Job Openings
Arizona Department of Economic Securitys
03/18/2022
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· Vision Rehabilitation Therapist or Orientation and Mobility Specialist.
· Teach independent living skills to blind or visually impaired persons in appropriate environment(s) (home, skills center, work).
· Record clients’ performance and evaluate clients’ progress.
· Interview clients for services, noting essential information and client’s need and reason for applying.
· Develop service plan based on assessment and knowledge of client’s situation, gained from interviewing, and gathering case information.
· Performs functional low vision evaluations.
· Attend meetings of community action or community service organizations.
· Develop and participate in the development of training aids, instructional guides, written and performance tests and other instructional course material.
E_mail:
emmanuelgarcia@azdes.gov
Phone:
480-202-3332
Cert:
Any Certification
Pre-Employment Requirements:
· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Rehabilitation Teaching, Vision Rehabilitation, Special Education, Education, Social work, Counseling, or a degree with an emphasis in Rehabilitation or closely related field.
· Must be eligible to sit for the certification exam to become a Certified Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialist as provided by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) or the National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) within 6 months of employment or have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in O&M.
· Successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), applicable to all newly hired State employees.
· Successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
· Candidates for this position shall be subject to a search of both the Child Protective Services Central Registry pursuant to A.R.S. 8-804 and the Adult Protective Services Registry pursuant to A.R.S. 46-459.
· Candidate shall have or meet the requirements to obtain prior to their first day of employment, a valid Level One Arizona fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 41-1758.07 in order to work with children and vulnerable adults.
