Rehabilitation Instructional Services Specialist III(Job Id 28232)
Post Date: 02/10/2017 Close Date: 02/24/2017
Category: SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES Grade: 18
Location: PHOENIX
Salary: 37,106.78
Description
Rehabilitation Instructional Services Specialist III
Division of Employment and Rehabilitation Services
4620 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Openings: 3
PLEASE NOTE: This announcement is open until a sufficient number of resumes
are received. Interested applicants should apply for this position if
they feel that they are qualified as quickly as possible to ensure a timely
application.
SPECIAL SELECTION FACTOR: Rehabilitation Teacher- Vision Rehabilitation
Therapist,:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Rehabilitation Teaching-Vision
Rehabilitation, Special Education,
Gerontology, Social Work Education, Counseling or Sociology, or a degree
with emphasis in
Rehabilitation or a closely related field, such as Low Vision Specialist,
Teacher for the Visually
Impaired or Occupational Therapy. Must be eligible to sit for the
certification exam to become a
certified Orientation & Mobility (O & M) Specialist as provided by the
Academy for Certification of
Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) or the National
Blindness Professional
Certification Board (NBPCB) within 6 months of employment will obtain
certification or have a
Bachelor's or Master's degree in O & M.
SELECTIVE PREFERENCES: Rehabilitation Teacher- Vision Rehabilitation
Therapist: Master's
degree in Rehabilitation Teaching, with certification as either a
Rehabilitation Teacher or Vision
Rehabilitation Therapist, or Low Vision Specialist, and counseling degree,
or counseling skills or
experience in addressing adjustment to disability issues.
Job Description: Rehabilitation Instructional Services Specialist works
under the general
supervision of the Independent Living Blind Program (ILB) Assistant Manager
teaching independent
living skills which includes Orientation and Mobility, Home Management,
Personal Management,
Communication, plus functional Low Vision evaluation and Orientation and
Adjustment to blindness
as well as the provision of adaptive aids and devices. More specifically,
interviews applicants,
evaluates needs, determines feasibility, plans, and presents individualized
instructional/adjustment
program, and develops alternative teaching methods to aid a broad range of
blind and visually
impaired persons.
KNOWLEDGE OF: Functional limitations imposed by blindness/visual impairment;
Methods and
techniques of instructing blind/visually impaired persons; Adaptive
aids/devices available for
blind/visually impaired persons; needs and responses of blind/visually
impaired persons; Resources
available in the community for the alleviation of health, education,
financial and socialization needs;
and Policies and procedures established for the work system.
SKILL IN: Teaching a range of independent livings kills to blind/visually
impaired persons;
Behavioral observation, evaluation and interpretation; Counseling
blind/visually impaired persons to
provide information, assist in the resolution of adjustment to disability
problems; Oral and written
communication; Interviewing to elicit information; Interpersonal relations
as applied to contacts with
blind/visually impaired persons, their relatives, counselors, special
interest group representatives,
community services providers, community education personnel, employers and
the general public.
ABILITY TO: Communication; Ability to motivate; Prioritize, assign, and
review work; effectively
utilize resources; Problem solving; Provide information to customers,
providers, community
organizations and agencies; Evaluate and manage cases; and Establish and
maintain effective
working relationships; Team player Accountable; and Flexible and adaptable.
Note: Applicants for this position will be required to apply for and show
proof of receipt of a valid
Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card that meets DES requirements for a Level
One card.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 12 days' sick leave,
13 days' vacation, 10
paid holidays per year, health and dental insurance, life and long-term
disability insurance. Optional
employee benefits include short-term disability, deferred compensation, and
supplemental life
insurance.
Employees must participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
Enrollment eligibility
becomes effective after 27 weeks of employment.
All newly hired employees are subject to the E-Verify Employment Eligibility
Verification Program.
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a
sign language
interpreter or an alternative format by contacting Human Resources
Administration at (602) 771-
2870. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange
the accommodation.
Arizona State Government is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
To apply go to: https://azstatejobs.azdoa.gov/
Deborah MacIlroy MA CVRT
Assistant Program Manager
Independent Living Blind
Arizona Rehabilitation Services
602-771-5319
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