REHABILITATION TEACHER FOR THE BLIND II - OAHU

About the role

This position instructs elderly (55+) consumers who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired, to assist them in achieving personal adjustment and maximum independence in daily living. The Rehabilitation Teacher provides individual or group instruction in various topics such as personal care, home orientation and management, food management and budgeting, child care and development, family relationships and recreational or leisure activities. This position also manages a caseload of blind, blind-deaf, or visually impaired individuals who require instruction in personal and home management skills and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of the clients' abilities and needs
• Development of individualized service plans
• Caseload management
• Individual or group instruction in various topics
• Management of clients' personal and home management skills and techniques

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience: One (1) year of progressively responsible professional work experience providing direct services to individuals with disabilities which provided knowledge and understanding of the implications of disabling conditions and the effect of disability on the behavior and personality of individuals.
• Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible professional work experience providing rehabilitation instruction to blind or visually impaired individuals in one or more subject areas or topics such as communication, personal management, home management, activities of daily living, recreation or leisure activities, etc.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Special Education may be substituted for all the General Experience.
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in teaching the blind may be substituted for all the General Experience and one (1) year of the Specialized Experience.
• Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for the General Experience on a month-for-month basis.

Skills

• Ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents
• Read and interpret complex written material
• Solve complex problems logically and systematically

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• Other leaves
• Health insurance
• Group life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Premium conversion plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Transportation benefits
• Deferred compensation
• Temporary disability insurance
• Social security contributions

Pay

$4,590.00 - $5,588.00 per month (SR-18, Step D to I)

Schedule

Not specified