TEACHER VISUALLY IMPAIRED ORIENTATION & MOBILITY SPECIALIST

*SIGN-ON BONUS for $10,000

Position title: Orientation & Mobility Specialist                            Department:  Rehab Clinic - Tulsa, OK                 

Reports to:  Rehab Director                                                              FLSA Classification:  Exempt                               

NewView's Mission:  

We empower individuals who are blind or have low vision, maximizing their opportunities for independence through all stages of life.

NewView’s Values:

• Commitment to Empower
• Driven by Excellence
• Compassion is Key
• Leaders who Inspire

Position Summary: Responsible for providing direct and/or consultative services for people with visual impairments. These services enable the clients’ to learn skills necessary to remain safe and independent in a variety of settings.

Essential duties and responsibilities: 

• Perform functional vision, learning media and orientation and mobility assessments on new referrals.
• Maintains rehabilitation follow-up program for active and inactive clients.
• Interpret eye medical reports as they relate to the rehabilitative process.
• If applicable, contribute to the development of the IEP with goals, modifications, learning styles.
• Recommend appropriate specialized evaluations as needed, such as low vision, psycho-social, and adaptive physical education
• Dispenses and maintains educational/rehabilitative equipment and instructs in the proper use thereof.
• Provide direct and consultative services in a variety of settings including but not limited to clinical, educational, community and home settings.
• Maintains service file of all Rehabilitation Teaching clients with information/documentation regarding client service planning and progress, and updates central file with information.
• Compiles appropriate Association reports and submits to the Rehabilitation Director.
• Maintains contact with other educational, community and state direct service agencies.
• Works as a team member with other NVO professionals, volunteers, and staff.
• Assists with recreational therapy programming as needed
• Provides public education on blindness issues and all aspects of NVO services.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Rehabilitation Director.
• Must wear all protective equipment required by department.
• Must follow all company policies and procedures including departmental safety policies.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Minimum education, experience, training, licensure, certification):

• A bachelor's and or master’s degree from a college or university, plus Oklahoma certification for teachers of students with visual impairments and ACVREP Certification for Orientation and Mobility.
• The ability to travel between sites.
• Must have working knowledge of all aids and appliances commonly used in general mobility training of the blind and vision impaired. 
• Must possess knowledge of electronic travel aids (ETA’S).
• Basic computer database and word processing knowledge and experience.
• Must obtain a valid Oklahoma State Driver’s license.
• Preferred - Experienced being a (TVI) Teacher Visually Impaired Instructor.

Physical requirements:

Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Please note: Under the AbilityOne Program, NewView Oklahoma gives hiring preference to individuals who are legally blind. Any decision to disclose a disability by an applicant related to the hiring preference is completely voluntary. Requesting such information is also a part of our affirmative action efforts. Information that is disclosed will remain confidential. Also, your decision not to disclose disability status will not have a negative impact in the hiring process.

NewView Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, the use of a dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.