Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist

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Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (2 positions)

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Visually Impaired
• Date Posted: 9/28/2026
• Location:
  
  District Office

Position Title:

Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist

Payroll/Personnel Type: 9 Month

Job #: 685

Reports to:

Special Education Director

Shift Length: 7.58 Hours a Day

Starting Salary: $42,952.30

POSITION SUMMARY

The Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) provides specialized instruction and consultative services to students who are blind or visually impaired to develop safe, efficient, and independent travel and mobility skills. The COMS supports students in navigating school, community, and other environments to the greatest extent appropriate based on each student's age, developmental level, visual abilities, and individual needs.

Orientation and Mobility services may include instruction in the use of mobility canes, protective techniques, sighted-guide techniques, indoor and outdoor travel, street-crossing skills, public transportation, environmental awareness, spatial concepts, route planning, and the interpretation of environmental sounds and other sensory information.

The COMS works as an integral member of the student's educational team and collaborates with teachers, related service providers, administrators, families, and community professionals to promote student independence, safety, access, and participation in educational and community environments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist shall:

• Conduct comprehensive orientation and mobility evaluations to identify students' strengths, needs, and functional mobility skills.
• Determine appropriate orientation and mobility services based on assessment results, educational needs, and applicable eligibility requirements.
• Participate as an integral member of multidisciplinary eligibility and IEP teams.
• Develop and recommend measurable orientation and mobility goals and objectives aligned with student needs and educational outcomes.
• Provide direct orientation and mobility instruction to students identified as eligible for services.
• Provide consultative services to students, families, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.
• Develop individualized lessons based on student IEP goals, evaluation results, functional needs, and environmental demands.
• Teach students safe and efficient use of long white canes and other appropriate mobility devices.
• Provide instruction in sighted-guide techniques, protective techniques, indoor mobility, outdoor mobility, and independent travel skills.
• Teach students strategies for safely navigating school buildings, grounds, community environments, and other frequently accessed locations.
• Provide instruction in street-crossing skills, traffic awareness, intersection analysis, and identification of potential environmental hazards, as appropriate to the student's developmental level and needs.
• Provide instruction in the use of public transportation and community travel skills when identified as an appropriate component of the student's educational program.
• Teach spatial concepts, environmental awareness, route planning, orientation skills, and the use of auditory, tactile, and other sensory information to support independent travel.
• Provide instruction in the appropriate use of low-vision devices and technology that support…