Orientation and Mobility Instructor (Austin

Orientation and Mobility Instructor (Austin)

The public vocational rehabilitation (VR) program administered through the Texas Workforce Commission helps people with disabilities to prepare for, obtain, retain, and advance in employment. According to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 12.6% in 2020. This jobless rate continues to be much higher than the rate for those without disabilities. Public service in VR is for you…

• If you want to find meaningful work and contribute to a powerful mission.
• If you are looking for career and advancement opportunities.
• If you need a comprehensive benefits package that offers competitive pay & benefits from health plans, life insurance, retirement programs, paid leave and holidays, and longevity pay.
• If you have direct VR Counseling work experience, receive higher starting salary.
• If you are interested in a flexible work schedule with teleworking as an option.
• If you want to advance your education with our tuition assistance program.
• FREE CEUs to maintain CRC credentials and reimbursement for CRC & LPC renewals.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is seeking to fill an Orientation and Mobility Instructor to join the Orientation and Mobility Department team. This position is located at the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center (CCRC), 4800 North Lamar, Austin, TX. TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those with H1B visas or those currently on student or postgraduate visas.

You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas.

Benefits to working for TWC include:

• Competitive starting salary: $4,583.33 - $5,746.66/month
• Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
• Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
• Medical Insurance
• Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance
• 8 hours' sick leave per month
• 8 hours' vacation leave per month with potential to earn more with longevity
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
• Additional benefits for active employees: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-Benefits

The Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Instructor II
-IV performs routine (entry-level) to highly complex (senior-level) instructional or training work at the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center. Work involves planning, organizing, and conducting educational and training programs or may coordinate, develop and evaluate educational and instructional teaching for blind or visually impaired students' habilitative or rehabilitative needs. Provides the necessary instruction in teaching self-help or self-care and vocational skills to assist customers in attaining their optimum levels of independent living and vocational goals.

Works under moderate to limited supervision, with limited to moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

General duties include:

• Providing individual or group training and instruction in travel skills, areas of emotional adjustment to blindness, independent living skills, communication skills, support systems and vocational training using non-visual and alternative teaching techniques.
• Assisting customers in developing, achieving, and maintaining essential independent living and employment objectives.
• Assisting with developing (or may develop and maintain) referral sources, completing and maintaining case documentation of teacher services.
• Assisting in providing or provides consultative services and technical assistance with other team members in evaluating and developing the customers' individual rehabilitation plan.
• Assisting in delivering training or deliver training for non-visual and alternative techniques in group or individual training sessions.
• Responding to customer complaints and documents actions.
• May deliver, install, and set up or troubleshoot functionality of adaptive aids and devices.
• May assist or direct staff or external organizations in conducting specialized casework.
• May review or oversee the evaluation of files to determine, provide, and coordinate vocational rehabilitative services.
• As O&M Instructor IV, may supervise the work of others; may evaluate and analyze…