Will train the right person as a Vision Therapist Assistant: You will be in one of the most interesting and rewarding specialties in eye care. You will be helping both children and adults with visual development and rehabilitation. You will be able to help people succeed in life by helping them to resolve their vision problems.

Opportunity to work one-on-one with children and adults, helping them overcome vision problems that interfere with reading, learning and other activities of daily living. Must love working with children and adults. Must be able to engage children in activities with full cooperation.

We are looking for someone who has a warm demeanor and is mature, reliable, an independent thinker, compassionate, has the ability to learn new material and enjoys learning new things.

Full time and part time positions available. In order to give you a fulltime schedule from the beginning, while you are training as a vision therapist, you will be helping the front desk, so computer experience is essential. You will also be answering phones, scheduling patients and assisting with projects.

Qualifications:

We are looking for a bright, energetic individual who loves to help people, is a fast learner, self-directed, well-organized and has good communication skills. This person will want to commit to an opportunity that offers tremendous job satisfaction - helping children to succeed when nothing else could, and helping adults who have struggled since childhood with vision-based learning problems that now affect their professional and private lives! Nanny’s and retired teachers are welcome to apply (but not required).

Please DO NOT apply if you are interested in short-term employment. Because of the training required, and to maintain consistency for our patients, we would like someone who can be with us for the long term and can make this your career.

To apply, please send an email. In the email include an explanation of why you are interested in this position, your experience with children and/or special needs individuals and an example of how you are detail-oriented.

This is a long term, part-time and/or full-time, weekday position with growth potential (if desired) as you build your knowledge and patient base. Schedule flexibility is important.

Starting compensation will be based upon level of experience with children, education, and will increase as the you gain experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Millburn, NJ 07041 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Millburn, NJ 07041: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person