Job description
About See Differently with the Royal Society for the Blind
We’ve been around for a long time – This year we celebrate our 140th birthday! Over that time, we’ve seen and learnt a lot. That makes us the most experienced and knowledgeable provider of vision services in South Australia. But our range of services is also what makes us stand apart. We’re the largest provider in South Australia, offering people who are blind or have low vision support that ranges from assistance dogs to assistive technologies.
The Opportunity
The key purpose of this position is to provide effective and empowering orientation and mobility programs to people with a vision impairment that meet the needs of the individual and comply with See Differently, Orientation and Mobility Association of Australasia (OMAA) and relevant standards of care.
As our Orientation and Mobility Specialist, you will utilise knowledge and skills to provide assessment, training, intervention and service co-ordination to assist in achieving equity and access for people who are blind or have low vision. In this role you will also:
- Deliver community based independent living services to people who are blind or vision impaired, by performing individualised assessments, preparing client support plans, and providing an appropriate range of vision rehabilitation aids and services.
- As a member of a multidisciplinary team, in consultation with clients undertake assessments to determine individual capabilities and apply professional expertise to maximise independence and quality of life.
- Promote and represent See Differently regarding O&M issues with relevant forums and networks.
- Assess the ability of clients to travel safely and confidently within area of the community they wish to access;
- Advise on and prescribe a range of mobility aids and provide specialist services to meet individual needs;
- Monitor and advise on the use of low vision aids as applicable to a mobility program.
Your skills and expertise
- Qualifications in Orientation and Mobility as recognised by Orientation and Mobility Association Australasia (OMAA)
- Valid drivers license
- Knowledge and skills in working with children’s, adults and the elderly
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Experience in training and intervention strategies
- Relevant worker clearances or willingness to obtain including, NDIS, WWCC, Police Check
What we can offer you
- A position where you make a difference every day
- Attractive salary with the added benefit of salary packaging to increase your take home pay. (All staff have access to up to $15,900 tax free, and a further $2500 tax free for meal and entertainment purchases.)
- Opportunities for ongoing training and development, and networking
- Options to salary package a motor vehicle
- A supportive, collaborative team environment with the opportunity to participate in staff events
- The opportunity to get out and about in the community
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
- Options to Purchase Additional Annual Leave
At See Differently, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and celebrates the unique contributions of individuals from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals with a disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.
See Differently supports vaccination as the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employees, to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of employment.