Rehabilitation Of The Blind Sp

DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Weatherford, Oklahoma, US
Monthly: $4,108.104 - $5,725.15; annual: $49,297.2...
Instruction in alternative techniques
Counseling to consumers and families
Assessment of independence skills
Provide counseling and individualized instruction to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to facilitate solutions to challenges created by their blindness

Job Summary

  • Provide counseling and individualized instruction to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to facilitate solutions to challenges created by their blindness.
  • Develop an individualized rehabilitation/independent living plan with the consumer, including specialized services and monitoring expenditures.
  • The Department of Rehabilitation Services provides a comprehensive benefits package including a generous state paid benefit allowance, health insurance, retirement savings plan with a match, and paid time off.

Matching Summary

Provide counseling and individualized instruction to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to facilitate solutions to challenges created by their blindness.

Salary

Monthly: $4,108.104 - $5,725.15; Annual: $49,297.25 - $68,701.80; Benefits: Comprehensive state benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Instruction in alternative techniques
  • Counseling to consumers and families
  • Assessment of independence skills
  • Develop rehabilitation plans
  • Braille reading and writing
  • Assistive technology instruction

Nice-to-have

  • Community resource development
  • Interdisciplinary team collaboration
  • Mentoring lower level specialists

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in orientation and mobility or rehabilitation teaching
  • Proficiency in Uncontracted Unified English Braille
  • Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) or Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
  • National Orientation and Mobility Certificate (NOMC)
  • National Certification in Literary Braille or Unified English Braille (NCLB or NCUEB)

Work Rights

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without employer sponsorship.

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