Clerical and Retail Instructor - Readiness - Vocational Services

Clerical and Retail Instructor
- Work Readiness
- Vocational Services

Bethpage, NY, USA

Enjoy making a difference? Join the team at FREE, enriching the lives of others, one individual at a time. Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) benefits and proudly supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual / developmental disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury. It is the mission of FREE to support people of all abilities reach their full potential and thrive in their communities.

FREE provides a diverse array of supports and services including: housing; recovery services; transition to work; employment; day, community and family services; respite; crisis services; education and after school support; specialty health services; and advocacy.

The Clerical and Retail Instructor at The Rehabilitation Institute (TRI), is responsible for instructing consumers according to established curriculum in their designated specialty area. This includes office and clerical skills and computerized stock inventory/retail. The Instructor will also be responsible for developing other means of instructing consumers who need special assistance, while teaching consumers the necessary skills to obtain a position in their designated work readiness field.

• Provides direct instructional support to students within the Work Readiness program.
• Develops, maintains, and adheres to a curriculum which will be within the limits of the trainees’ abilities.
• Re-evaluates the needs and limits of clients and updates curriculum accordingly; keeps up with new developments in respective fields.
• Orders program specific supplies and maintains accurate inventory.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment in compliance with Department of Health regulations.
• Assists in the development of forms and procedures within the designated training area.
• Assists with updating and maintaining billing records.
• Assists DVE staff in identifying and selecting individuals for the Work Readiness training program.
• Delivers instructions on basic mathematical concepts and the use of common business forms.
• Utilizes Microsoft applications to support training activities and documentation.
• Prepares and completes progress reports for students enrolled in TRI’s program.
• Ensures that all required documentation (paper and electronic) is completed/processed appropriately, in a timely manner, and meets quality and compliance thresholds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Always communicates in a respectful manner with all people including the people we support, supervisors, other valued team members, and members of the community.
• Complies fully with FREE’s confidentiality policies by holding in strictest confidence all information pertaining to members, residents, the people we support and their families, clients, providers, contractors, and employees.
• Meets all safety training requirements; adheres to all safety policies and reports any and all unsafe conditions; takes measures to prevent accidents and/or eliminate conditions that pose a safety or health risk.
• Coordinates, supports, attends and participates in all required events/ meetings/ reviews/ committees, including ones outside of standard working hours.
• Meets all job requirements and stays in compliance.
• Adheres to FREE’s standard of ethical behavior as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Code of Conduct as well as applicable laws and regulations.

Please note the above duties, responsibilities, and essential functions are a non-exhaustive list, and may be changed by FREE at any time, with or without notice to the employee.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of two (2) years of experience in one of the following areas is required: special education vocational training, work readiness training, teaching, and/or human services field experience.
• Previous experience working with adolescents or adults with disabilities preferred
• Specialized Training, Licenses,
  
  Certifications:
  
  Not required, training will…