Occupational Instructor

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Encourages choice, self-advocacy and self-determination of program participants.
• Supervises and trains program participants assigned.
• Oversight of contract task completion, including quality control of materials.
• Assists in the development and implementation of individualized plans for program participants.

Essential & Core Functions

• Develops and implements formal and informal goals.
• Vocational training of group participants as assigned.
• Facilitates alternate activities with participants in the absence of contract work.
• Ensures the welfare and safety of workshop participants.
• Attends meetings and staff development programs as assigned.
• Notifies Program Specialist, Workshop Supervisor, and/or Program Director of participant needs as appropriate.
• Collects and records data on participants' personal and vocational development.
• Prepares daily and bi-weekly production records.
• Aids in shipping and receiving activities, including counting, packing, skidding, and preparing documentation.
• Operates machinery safely, such as motorized and manual forklifts, shrink wrap.
• Covers for lunch and breaks as assigned.
• Participates in time studies as assigned.
• Maintains assigned work area in an orderly, safe, and professional condition.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Prerequisites & Qualifications

• Thirty (30) credit hours from an accredited college or university or a High School diploma.
• One year of experience in production and working with people with disabilities.
• FBI clearance, PA criminal history check, and PA child abuse clearance required.

Competencies & Personal Characteristics

• Knowledge of instructional techniques used in the training of persons with disabilities.
• Ability to organize the assigned work area and maintain production.
• Ability to ensure quality control and maintain quality standards.