Job Openings

Lighthouse of Collier, Inc.

10/10/2025

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, but not limited to:

• Develop individual rehabilitation or instructional plans and goals collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
•  Design and implement new workshops/classes based on client need/demand using a variety of curricular tools.
• Teach or oversee a weekly (or biweekly) lesson plans to address the following areas: activities of daily living, home and personal management, communication skills, basics of orientation and mobility, introduction to assistive technology, recreation and leisure, optical aids and lighting, the psycho-social adjustment to vision loss, accessing financial documents and paperwork, safety in the kitchen, accessible books and media and safely managing medications.
• Teach on-going braille lessons (as determined through evaluation).
• Teach or oversee cooking class on tools, tips, and safety in the kitchen.
• Provide or oversee individual assistive technology training, working with AT Instructors
•  Provide individual lessons at the center and at home setting.
• Provide lessons on the use of optical aids.
• Organize or oversee one recreation and leisure activity a month for adult clients
• Perform Functional Vision Assessments.
• Meet or exceed requirements set forth in contracts with Division of Blind Services, Legislative Grant, and other grants.
•  Assist in maintaining and reviewing accreditation requirements and recommendations.
• Write monthly case reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes in the appropriate database to maintain client records.

Other Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with specialists, such as: Assistive Technology Instructor, Rehabilitation Counselors, Low Vision Specialists, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists to provide client solutions.
• Oversee non-certified staff and provide guidance, as necessary.
• Keeps current on latest trends in blindness.
• Participate in professional development training and workshops.
• Participates in staff meetings.
• Organize and perform outreach with eye doctors, senior living, assisted living, and other related organizations.
•  Provide outreach presentations.
•  Performs other duties as assigned.???????

Core Competency Requirements

• Maintain professional accreditations, licensing and/or continuing education as required.
• Knowledge of medical aspects of blindness and low vision: ability to select, create or implement a Functional Vision Assessment.
• Knowledge of common medical terms and standard treatment procedures that pertain to clients.
• Ability to develop sequential instructional programs to integrate use of low vision aids and strategies.
• Ability to select, design and implement sequential instructional program to meet specific independent living needs of clients with blindness and vision loss in the areas of: personal management, home management, communication systems, Braille and other tactual, systems, assistive technology, recreation and leisure, deaf-blindness, psycho-social aspects of blindness and low vision, basic orientation and mobility, employment related skills.

Qualifications:

To perform the job of TVI/CVRT successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representation of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of a position.

• Must possess at minimum a Master’s degree in at least one of the following areas: Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (with ACVREP Certification), or Teacher of the Visually Impaired (degree in Visual Disabilities). If not certified in Florida, must be able to take/pass the Florida State Board of  Education Certification in the Area of Visually Impaired, or Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist.
• Experience working with adults, children, and persons with disabilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Proficient in the use of computers including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet research.
•  Working knowledge of screen readers, iOS devices, braille displays and note takers preferable.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, their families, and the public.
• High degree of discretion when dealing with confidential information.
• Must be able to successfully pass a drug test.
• Flexible Schedule
• TVI’s/COMS - Willingness to complete requirements to become a CVRT within 2 years preferred.

E_mail: robing@lighthouseofcollier.org

Phone: 2394303934

Cert: CVRT