Career Teacher

State of North Carolina•305 Ashe Avenue Wake, NC

11d•$42,000 - $62,916•Onsite

About The Position

The Career Teacher provides career instruction to adults and teens who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind at the North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind Career and Training Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The role helps consumers develop skills for independent living and employment, including exploring career options suited to their skills and visual status, and learning job-search, resume-writing, and interviewing techniques. Instruction is individualized, with a plan developed for each consumer and assignments adapted to changing consumer needs. The teacher provides focused instruction aligned with each consumer’s Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE), completes assessments, develops lesson plans, and reports student progress through the case management system. Instruction includes using assistive technology, software, and computers; creating professional resumes and cover letters; interviewing and other soft skills; obtaining and keeping a job; disability disclosure considerations; and rights under the ADA. The role also involves collaborating with Center staff, participating on an interdisciplinary team, assisting during mealtimes, attending planning meetings and in-service trainings, working with students who use service animals, and providing class coverage or other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Eligible for a Vocational Education license or eligible to receive one; current teacher license required.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or relevant trade experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching job-readiness skills, resume writing, and interview skills, including helping students create profiles for online job-search engines.
Experience using assistive technology for individuals who are visually impaired or deafblind.
Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
Ability to help students achieve their individual employment goals.
Knowledge, experience, and effective instructional strategies for teaching specialized skills to teens and adults who are visually impaired, blind, or deafblind, potentially with other secondary disabilities.

Responsibilities

Provide focused instruction aligned with consumers’ Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE).
Complete assessments and develop lesson plans for students enrolled in the careers class.
Teach employment methods applicable to the current job market.
Teach consumers to use assistive technology, software packages, and computers for communication, email, web research, job applications, and career exploration.
Compose verbal and timely written reports of student progress in the case management system.
Differentiate instructional strategies and content for individuals who recently lost vision and those who have been blind, deafblind, or visually impaired for a significant time.
Collaborate with Center teachers and staff to support consumers’ academic and professional goals.
Teach consumers to create professional resumes and cover letters.
Teach interview skills, soft skills, how to obtain and keep a job, disability disclosure considerations, and individual rights under the ADA.
Participate on the interdisciplinary team, including assisting during mealtimes, attending planning meetings, and attending in-service trainings.
Work with students who have service animals.
Provide coverage for other classes when needed and perform tasks assigned or requested by management.