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<p class="MsoNormal">Please help us spread the word.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Instructor<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://kypersonnelcabinet.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=16134&site=2">https://kypersonnelcabinet.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=16134&site=2</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Advertisement Closes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5/11/2020 (8:00 PM EDT)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">20-02052<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voc Rehab Program Specialist II<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pay Grade<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Salary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">$32,042.40 - $51,269.52<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Employment Type<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hiring Agency<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Education & Workforce Development Cab | Department of Workforce Investment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Location<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8412 Westport Rd <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Louisville KY 40242 USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Description<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Education and Workforce Development Cabinet’s mission is to educate, prepare and train Kentucky's current and future workforces. Our goal is to create<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and make continuous improvements to an education and workforce system that prepares Kentuckians for the 21st century workforce, while helping businesses<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">find the skilled workers they need to compete and create jobs in the Commonwealth.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation empowers individuals with disabilities to maximize employment, achieve economic self-sufficiency and independence,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and to contribute back to society. We also help businesses and employers recruit, retain and accommodate employees with disabilities.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are seeking a Voc Rehab Program Specialist II to provide independent professional vocational rehabilitation functions in a rehabilitation program in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">the Vocational Preparation Section of the Charles McDowell Rehabilitation Center.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Key Responsibilities: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">list of 10 items<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Independently provides evaluations and training to blind/visually impaired consumers in assistive technology, including but not limited to JAWS (Job<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Access With Speech), Zoomtext, smart phones, adaptive devices and keyboarding.
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Works with an inter-disciplinary team to provide consumers with necessary services to live independently and gain employment.
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Provides supervision and detailed instruction of various assistive technology and keyboarding to consumers.
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Documents work with consumers and the program through monthly reports and maintains program files.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Reviews and evaluates medical, psychological, vocational and training reports to determine blind/visually impaired consumers' specific needs.
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Participates in staff meetings as well as inter-disciplinary meetings to make recommendations regarding consumers' training in order to assist in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">future rehabilitation planning. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Serves as a resource for agency staff, school transition, and organizations that work with individuals who are blind/visually impaired.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Works with employers to ensure that consumers have the assistive technology needed for their jobs.
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Attends professional training to ensure best practices for instructional area.
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Performs other duties as required. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">list end<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Minimum Requirements<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EDUCATION:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate of a college or university with a master's degree in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching or therapy, guidance and/or counseling, psychology,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">sociology, orientation and mobility, social work, special education, education, education with emphasis in vocational counseling, or a related field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Two years professional experience in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching or therapy, vocational assessment, employer relations, rehabilitation technology,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, supported employment, job placement, guidance and/or counseling, psychology, sociology, orientation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and mobility, social work, special education, education, education with emphasis in vocational counseling, customized employment, health studies, human<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">relations, human resources, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school counseling, or a related field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NONE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A bachelor's degree plus two years of professional experience in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching or therapy, vocational assessment, employer relations,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">rehabilitation technology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, supported employment, job placement, guidance and/or counseling, psychology,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">sociology, orientation and mobility, social work, special education, education, education with emphasis in vocational counseling, customized employment,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">health studies, human relations, human resources, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school counseling, or a related field will substitute for the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">required master's degree.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NONE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Working Conditions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Work is performed primarily in an office setting. Occasional travel will be required to coordinate services between customers and the agency.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Probationary Period<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Mary Harrod at
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Mary.Harrod@ky.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Personnel Cabinet <o:p></o:p></p>
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