VOCATIONAL BEHAVIORAL INSTRUCTOR - 07282026- 79462

About the role

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is seeking a Vocational Behavioral Instructor to support students with disabilities at the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center in Smyrna.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction to students and participants focused on social/emotional support classes, employment skills, appropriate work behavior/attitudes and academic preparation courses for their area of study.
• Develops and revises curriculum to teach students at a level in line with current job trends and identifies the training needs of students and participants.
• Individualizes work activities and tasks to accommodate the abilities of each student to enhance self-sufficiency and independence for transition into the community.
• Directs or provides oversight and training to students and employers during internships and may accompany students to the internship site to meet with partners or provide job coaching.
• Prepares a variety of records and reports such as daily attendance records, progress reports, and behavioral documentation.
• Participates in meetings, events, committees, and maintains open communication across campus and with other vocational rehabilitation staff.
• Establishes and maintains business relationships throughout the state to partner in the creation of student employment opportunities.
• Maintains open communication with students, participants, colleagues, counselors, and/or individual supports to address any conduct concerns.
• Trains students on employment readiness skills such as resume writing, interview techniques, job application processes, and effective job search strategies to support their successful entry into the workforce.
• Aids students in identifying internship opportunities that align with their employment goals, establishes internship parameters, and completes internship packets with the partnering business.
• Directs or provides oversight and training to students and employers during internships and may accompany students to the internship site to meet with partners or provide job coaching.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in education, business management, or a social or behavioral science and one year of full-time professional experience in educational instruction or training, behavioral instruction, or working with individuals with disabilities.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants must complete a criminal history disclosure form, agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority, supply a fingerprint sample, and submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable persons registry.

Skills

• Customer Focus
• Resourcefulness
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Situational Adaptability
• Customer and Personal Service
• Clerical Skills
• Active Learning and Listening
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Instructing
• Learning Strategies
• Speaking Abilities
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Originality
• Written Comprehension

Benefits

This position is an on-site position and requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Pay

$3,631.00 - $4,533.00 Monthly

$43,572.00 - $54,396.00 Annually

Schedule

This is a Full-Time position.