REHABILITATION TEACHER FOR THE BLIND II - OAHU (COUNSELING SECTION)

Job Title

Rehabilitation Teacher

Job Description

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. Work activities include assessment of the clients' abilities and needs, development of individualized service plans, and caseload management.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree. Excess work experience as described under General or Specialized Experience, below, or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. To be acceptable, the experience or education background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically. General 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. Substitutions Allowed: 1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Special Education may be substituted for all the General Experience. 2. 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. 3. Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for the General Experience on a month-for-month basis. Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualifications for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.

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