Review Vacancy
AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of
Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Either 1. a bachelor’s degree or higher with a major in rehabilitation teaching of the blind or vision rehabilitation therapy;
Or 2. a bachelor’s degree and successful completion of the following courses (See Note #2):
?Anatomy of the Eye and Low Vision
?Psycho-Social Aspects of Visual Impairment
?Medical Aspects of Disability
?Grade II Braille
?Methods in Rehabilitation Teaching
?Student Teaching in Rehabilitation Teaching*
* One (1) year of actual experience in providing rehabilitation teaching of the blind may be substituted for this course in student teaching.
Duties Description As an Instructor of the Blind, you would organize, plan, teach, and direct the provision of reasonable accommodations and rehabilitative services (communication, personal, and adult living skills) to the offenders who are legally blind or have severe visual impairment in a correctional setting. You would provide instruction in use and care of adaptive equipment issued and provide extended assessment and discharge planning information to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Offender Rehabilitation Coordinators as needed. In addition, you would establish and maintain a working relationship with rehabilitative agencies to ensure effective delivery of services, discharge planning and programming for offenders. You would interview and instruct offenders, supervise mobility assistants and provide in-service training for various departmental staff as requested. You would also travel to other facilities as needed to ensure delivery of services to offenders who are legally blind or have a severe visual impairment.
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