Assistive Technology Specialist

• Serves as liaison between Department of Rehabilitation and school systems to handle student assistive technology needs.
• Provides assistive technology consultation and assessment to students.
• Develops a written assistive technology report, including specifications on recommend AT intervention.
• Document work in case management databases, timesheets, and paper files.
• Works with school staff, ADRS counselors, and when necessary rehab engineers, to implement the assistive technology recommendations to meet the student’s needs. Provides set-up, fitting, training, and technical support on AT devices.
• Participates in quality improvement and quality assurance activities, and provides guidance, information, and assistance on assistive technology services.
• Markets assistive technology services to schools and other agencies.
• Create and maintains a high performance environment characterized by positive leadership and strong team orientation.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and development in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related seminars and conferences to obtain pertinent new knowledge to performance of job responsibilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, special education, educational technology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, physical or occupational therapy, vision rehabilitation therapy, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years of related experience in providing special education or assistive technology services.

OR

• Master’s degree in rehabilitation engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, special education, educational technology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, physical or occupational therapy, vision rehabilitation therapy, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.

AND

• Alabama Driver’s License
• Must be able to travel extensively in personal automobile throughout Alabama., * Knowledge of learning, physical, and sensory impairments and rehabilitation practices is preferred.