Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)

LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA INC; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA INC is looking for an Orientation and Mobility Specialist in Orlando, FL. This full-time position focuses on empowering individuals with visual impairments by providing essential Orientation and Mobility Services. You will be a vital member of the team, ensuring client needs are met and helping them live independently.

Requirements include a Master’s Degree in Visual Disabilities or Special Education, along with ACVREP certification. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for success in this impactful role.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of orientation and mobility principles and techniques.
• Skilled in teaching Orientation and Mobility.
• Possess oral/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Orientation and Mobility Services to clients.
• Work within youth and adults programs.
• Empower individuals with visual impairments to live independently.

Skills

Orientation and mobility principles

Teaching Orientation and Mobility

Oral/written communication skills

Microsoft Office

Client database usage

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Visual Disabilities or Special Education

Tools

ACVREP Certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Program Services - Orlando, FL 32804

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Bachelors Degree - 4 Years

Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00

Position Summary

We’re seeking an Orientation and Mobility Specialist to provide Orientation and Mobility Services to a wide array of clients. This position will be a member of the Orientation and Mobility Team, working within our youth and adults across the programs ensuring a client’s needs are being met. At Lighthouse Central Florida, we empower individuals with visual impairments to live independently and confidently. Make a meaningful impact. Be a part of a team that changes lives.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Visual Disabilities or Special Education

License and Certification

• Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP) (COMM) certification, or eligibility for ACVREP certification required.

Experience

• Work history demonstrating progressive levels of responsibility

Demonstrated Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of orientation and mobility principles and techniques
• Skilled in teaching Orientation and Mobility
• Possess oral/written communication skills
• Possess a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Possess an ability to utilize a client database for documentation, data retrieval, and running reports
• Must be able to interpret eye pathology reports concerning the impact on functional ability, and Orientation & Mobility
• Professional maturity, judgment, and objectivity
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and effectively work with a variety of personalities and leadership styles
• Possess effective organizational and time management skills with attention to detail, as the position requires prioritizing tasks and working independently
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, management, business professionals, civic organizations, and the general public
• Ability to project a positive, compassionate image to the public
• Ability to adapt effectively to, and support, change
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when appropriate

Physical Demands

• Moderate ability to move and lift items, usually up to 50 lbs.
• Stamina and ability to move about independently to provide Orientation and Mobility Instruction in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments; actively participate in a variety of indoor and outdoor field trips
• Prolonged standing and walking during instruction

Requirements

• Maintain current COMS certification by the ACVREP
• Must have access to reliable transportation and regularly be able to independently travel distances consistent with training requirements for clients in varying weather conditions
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with no restrictions and the ability to travel as needed
• Pass Level II background check

Additional Employment Conditions for Employees Living with Visual Impairments

For employees living with visual impairments, you must provide documentation from a physician of legal blindness. Legal blindness is defined as: "Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses OR whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees." These conditions are based on the federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day work program for legally blind individuals.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The employment policy of Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works is to provide equal opportunity to all persons. Our company, therefore, has committed to equal employment opportunity through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works will recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals in all job titles and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, and veteran status, or disability.

General Notes

All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and primary duties have been included. Requirements, skills, and abilities have been determined to be the minimal standards required to perform the positions successfully. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and conditions may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

The Americans with Disabilities Act may modify requirements to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made that may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or impose undue hardships on the organization.