipment. Must be knowledgeable in map
development and reading, orthopedic prosthetic and cane technique.
Must be willing to learn new technology.REASONING ABILITY -Must
have ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and
draw valid conclusions. Must be able to recognize the consumer's
status in relationship to their level of acceptance and respond
accordingly. Must maintain a strict adherence to mission statement
and core values.PHYSICAL DEMANDS -Frequently required to talk,
hear, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop and kneel.
Occasionally must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Position
requires stamina for indoor/outdoor training. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the key job elements.WORK ENVIRONMENT -Extensive travel
required. Instruction may occur in a variety of environments
including consumer's home or school, office, or the
community.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE -Master's degree in Vision
Rehabilitation Therapy and Orientation and Mobility, plus one year
of experience in the human services field. Bachelor's Degree in
field of Human Services. ACVREP certification preferred. Must meet
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, Dept. of Special
Education, and Dept. of Health personnel standards. Experience with
adaptive sports and recreation and children's recreational
programming a plus.ABOUT THE AREA: Utica is a city in the Mohawk
Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York. A unique
city with sprawling parks and playgrounds, and convenient shopping.
Available housing includes everything from wonderful old 19th
century Victorians, to condominiums, to the house of your choice in
a variety of new developments. Oneida and neighboring communities
offer excellent school systems with records of academic excellence
and student success. The city also boasts a progressive library,
and many other easily accessible services. Oneida is equidistant
between Syracuse to its west and Utica to its east, with beautiful
Oneida Lake just 5 miles north. Finger Lakes wine country and the
majestic Adirondack mountains are easy day trips, with Toronto,
Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City all within a
5-hour drive. Syracuse University sports are a major source of
regional pride and excitement and two world class shopping and
entertainment destination - Turning Stone Casino and Destiny USA -
are just minutes away.
Keywords: Food Management Search, Utica , Vision Rehabilitation Therapist/Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Healthcare , Utica, New York
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