Orientation and Mobility Specialist Job at Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Morton, PA

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  • Delaware County Intermediate Unit
  • Morton, PA

Job Description

Orientation And Mobility Specialist

The job of Orientation and Mobility Specialist was established for the purpose of assisting special education students age birth to 21, with visual and or other impairments to achieve maximum independence through safe, efficient travel within the home, school, and community.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes.

• Consult and liaise with diagnosticians, ophthalmologists, optometrist, classroom teacher, parents and agencies for the purpose of providing appropriate accommodations for the student.

• Contribute to the development of the ER and IEP for the purpose of establishing goals.

• Maintain updated pupil information, progress reports, assessment records for the purpose of ensuring progress toward student goals.

• Performs consultations for the purpose of supporting students in educational settings.

• Performs orientation and mobility evaluations focusing on long and short term needs of the students on new referrals and three year evaluations.

• Prepares a variety of written materials documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.

• Provide input into student schedules to ensure all enough time to deliver needed instruction.

Other Functions

• Participates in a variety of meetings for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.

• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

• Register students with appropriate agencies for the purpose of ensuring delivery of appropriate services.

• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.

Education Required: Bachelor's degree in related area

Certification Required: Certificate in Education of the Visually Impaired, Orientation and Mobility; PDE certification desirable.

Experience Required: Job Related Experience Required

This position will be for the 2026-2027 School Year.

Job Tags

Temporary work

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