[Job-Listings] TRC-Smyrna - Job Opening in Transitional Services for the Blind

[Tracey Fields]

TARGET RANGE:
25
$42,504 – $53,100
The directly related experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the selected candidate will determine the actual salary offer.

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• Bachelor's degree in education, business management, or a social or behavioral science and experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in educational
instruction or training, behavioral instruction, or working with individuals with disabilities.
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• Instructing students and creating/revising curriculum and lesson plans
• Complete paperwork to include contact notes, reports, assessments, progress reviews, etc.
• Participate in Student and Team Meetings to include Assessments, Progress Reviews, and Discharge Planning
• Provide supervision and assistance with job shadowing, volunteering, and internships in the local community
• Assist with Special Projects
• Utilize instructional platforms (i.e. Google Classroom) for training, documentation of work, and student progress.
• Support students in achieving their employment goals through coursework completion and ongoing learning opportunities
• Practice person-centered thinking and planning
• Other Departmental Duties as requested
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QUALIFICATIONS

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Transitional Services for the Blind Program at the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center provides individualized assessments and instructional courses, structured
discovery learning, and training in alternative techniques and adaptive devices that a person who is blind or visually impaired might use to be independent
on the job. Under general supervision, the Vocational Behavioral Instructor provides one-on-one and small group training to adult students with disabilities
and provides other departmental duties as requested. Courses are provided in Assistive Technology, to include Adaptive Computer Skills and iOS / Mac training;
Braille; Transitional / Career Skills for the Blind, to include pre-employment skills, seeking and applying for employment, resume writing and interviewing
techniques; Functional Skills, to include basic money management, introduction to talking / large print / recording devices and apps for notetaking. Services
provided can reduce or eliminate disability-related barriers and assist the individual in living and working as independently as possible.

ABOUT POSITION
Click
here
to apply by May 10, 2023 by 11:59p CST
https://www.tn.gov/careers/apply-here.html.
Job Location: Smyrna, TN.

Division of Rehabilitation Services
Vocational Behavioral Instructor
DHS MISSION:
To build strong families by connecting Tennesseans to employment, education and support services
DHS VISION:
To revolutionize the customer experience through innovation and a seamless network of services
DHS VALUES:
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▪ High Performance
▪ Collaboration
▪ Continuous Improvement
▪ A Shared Vision
▪ Customer-Centered Solutions
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UNIQUE BENEFITS:
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▪ Pension
▪ 401K Match
▪ Family Tuition
▪ 11 Paid Holidays
▪ Career Mentoring
▪ Emotional Health/ Wellness Programs
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• Substitution of education for experience: One year of qualifying graduate coursework in education, business management, or a social or behavioral science
may be substituted for the required experience.
• Substitution of experience for education: Additional qualifying full-time experience in educational instruction or training, behavioral instruction,
or working with individuals with disabilities may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

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