Job Openings

Lighthouse of Southwest Florida, Inc.

11/16/2017

Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist / CVRT

See job description below.

If interested, please e-mail Linn Higgins at the Lighthouse of SWFL at lhiggins@lighthouseswfl.org.

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General Responsibilities:

Conduct Assessments and provide planning and teaching of Activities of Daily Living skills.
Oversee Braille, Art, Painting and Therapeutic Leisure Classes.

Essential Duties:

Oversee all aspects of Vision Rehabilitation Services and training to ensure that clients achieve the level of independence established by their Rehabilitation Service Plan.

Essential Functions:

Perform assessments to evaluate client needs.
Request, receive, inventory, store and distribute instructional materials, aids and appliances used in teaching.

Develop group and individual instructional objectives in the areas of personal management, home management, communications, sensory development and leisure activities.
Provide outreach programs and itinerant services.
Maintain working knowledge of trends in Vision Rehabilitation.
Create lesson plans, schedule classes and update curriculum.
Work with all other instructors to ensure continuity of services.
Complete all necessary notes, reports, paperwork in a timely manner.

Education and/or Experience:

Minimum requirement of a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation or related field
Three (3) years of experience in the field of Vision Rehabilitation
Executive Director is free to waive these requirements with the approval of the Board of Directors.

Reasoning Ability:

· Excellent communication (oral and written) skills

· Excellent inter-personal skills

Knowledge of implications of blindness and other disabilities
Ability to use good judgment and have an empathetic understanding of clients
Flexibility and creativity in training and programming, handling needs as they arise
Possess initiative and ability to work independently
Professional maturity and positive attitude
Ability to work as an effective team member
Maintain high standards of professional behavior

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Requirements:

· Pass Level II background check

Benefits of employment at Lighthouse of SWFL, Inc.:

· Four- day work week

· Health insurance covered at 100% (for employee)

· Paid vacation and sick time, plus paid week between Christmas and New Year’s

· Trainings/Conferences for CEUs paid 100%

Salary Range: $40,000 - $57,000 (based on qualifications)

Phone: 239-997-7797

Cert: CVRT