Specialist, Early Intervention
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, Canada
Job Description
Do you want to work for a health care organization that changes people's lives? One that not only cares deeply about clients, but also values that its employees are its greatest asset?
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada is a unique health services organization that serves people who are blind or partially sighted across the country. Our certified specialists provide training that empowers clients to develop or to restore activities of daily living skills, to promote their independence, to enhance safety and mobility. We work closely with ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other health care professionals, by providing essential care on a referral basis in homes, workplaces and communities across the country.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits, flexible schedules, and opportunities for professional development and growth.
For more information about Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, please visit visionlossrehab.ca or call 1-844-887-8572.
Position Title: Specialist, Early Intervention
Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Term: Part-time, Contract
Reports To: Provincial Manager, Healthcare Operations
Salary: $26.64/ hour
Date: 9th January, 2024
I. Scope and Summary of Primary Responsibilities
This position involves working with children, (birth to K entry), families and community resources to understand the child's vision loss and potential developmental concerns. Responsibilities include an initial interview and ongoing assessment to contribute towards a family and community team service plan that would include strategies and recommendations to support development and learning. The position also involves connecting families and the child's team to identify resources and programs that relate to blindness or partial sight. Consultation will be focused on function and everyday application of sensory skills, communication, play skills, socialization, movement and literacy. In addition, this position also facilitates a child's transition into the community and daycare, pre-school and school settings. Regional travel will be required, as will overnight travel.
II. Essential Functions
This position entails, but is not limited to the following general responsibilities:
· May conduct/or participate in an initial and ongoing assessments for children aged, birth to school entry, with vision loss. Assists child, family and community team in developing rehabilitation goals.
· Develops and/or contributes to Individual Family Service or Intervention Plan developed by the local community IE Team to assist children with vision loss in developing motor, visual, cognitive, self-care, social, literacy and sensory skills in accordance with vision rehabilitation goals.
· Evaluates child’s progress to revise service plans and implement programs that address child and family needs.
· Assesses environmental conditions, accessibility, and safety in settings that the child encounters (home, preschool, playgrounds, etc.)
· Provides support and information to parents and caregivers on methods and techniques for helping to overcome barriers to inclusion. Provides support and information to parents/caregiver to enhance advocacy skills.
· Acts as a consultant/resource to the professional and service community regarding issues pertaining to children with vision loss including children with multiple disabilities.
· Provides interventions and supports to the child and family in the form of: direct intervention; resources and information; collaboration with other programs and service providers; presentations; and transition planning.
· Completes required documentation including individualized family service plan, assessments, progress reports, statistics on service delivery, etc.
· Keeps abreast of current materials, technology, standards of practice related to providing service to children with vision loss by review of professional literature, attending conferences/workshops and accessing other current sources of information.
· As part of the Child, Family, Community Team Service Plan, develops intervention/therapeutic activities and programs to assist children with vision loss.
Relationships
· Interacts with child, their family and community team to develop and identify vision related goals and develop early intervention and therapy programs, and support families to follow through on recommendations.
· Works closely and collaboratively with key partner organizations.
· Builds and maintains good working relationships with professionals in other agencies and community groups, particularly others on the child’s therapy team.
· Educates stakeholders about VLRC and its specialized programs offered