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Posted: November 21, 2025 (55 days ago)

Added to FreshGovJobs: December 5, 2025 (41 days ago)

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Support Service Provider (SSP) - Cedar City

State of Utah

600 Department of Workforce Services

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Location

Salary

$19.79 - $19.79

per hour

Type

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves acting as a sighted guide for deafblind individuals in Cedar City, Utah, helping them navigate daily life, run errands, and integrate into the community to boost their independence.

You'll relay visual and environmental information, ensure safety during outings, and support access to local opportunities and trainings.

It's ideal for compassionate people with experience aiding those with disabilities who enjoy hands-on community work during standard business hours.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to encourage community integration and independence for deafblind persons
  • Skill in relaying visual and environmental information to clients
  • Experience serving as a sighted guide for safe walking, errands, banking, recreation, and transportation
  • Assistance in identifying local opportunities, attending trainings, and practicing skills
  • Preference for prior experience working with people with disabilities
  • Availability for up to 29 hours per week, Monday through Friday during business hours
  • Commitment to supporting the rights of deafblind individuals to access their environment unrestrictedly

Full Job Description

Sighted Guide for the deafblind



Come work for the most caring division in the state! We help increase independence, community integration and productivity for the blind and visually impaired. The Mission of the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DSBVI) is to assist individuals in achieving their highest level of independence, participation in society and employment consistent with individual interests, values, preferences and abilities. The Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR) / DSBVI is seeking a skilled and motivated Support Service Provider (SSP) - Sighted Guide for the deafblind to work in Cedar City, Iron County, UT.
  • May receive up to 29 hours a week; hours worked a week will depend on number of clients on caseload.
  • Will work during business hours, Monday through Friday.
Principal Duties
Support Service Provider performs the following tasks:
  • Encourages community integration, increases the level of independence and supports the rights of deafblind persons to have unrestricted access to their environment.
  • Relays visual and environmental information that a sighted-hearing individual would normally have access to.
  • Serves as a guide while walking to ensure safety, assist with reading, errands, basic banking, recreational activities and transportation.
  • Assists in learning about opportunities available in their area, attend trainings and practice skills.
Preference
Preference may be given for the following:
  • Experience working with people with disabilities.
The Agency
The mission of Workforce Services is to strengthen Utah’s communities by connecting the workforce to new opportunities and providing services to individuals and families in need. Today, more than 2,200 Workforce Services employees assist individuals in preparing for and finding jobs, meeting workforce needs of Utah businesses, administering temporary assistance, and providing economic data and analysis. Through a collaborative approach, the department has served millions of Utahns and has become a leader on several statewide initiatives. These include intergenerational poverty, homelessness, affordable housing, supporting refugees, helping rural communities, serving veterans and individuals with disabilities, and getting Utahns trained and back to work. To learn more about Workforce Services, click here.

Additional Information

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Posted on NEOGOV: 11/21/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/5/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-utah-5150792