Deaf Blind Employment Specialist

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Regular Full-Time Professional Nashville, TN, US

Salary Range: $55,000.00 To $58,000.00 Annually

Are you ready to make a difference in your community? Do YOU want to work on a team that is committed to empowering individuals? At Helen Keller Services, our employees work in an environment that is more than just a workplace, it’s a community.

Since 1967, Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) has been committed to improving the lives of individuals who are Deaf Blind or have a combined hearing and vision loss. HKNC is dedicated to working with each person to achieve their desired goals towards independence, employment, and quality of life, based on their talents, preferences and aspirations. We currently have an exciting career opportunity available to join the HKNC team as a Deaf Blind Employment Specialist in our South Eastern Region.

This position is based out of Tennessee.

The primary focus of the Deaf Blind Employment Specialist will be to provide one on one services to consumers to assist with achievement of employment outcomes, with a commitment to a fully inclusive community-based environment. The Deaf Blind Employment Specialist will also offer training and technical assistance to their families and service providers. This position carries out identified and specific targeted activities, as outlined by the state’s Deaf Blind Interagency Team (DBIT) to assist the HKNC Regional Representative and interagency team with building capacity within the state.

The Deaf Blind Employment Specialist will work in tandem and report directly to the HKNC Regional Representative. State and community partners in the states the Deaf Blind Employment Specialist work with will assist in identification of gaps in services in these states that will further delineate job responsibilities.

Salary Range: $55-58k annually.

* Location:

Must live in the state of TN.

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform duties and activities as directed, consistent with the HKNC and the designated state’s community rehabilitation provider agreement. Primary services provided in one-on-one direct services include the areas of vocational rehabilitation, with an emphasis on employment outcomes including job readiness training, job development, job placement and coaching. Secondary services, identified in the agreement, are provided to positively maximize the employment outcome.
• Provide one-on-one and group-based employment-focused, direct services to consumers in the designated state. Service is provided in a format, such as face-to-face or virtual training, that is mutually agreed upon with the consumer based on their communication preference that is appropriate for the particular area of training;
• Work collaboratively with local service providers and local community partners to develop a team to execute Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). Community Partners may include Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), community rehabilitation programs (CRPs), schools for the deaf and schools for the blind, centers for independent living (CILs), and other entities.
• Provide additional direct services as needed which may include assistive (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) assistance, self-advocacy training, and other casework as determined on a case-by-case basis.
• Assist with identifying service gaps and unmet needs of consumers with HKNC Regional Representative and community partners.
• Assist with providing outreach opportunities to educate Vocational Rehabilitation personnel about the capabilities of Deaf Blind individuals and share HKNC programs and services.
• Be the liaison and professional trainer to work with the Helen Keller National Center and Vocational Rehabilitation, and home team members to support a consumer transitioning back to the consumer’s home community after completion of HKNC on campus training (includes residential and employment domains). In addition to, but not be limited to, supported…