Rehabilitation Teacher For The Blind Iii - Oahu (Counseling Section

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Number: DHS 26-04. This position is with the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Services for the Blind Branch, Counseling Section, located in Honolulu, Oahu.

Salary: $4,961.00 - $6,043.00 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)

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.

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.

General

Experience:

One 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:

One year of 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. At least one year of this experience must have been comparable in difficulty, depth, and scope of work experience at the next lower level in State service.

Substitutions Allowed:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Special Education may be substituted for all the General Experience.
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in teaching the blind may be substituted for all the General Experience and one year of the Specialized Experience.
• 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.

Department of Human Services
1390 Miller Street, Room 202, Honolulu, Hawaii

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