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Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired<span></span></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CERTIFIED
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SPECIALIST (COMS) / <span></span></span></h3>
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OUTREACH COORDINATOR<span></span></span></h3>
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<h1 style="line-height:normal"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Category:</span> <b>Full-Time </b><span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Salary Range:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>$50,000+(DOE) per year<span></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired is looking for a Certified O&M Specialist who would like to help
build confident lives for people with visual disabilities. We are the only
training and rehab center for blind and low vision clients in the State of
Alaska. The position is headquartered at the Center in Anchorage where half of the
professional time will be providing O&M instruction. The remaining time
will be planning, coordinating, arranging for, and delivering rural outreach
and community-based vision rehab training in rural Alaska. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Beginning salary for a Certified
O&M instructor is $50,000+ (DOE), with a Master’s Degree and O&M ACVREP
Certification. Health, dental, life and AD&D insurance coverage with a Health
Savings Account, professional liability insurance, and an option for pre-tax
employee 403(b) retirement savings is provided. We offer 2 personal days, sick
leave, annual leave, and 12 paid holidays a year.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Center is a small organization
with a wonderful staff and room for creativity and variety. If you are interested in seeing the full job
description, please contact Nate Kile, Program Director, NKile@AlaskaBVI.org Phone: 907-444-3707.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Required qualifications:</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> O&M certification (or pending
certification), low vision experience in working with clients,<i> </i>and a successful employment history
working with people who are blind and visually impaired.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Desirable qualifications:</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Low Vision Certification and/or
experience, and a TVI specialty.<span></span></span></p>
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cover letter and resume (email preferred) to:<span></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Nate Kile,
Program Director: <a href="mailto:nkile@AlaskaBVI.org">nkile@AlaskaBVI.org</a><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Alaska
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3903 Taft
Drive<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Anchorage, Alaska 99517<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired is an Equal Opportunity Employer<span></span></span></i></b></p>
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