Job Openings

Department of Services for the Blind

03/23/2026

Some of What You will Enjoy Doing:

• Conducts comprehensive, in-depth assessments of all customers who are referred for vocational rehabilitation services. The Vision Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior Itinerant gathers information respective of the customer’s disability/disabilities, family support, educational/work history, motivation to work, adaptive skills of blindness and identification of functional limitations, attitude and acceptance of vision loss and other disabilities
• Assesses and measures customer’s adjustment to vision loss, readiness for training. If issues arise, works with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and/or local VRS to address any issues or conflicts. Recommends and implements solutions, therapies, techniques, and tools to address low vision needs.
• Analyzes anticipated needs for aids and appliances and skills and techniques, and determines the most effective and cost-efficient way to provide training (internally and/or externally) through discussion with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC), local VRS, internal team, and customer
• Facilitates the practice of “informed choice”
• Makes formal recommendations in the electronic case management system

• Demonstrates skills in independently synthesizing assessment data and developing comprehensive specialized services and training unique to the individual and program as it relates to the vocational goal
• Coordinates assessment results with team, and develops plans for overlapping areas of responsibilities
• Assigned Statewide training responsibilities for areas of high volume, need, or as assigned to this position as the Itinerant
• Communicates to the customer the scope of training, competencies, and expected results of training
• Develops and communicates the objectives and completion measurements for all training
• Conducts training or arranges contract training to external vendors 
• Develops the service expectations and outcome in collaboration with the Vision Rehabilitation Specialist assigned to the regional territory for services that need to be conducted by the Itinerant
• Monitors customer progress and assesses effectiveness of training, making any necessary adjustments to training plan in collaboration with local VRS
• Tests and measures customer competencies
• Serves as a statewide resource to customers, staff and community partners 
• Communicates the agency’s scope and mission, 
• Educates community partners and employers to an array of adaptive tools and techniques that allow for optimal activities of daily living, travel, and access to communication for potential students and employees
• Provides consultation, presentations/training, and technical assistance statewide, and nationwide, to community resource and service providers for the application and use of adaptive tools and training
• Provides support and is responsible for the onboarding, training, and development for lower-level vision rehabilitation specialist staff towards competency among the range of vision rehabilitation specialists skillsets
• Responsible for ongoing training requests by lower-level staff and requests from Regional Area Managers (RAM) for employee retention training for lower-level staff
• Support statewide vision rehabilitation specialists process review and improvement efforts
• Ability to independently perform comprehensive low vision evaluations including calculating magnification needs, lighting needs in home and workplace, glare reduction tools. Recommends solutions and alternatives as needed
• Coordinates recommendations to vocational rehabilitation participants and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)
• Manages Low Vision Lab, overseeing the lab supplies, inventory, and makes recommendations for budget with the oversight of the Regional Area Manager
• Prepare and maintain, which includes writing and editing, current documentation of training activities and related services in the automated case management system
• Communicate and coordinate participant Orientation & Mobility/Rehabilitation Teaching needs with the team
• In the team environment, provide input toward the development of quality service standards which affect policy, best practices and invoke procedural changes
• Evaluate new or upgraded aids, appliances, techniques and technologies
• Keep current with developments in the Orientation & Mobility/Rehabilitation Teaching profession
• Meet with peer Orientation & Mobility/Rehabilitation Teaching staff on a quarterly basis and share new techniques, ideas and professional developments
• Assumes responsibility for preparing and delivering one formal peer or team training annually
• Mentor and train new staff in the areas of adaptive skills assessment, low vision assessments, DSB procedures and documentation independently without supervision

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
Required Qualifications for Vision Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior
To qualify for this specific Vision Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior level position, a candidate must possess one (1) of the following qualification combination options:

[OPTION 1]:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in blind or vision rehabilitation, or a closely related program in rehabilitation, special education, family and consumer science education, or adaptive technology
• A current Orientation and Mobility (COMS) certification, and a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours in an accredited orientation and mobility program is required

[OPTION 2]:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in blind or vision rehabilitation, or a closely related program in rehabilitation, special education, family and consumer science education, or adaptive technology; AND
• Three (3) years of paid professional experience providing services that teach adaptive skills of blindness to the blind, low vision, or deaf blind individuals, including one year of supervisory or lead experience
• A current Orientation and Mobility (COMS) certification, and a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours in an accredited orientation and mobility program is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Effective in conducting superior work with a high degree of independence and autonomy
• Demonstrates superior documentation and qualify of work

E_mail: dsbhr@dsb.wa.gov

Phone: (360) 485-1109

Cert: COMS

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