What are the responsibilities and job description for the Orientation and Mobility Specialist position at Birch Agency?
Job Position: Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Location: Philadelphia, PA 19130
Description
Birch Agency is seeking a Orientation & Mobility to join our team. $1,500 Sign on Bonus.
Birch Agency is currently recruiting Orientation and Mobility Specialists for the 2026-2027 school year in the Philadelphia, PA area. We offer both full-time and part-time positions, and we have opportunities available for new graduates as well as experienced Orientation and Mobility Specialists. Additionally, we have several job openings for candidates who are dual certified as O&M specialists.
Services Provided By Orientation & Mobility Therapist
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Location: Philadelphia, PA 19130
Description
Birch Agency is seeking a Orientation & Mobility to join our team. $1,500 Sign on Bonus.
Birch Agency is currently recruiting Orientation and Mobility Specialists for the 2026-2027 school year in the Philadelphia, PA area. We offer both full-time and part-time positions, and we have opportunities available for new graduates as well as experienced Orientation and Mobility Specialists. Additionally, we have several job openings for candidates who are dual certified as O&M specialists.
Services Provided By Orientation & Mobility Therapist
- Prepare students with visual impairments to travel independently and safely
- Preform evaluations that focus on long and short-term needs of the student
- Prepare meaningful instruction geared to students' assessed needs, IEP goals and objectives, functioning level, and motivation level
- Prepare and use equipment and materials such as tactile maps, models, optical devices, pre-canes, GPS devices, and long canes
- Provide orientation of new buildings and new class schedules as needed
- Provide instruction/information on recreational leisure skills, outdoor travel skills, residential, and commercial public transportation
- Bachelor’s degree Teaching for the Visually Impaired and/or Orientation and Mobility
- ACVERP COMS Certificate preferred for O&M Specialists
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