Independent Living Skills Trainers (ILST) provide training to people with visual impairment and their caregivers to improve their functioning in daily life activities. Areas of training include household management, personal care, and communication skills. ILST also provides outreach to the community, connections to resources, and facilitation of group activities.
Conduct on-site trainings with visually impaired individuals (consumers) to assist in maintaining their independence in their homes and community. On-site trainings may include in the workplace, the consumer’s homes and/or the community
Train consumers in adaptive living skills such as cooking, cleaning, labeling clothes, laundry, labeling groceries, grocery shopping, medication maintenance, dealing with mail and correspondence, social media and technology.
Assess consumer’s functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
Develop a service plan collaboratively with consumers, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
Monitor consumers’ progress to determine whether changes in service plan is needed.
Recommend appropriate adaptive aids and referrals.
Document as required in client management software.
Facilitate Low Vision Club Meetings on a monthly basis by scheduling guest speakers or creating special interest activities.
Provide outreach in the community to grow awareness of Lighthouse resources and available community resources.
Link to resources in the community for additional needs.
Collaborate with other rehab and Lighthouse departments as needed.
Demonstrate and embody the Lighthouse values: Be Limitless, Be Resilient, Be a Team, Be People Centered, and Be Trustworthy
Travel between worksites, consumers residences and the community, as needed
