Excellent career opportunity available at
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc.
ORIENTATION & MOBILITY SPECIALIST
Are you interested in a fulfilling and rewarding career? Are you ready to be part of a dynamic nationally recognized agency whose mission is to transform the lives of visually impaired and blind individuals of all ages? If so, consider becoming an O&M Specialist at Miami Lighthouse for the Blind in sunny Miami, Florida.
Miami Lighthouse is seeking an O&M Specialist to be responsible for developing and implementing individualized lesson plans for each client in learning concepts, equipment and materials, skills and techniques essential to meeting the client’s goals. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Orientation and Mobility or related field; Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) or eligible for certification in Orientation and Mobility and become certified within two years of employment (certified by ACVREP, NOMC or endorsed by state of Florida DOE).
Miami Lighthouse offers a highly competitive salary for this position, including relocation expenses and outstanding fringe benefits.
We are proud to provide one of the most comprehensive benefits program in the not-for-profit industry. Our benefits package include life insurance and long term disability at little or no cost to our employees; voluntary benefits, including health insurance with Florida Blue for which Miami Lighthouse subsidizes a significant portion of the premium, dental, vision, short term disability and Aflac; generous employer funded 401(k); and above average paid days off (a total of 26 days during the first year of employment).
If you are interested in joining our exciting team for a rewarding and challenging career, please forward your resume for immediate and confidential consideration to:
Mabel Lopez
Human Resources Manager
601 SW 8th Avenue, Miami, FL 33130
E-mail:
Telephone: (786) 362-7478 Fax: (305) 285-6967
About Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind is Florida’s oldest and largest vision rehabilitation organization with a mission to provide vision rehabilitation and eye health services that promote independence, to collaborate with and educate professionals, and to conduct research in related fields. Services are provided to individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired and reside in Miami-Dade or Monroe County. The agency has more than 80 years of fiscal and administrative experience delivering nationally recognized best practices in vision rehabilitation, low vision services, Braille and technology instruction and other vision-related services based from its state-of-the-art 50,000 square-foot facility located in Miami, Florida.
Miami Lighthouse ranks among the elite 2% of U.S. nonprofits having earnedeight consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator, the nation’s premier independent nonprofit evaluator. Receiving such a distinction reflects our sound fiscal management, responsible use of donor dollars, and financial strength.
Miami Lighthouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: