Job Description
Salary
$60,538.00 - $92,010.00 Annually
Location
Schuylkill County, PA
Job Type
Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number
CS-2026-59818-44920
Department
Department of Labor & Industry
Division
LI BBVS Wilkes Barre Dstr Off
Opening Date
10/13/2026
Closing Date
11/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code
44920
Position Number
00262751
Union
SEIU
Bargaining Unit
F4
Pay Group
ST07
Bureau / Division Code
00126430
Bureau / Division
Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services - Wilkes-Barre District Office
Worksite Address
8 W Market Street, Suite 200
City
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Zip Code
18701
Contact Name
Kaleya Rivera Pena
Contact Email
kriverapen@pa.gov
THE POSITION
As an Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services, you will help blind and visually impaired people learn the skills they need to travel through their lives with confidence. Work focuses on planning and providing instruction that empowers people to live safely and independently while promoting cultural awareness and educational background amongst community partners, professionals, and the families of people we serve.
This position is part of the Wilkes-Barre District Office; however, the caseload area may cover the following counties: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
With our office, you will provide orientation and mobility instruction to blind and visually impaired customers. This work helps children and adults gain the skills they need to live and travel independently within their homes, workplaces, and communities. As an Orientation and Mobility Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
Assessments: Interview and observe individuals who are referred for services, review reports, and confer with staff to fully understand each person's needs and motivation
Service Planning: Develop individual service plans for instruction, provide further referrals, and recommend adaptive equipment based on each person's individual needs, input, and circumstances
Skill Instruction: Teach sequences of individualized and group instruction to provide experience-based learning and supervised practice
Progress Evaluation: Monitor achievement and adjust instruction to support individual success
Supportive Counseling: Provide guidance to individuals and families to help them understand and utilize mobility skills, options, and opportunities
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
Full-time employment
Work hours are negotiable - 7.5 hour workday and lunch period is 30 minutes or 60 minutes depending on work hours. The position eligible for Alternate Work Schedules (AWS).
Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, upon successful completion of the training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Wilkes-Barre. This location may be flexible depending on the selected candidate. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements
Successful completion of the commonwealth's Orientation and Mobility Intern program; or
A bachelor's or master's degree or certificate from an approved college or university program in orientation and mobility that includes a practicum; or
Possession of an active Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist certificate issued by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP).
Other Requirements
PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements
This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
Veterans
Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)
711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
You must provide complete and accurate information or:
your score may be lower than deserved.
you may be disqualified.
You may only apply/test once for this posting.
Your results will be provided via email.
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Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Part time, Internship, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Work from home, Flexible hours