Rehabilitation Instructor 2

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

This position will be located in the Las Vegas area of the Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitations Rehabilitation division. The Rehabilitation Instructor for the Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB) program provides essential services to individuals with visual impairments focusing on delivering high-quality instruction evaluations and case management to help participants achieve their independent living and vocational goals. This role involves conducting timely eligibility determinations and assessments evaluating participants daily living skills assistive devices and collaborating with them to create an individualized adjustment training plans tailored to their goals strengths and preferences. The Rehabilitation Instructor delivers training while maintaining regular contact with participants and ensuring compliance with federal regulations and agency policies through accurate and timely documentation. Additionally the role includes building and sustaining relationships with community partners service providers and vendors to promote agency services and foster new opportunities for collaboration.

Conduct assessments to determine the extent of clients visual and secondary disabilities; interview clients; interpret medical records; identify client needs related to daily living barriers to employment mobility computer proficiency and communication abilities and deficiencies; coordinate other services based on clients needs.

Assist clients in their orientation and adjustment to visual impairment; provide instruction and alternative techniques for shopping food preparation personal grooming use of assistive devices for managing finances and developing Braille reading and writing skills; provide instruction in the use of magnifiers illumination controls adaptive aids and assistive computer technologies.

Counsel clients to address the psychological aspects of vision loss relative to a positive self-image and instill motivation; identify and address clients anxieties and provide skills necessary to cope with attitudes generated by the public and family members.

Conduct functional near vision evaluations; assimilate medical information regarding clients eye conditions visual acuities visual fields and secondary disabilities; determine clients functional residual vision; evaluate clients need for adaptive computer technology hardware and software and make appropriate recommendations.

Conduct work site evaluations; determine adaptability; identify and recommend modifications and/or alternative techniques to meet clients needs for the performance of job duties.

Use computers software and hard copy files to maintain required case file documentation; report and evaluate clients progress toward goals and objectives as a member of the rehabilitation team.

Conduct in-service training and educational lectures and demonstrations for employers schools clubs and organizations in the community; provide information regarding visual rehabilitation and foster awareness and understanding of persons with visual disabilities; act as a consultant and liaison to the community; provide information; transcribe Braille; identify vendors of adaptive computer technologies aids and appliances.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general direction incumbents perform the full range of duties described above. Work is reviewed through written status reports and verbal progress reports. This is the journey level in the series. It is distinguished from the lower level by a greater scope of responsibility.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in rehabilitation teaching of the blind or closely related field and one year of professional experience training persons who are blind or visually impaired in alternative techniques of independent living and providing instruction in the use of low vision aids in a rehabilitation setting; OR one year of experience as a Rehabilitation Instructor I in Nevada State service.

This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledgeof:advanced techniques of the application of low vision aids and assistive devices; advanced application of educational principles and practices applicable to the orientation and instruction of persons who are visually impaired; principles of orientation and adjustment instruction; Grade I and II Braille.

Ability to:evaluate effectiveness of instructional methods used in teaching blind and visually impaired persons; evaluate visually impaired clients to determine needs in employment functionality and independent living skills; evaluate functional near and distance vision skills; recognize and minimize clients fear and anxiety; independently prioritize schedule and conduct lessons evaluations and meetings; choose appropriate instructional methods.

Recruiter Contact Information: Paula Miles -

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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