Job Openings

CNIB

05/17/2017

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Ontario

5/17/2017

CVRT

Summary of Primary Responsibilities:

Provides instruction and guidance in compensatory independent living skills, and assistive technology, enabling individuals living with vision loss to independently carry out daily activities.

A. ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Functional Contribution

• Assesses the independent living needs and abilities of individuals.
• With the individual, identifies and prioritizes goals, and develops an independent living plan.
• Teaches adaptive skills for independent living in areas of personal management, household management, communication, leisure activities, basic indoor orientation & mobility skills, and basic technology training
• Assists individuals in the acquisition and use of assistive devices.
• Promotes self-advocacy skills for individuals living with vision loss to access community programs and resources (i.e. leisure programs, acquisition of adaptive equipment, etc.).
• Maintains all case data and documentation consistent with CNIB Systems and Procedures.
• Provides consultation, public education, and in-service training.
• Performs administrative duties including, but not limited to service tracking, benchmarking, report writing, etc.

2. Relationships

• Liaises and builds relationships with community based rehabilitation teams, agencies, schools, partners and stakeholders.
• Provides support and consultation to individuals and their families re adjustment to vision loss.
• Attends and participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Promotes an understanding and awareness of vision health related issues through consultation, public education, and in-service training.
• Assists with the training, placement and supervision of volunteers and students.

3. Problem Solving/Time Frame of Impact

• Provide timely delivery of services to ensure people living with vision loss acquire skills and assistive technology to remain/regain independence.
• Ability to creatively and quickly problem solve to respond to unique individual needs.

4. Decision Autonomy

• Utilizes standard procedures and processes to implement each individual’s unique independent living plan.
• Utilizes judgement when determining if the individual requires a referral to another CNIB service or external services.

5. Leadership

• Liaises and builds relationships with community based rehabilitation teams, agencies, schools, partners and stakeholders.
• Provides support and consultation to individuals and their families re adjustment to vision loss.
• Attends and participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Promotes an understanding and awareness of vision health related issues through consultation, public education, and in-service training.
• Assists with the training, placement and supervision of volunteers and students.

B. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge and experience working with individuals with vision loss
• Knowledge and experience working with access technology
• Demonstrated individual centred approach and commitment.
• Mature and professional attitude
• Knowledgeable about disabilities and all life stages (children to seniors)
• Well developed interpersonal and communications skills.
• Decision-making and problem solving ability
• Self-directed, organized and detail oriented

C. WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Services may be provided in CNIB Centers, individual homes and/or in the community.
• Willingness to work flexible hours
• Travel required.

E_mail: kerrie.st.jean@vlrehab.ca

Phone: 705-675-2468 x 5423

Cert: CVRT

This full time permanent position will work from our office in Sudbury Ontario