Specialist, Career

Do you want to work for a health care organization that changes people's lives? One that not only cares deeply about clients, but also values that its employees are its greatest asset?

**Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada**is a unique health services organization that serves people who are blind or partially sighted across the country. Our certified specialists provide training that empowers clients to develop or to restore activities of daily living skills, to promote their independence, to enhance safety and mobility. We work closely with ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other health care professionals, by providing essential care on a referral basis in homes, workplaces and communities across the country.

We offer competitive salaries and benefits, flexible schedules, and opportunities for professional development and growth.

For more information about Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, please visit visionlossrehab.ca or call 1-844-887-8572.

**Position Title**:Specialist, Career & Employment and Client Care Navigator

**Location**:Regina, SK or Saskatoon, SK

**Term**:Full-time, Contract

**Reports To**: Provincial Manager, Healthcare Operations

**Salary**:$26.31/hour

**Date**:May 21, 2025

**I. Scope and Summary of Primary Responsibilities**

In covering a broad range of duties, the emphasis of this position is to conduct and complete the Comprehensive Assessment of Needs (CAN) and other required assessments, and to identify and coordinate the service needs for all individuals requiring vision rehabilitation services. This position provides employment counselling to assist people with vision loss to gain and maintain employment; and to develop and support post-secondary individualized employment goals.

**II. Essential Functions**

**The position entails, but is not limited to the following general responsibilities**:

- Conducts Comprehensive Assessment of Needs (CAN) within Health Cloud primarily by phone, with individuals requiring VLRC rehabilitation services and makes appropriate referrals.
- Ensures client needs are identified through appropriate use of the Health Cloud assessments.
- Identifies and assigns through Health Cloud the required Care Plans and Interventions.
- Flags urgent/critical client situations to Service Manager or other designated staff.
- Serves as a point of contact for clients by responding to clients' enquiries.
- Records all required data into Health Cloud in a timely manner, consistent with VLRC standards, including visit/time spent in service provision.
- Manages caseload in an effective and efficient manner.
- Responds to inquiries on VLRC services/programs and community resources.
- Coordinates appropriate internal and external referrals to rehabilitation professionals within VLR SK and the community to assist clients in achieving their personal and vocational goals.
- Provide assessment and adjustment to vision loss counselling for individuals; provide resource and supportive counselling to individuals and/or groups and their families, as required

**Employment**:

- Maintains all case data and Labour market documentation consistent with VLRC systems and procedures.
- Assists individuals in employment preparation, skills training, job search, and job maintenance; and refers to community agencies for additional resources.
- Initiates and completes registration and administration for government funding and supports consistent with funding agreements.
- Works in partnership with employers to develop accommodation plans.
- Maintains contact with existing employers and outreaches to prospective employers.
- Maintains file of current Labour market information.

**Relationships**
- Builds relationships and partnerships with employers, external stakeholders, partners, including local community resources.
- Provides appropriate support and consultation to individuals, clients, and their families.
- Contributes as part of multidisciplinary team.

**Problem Solving/Time Frame of Impact**
- Utilizes established business rules, service standards and practices, and ensures policy and procedures are followed in a timely fashion.
- Provides timely delivery of intake and triage of appropriate services/interventions for each client.
- Ability to creatively and quickly problem solve to respond to unique individual needs.
- Participates in service evaluation and program planning processes, as needed, to maintain and improve service outcomes.

**Decision Autonomy**
- Works under the general direction of national/divisional guidelines and standards but has latitude in making decisions on routine tasks.
- Consults with supervisor on issues that are more complex or may require upper level approval.
- Exercises judgment and tact when working with individuals and knows when to elevate issues to the next level such as referring unusual client needs to appropriate person for service planning.
- Committed to maintaining privacy and confidentiality.

**Leadership**
- Takes initiative to kee