Description
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), a Family Friendly Certified Workplace, is seeking a Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher I-IV to join the Vocational Rehabilitation Department located at[520 N Staples St, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Benefits to working for TWC include:
- Competitive starting salary: $3,100.00 - $5,746.66/month
- Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
- Medical Insurance - Currently, the state pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. Eligible part-time employees get a 50% state contribution for themselves and 25% for their dependents. Employees pay the remainder of the premium by paycheck deduction before taxes are withheld.
- Additional benefits for active employees:
The Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher I-IV performs entry level to highly complex (senior level) rehabilitative instructional or training work in the Agencys Vocational Rehabilitation field offices, customer homes, and other training locations. Work involves planning, organizing, conducting or may coordinate educational and training programs.
The ideal candidate will have good communication skills, both orally and in writing. This position requires participation in agency-sponsored training to learn to read and write uncontracted and contracted Braille.
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Provides training consistent with the agency's employment lifestyle philosophy, individually and in groups, in the areas of emotional adjustment to blindness, travel skills, independent living skills, communication skills (including Braille), support systems, adaptive technology aids and equipment, and vocational training.
- Prepares or may oversee the preparation of in-house reports and supply requisitions.
- Participates in the planning and teaching of group skills training and group classes for customers and staff.
- Reviews and evaluates or may oversee the evaluation of customer case files in order to provide and coordinate vocational rehabilitation services using the electronic case management system.
- Works with Regional Employee Assistance Team to build quality relationships with businesses to provide career opportunities for customers.
- Works collaboratively with other professional staff in assessing customer readiness and skill needs in planning and delivering necessary rehabilitation services.
- Assists in developing or may develop and maintain community resources and provides information and referral sources which support customers rehabilitation outcomes.
- Assists in the preparation of or may prepare and maintain case documentation of teacher services.
- Provides consultative services and technical assistance with other interdisciplinary team members in evaluating and developing the customers individualized plans for rehabilitation.
- May participate in training conducted for staff development or in the preparation of training programs.
- As a VRT IV, may serve as team leader working with the rehabilitation assistant or may direct staff or external organizations in conducting specialized casework regarding research and demonstration projects or activities.
- May provide training and mentoring to other vocational rehabilitation teachers and assist in monitoring documentation of case service delivery.
- Performs other related work as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Depending on required qualifications and experience, a Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher vacancy may be filled at any level from a Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher I to Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher IV. Factors such as education, credentials, and experience will be considered when establishing the hiring level and starting salary. Hiring managers will use the following Minimum Qualifications Guidelines to determine the hiring level:
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