Apprentice, Orientation Mobility
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, Canada
Job Description
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.
Date: Sept 17, 2021
Job Title: Apprentice, Orientation amp; Mobility
Term: Full Time
Location: New Westminster, BC
Summary:
The Apprentice will complete a course of study and supervised practical experience to become an Orientation and Mobility Specialist eligible for Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation Professionals (ACVREP) certification. The Apprenticeship is a paid-training period consisting of graduate-level University courses and a practicum under the supervision of an ACVREP certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist. Part of the coursework will require the individual to complete an in-person, simulated, and experience-based training component.
The scope of the Oamp;M position provides functional expertise for people who are blind and/or partially sighted often with complex health needs to maximize skills for optimal independence.
This position provides training within the provision of vision rehabilitation services, using the EVRR (Electronic Vision Rehabilitation Record) application within a matrix reporting structure. The Apprentice will learn to utilize a systematic approach based on evidence and professional reasoning to enable clients to identify Oamp;M goals to attain maximum independence through individual lessons or group settings.
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Apprenticeship Objective:
Through the apprenticeship program knowledge and responsibilities of an Orientation and Mobility Specialist will be achieved.
General Responsibilities Orientation amp; Mobility
This position entails, but is not limited to the following:
Relationships
Problem Solving/Time Frame of Impact
Decision Autonomy