Orientation and Mobility Instructor

**Orientation and Mobility Instructor**:
**Job ID**:

- 233359

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Education

**Division**:

- Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch

**City**:

- Brantford

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 2 Temporary - Irregular, On-Call/Supply position (to work on an as needed basis)

**Job code**:

- 50466 - Residence Counsellor 2

**Salary**:

- $28.58 - $31.44 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Competition # PDSB25-104**

The Ministry of Education, W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind, has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated individual in the role of Orientation and Mobility Instructor. You will work under the direction of the Student Support Manager to provide and implement orientation and mobility instruction for students who are visually impaired.

**About the job**:

- Provide orientation and mobility instruction for visually impaired students.
- Develop and implement individualized programs.
- Assist each student to gain a good understanding of their environment.
- Explore various types of orientation and mobility services.
- Provide each student with instruction in mobility skills to enable them to travel as independently as possible.
- Provide night evaluation and night instruction when needed for students who have difficulty travelling at night and/or have night blindness.

**What you bring to the team**:
**Mandatory requirements**:

- College certification from a recognized educational Orientation and Mobility instructor program and/or equivalent training, education and working experience in a child related field.
- Current First Aid, CPR and Crisis Prevention Intervention training and/or Behaviour Management Systems Training or equivalent.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and implement suitable programs geared to the needs of each individual student.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices.
- Sound judgement/organization/planning skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability and willingness to work shifts.

**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

**Additional information**:

- Thursday, September 18, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

**Position details**:

- 2 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 10 months, 350 Brant Ave, Brantford, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union

**Work hours**:

- Schedule 4-A

**Category**:

- Health and Social Services

**Posted on**:

- Thursday, August 7, 2025

**Note**:

- **About security checks**:
A criminal or other federal offence record **does not automatically disqualify you** from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

**How to apply**:

- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
- Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

**Language requirements and assessment