[Jobs] orientation & mobility instructor in Roanoke, Virginia

[Taylor, James G.]

The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is
recruiting for an orientation & Mobility instructor in the Roanoke
regional office (see job announcement below).

Please help us get the announcement out to individuals who would qualify
and may be interested.

 

Jim Taylor

Chief Deputy Commissioner

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

(e-mail) jim.taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov

(phone) 804-371-3111

 

**

 

Agency: DBVI

 

Agency Title: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

 

Role Title: Trainer Instructor II

 

Work Title: O & M Specialist

 

Position #: 00160

 

Location: Roanoke

 

Open To: General Public

 

Pay Band: 4 ($28,987 - $59,492)

 

Hiring Range: Negotiable based on qualifications & salary history

 

Close Date: Open Until Filled / Continuous

 

Comments:

*****UP TO $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS*****

The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is the
Commonwealth's agency solely dedicated to empowering individuals who are
blind,

vision impaired, and deafblind to achieve their maximum level of
employment, education, and personal independence. DBVI services include
vocational rehabilitation,

education, independent living skills, orientation and mobility,
deafblind services and a comprehensive statewide low vision program. The
agency also operates

the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired, (a
residential training facility), a Library and Resource Center that
provides library

services and produces and distributes educational materials in
alternative media, the Virginia Industries for the Blind, and the
Randolph-Sheppard vending

facility program. DBVI employees embody the values of integrity, honesty
and teamwork, ensuring respect for customers and supporting personal
choice.

 

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a dynamic individual to provide orientation and mobility
assessment and instruction to blind and visually impaired persons to
enable them

to maximize their ability to travel safely and independently in both
familiar and unfamiliar environments.

 

Qualifications:

You will need thorough knowledge of orientation and mobility principles,
psychosocial aspects of blindness, the rehabilitation process, and the
education

of students with visual impairments. Must possess the skill and ability
to assess orientation and mobility needs and then to plan and carry out
an individualized

program of O&M instruction to meet those needs. Must have skill and
ability to assess functional vision and instruct in the proper use of
prescribed low

vision aids. This position requires the ability to communicate
effectively both orally and in writing with customers, co-workers, and
other professionals.

The successful candidate MUST possess education and/or training in
orientation and mobility and MUST be certified by ACVREP (COMS) or
National Blindness

Professional Certification Board (NOMC). Prefer applicants who have
experience working with visually impaired adults. Requires successful
completion of

fingerprinting and background check.

 

Salary is negotiable above the minimum of the pay band based on
qualifications and salary history. Comprehensive state benefits program.
Visit our Career

Center at

www.vdbvi.org

for more information.

 

Contact Information:

Applications are required! Use the easiest way to apply: On-line at

http://jobs.virginia.gov.

You can even save your application on-line! Don't have Internet access?
Visit your local library or Virginia Employment Commission.

 

Alternate methods to apply: Pick up a Virginia state application from
the local Virginia Employment Commission office or download one from

http://jobs.virginia.gov/emplApplication.html.

Mail your completed application to be received no later than the
deadline to: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Attention:
Human Resources,

8004 Franklin

Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229. Postmarks are not accepted. Resumes may
NOT be substituted for State applications. Or you may fax your
application to 804-662-7662.

Or you may email your application to

applications at drs.virginia.gov

; however, you must follow it with the original signed application.

 

Minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
EEO/AA/TTY - Reasonable accommodations upon request. Sign-on bonus based
on time in job.

 

Hiring Range: Closing Date

 

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The
Virginia
Department
for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is recruiting for an orientation & Mobility instructor in the
Roanoke
regional office (see job announcement below).
Please help us get the announcement out to individuals who would qualify and may be interested.
 
Jim Taylor
Chief Deputy Commissioner
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
(e-mail) jim.taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov
(phone) 804-371-3111
 
**
 
Agency: DBVI
 
Agency Title: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
 
Role Title: Trainer Instructor II
 
Work Title: O & M Specialist
 
Position #: 00160
 
Location:
Roanoke
 
Open To: General Public
 
Pay Band: 4 ($28,987 - $59,492)
 
Hiring Range: Negotiable based on qualifications & salary history
 
Close Date: Open Until Filled / Continuous
 
Comments:
*****UP TO $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS*****
The
Virginia
Department
for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is the Commonwealth&#8217;s agency solely dedicated to empowering individuals who are blind,
vision impaired, and deafblind to achieve their maximum level of employment, education, and personal independence. DBVI services include vocational rehabilitation,
education, independent living skills, orientation and mobility, deafblind services and a comprehensive statewide low vision program. The agency also operates
the
Virginia
Rehabilitation
Center
for the Blind and Vision Impaired, (a residential training facility), a Library and
Resource
Center
that provides library
services and produces and distributes educational materials in alternative media, the Virginia Industries for the Blind, and the Randolph-Sheppard vending
facility program. DBVI employees embody the values of integrity, honesty and teamwork, ensuring respect for customers and supporting personal choice.
 
Responsibilities:
We are seeking a dynamic individual to provide orientation and mobility assessment and instruction to blind and visually impaired persons to enable them
to maximize their ability to travel safely and independently in both familiar and unfamiliar environments.
 
Qualifications:
You will need thorough knowledge of orientation and mobility principles, psychosocial aspects of blindness, the rehabilitation process, and the education
of students with visual impairments. Must possess the skill and ability to assess orientation and mobility needs and then to plan and carry out an individualized
program of O&M instruction to meet those needs. Must have skill and ability to assess functional vision and instruct in the proper use of prescribed low
vision aids. This position requires the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with customers, co-workers, and other professionals.
The successful candidate MUST possess education and/or training in orientation and mobility and MUST be certified by ACVREP (COMS) or National Blindness
Professional Certification Board (NOMC). Prefer applicants who have experience working with visually impaired adults. Requires successful completion of
fingerprinting and background check.
 
Salary is negotiable above the minimum of the pay band based on qualifications and salary history. Comprehensive state benefits program. Visit our Career
Center at
www.vdbvi.org
for more information.
 
Contact Information:
Applications are required! Use the easiest way to apply: On-line at
http://jobs.virginia.gov.
You can even save your application on-line! Don't have Internet access? Visit your local library or Virginia Employment Commission.
 
Alternate methods to apply: Pick up a
Virginia
state application from the local Virginia Employment Commission office or download one from
http://jobs.virginia.gov/emplApplication.html.
Mail your completed application to be received no later than the deadline to: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Attention: Human Resources,
8004
Franklin
Farms Drive,
Richmond
,
VA
23229
. Postmarks are not accepted. Resumes may NOT be substituted for State applications. Or you may fax your application to 804-662-7662.
Or you may email your application to
applications at drs.virginia.gov
; however, you must follow it with the original signed application.
 
Minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY &#8211; Reasonable accommodations upon request. Sign-on bonus based on time in job.
 
Hiring Range: Closing Date