IDD Vocational Center Instructor

RHA Health Services, LLC • Hendersonville, NC

21d • Onsite

About The Position

RHA Health Services is hiring an IDD Vocational Center Instructor to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as people facing mental health and substance use challenges. The role performs administrative, documentation, program implementation, and monitoring functions under the supervision and direction of the Vocational Program Manager. Supervisory duties may vary from none to supervising up to two direct reports. The instructor must be willing to work at both vocational centers in Burnsville and Fletcher.

The position involves establishing and monitoring performance-measurement workstations, supporting safe and orderly work environments, implementing training programs, studying product costs and work time, maintaining supplies and production records, and building connections with community businesses to obtain job contracts. Starting pay is $19 per hour, with a $2,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two years of experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Experience with the population supported.
• Valid driver’s license and automotive insurance.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen.
• Willingness to work at both the Burnsville and Fletcher vocational centers.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree preferred.
• CPR, first aid, NCI, and/or role-specific certification is a plus.
• American Sign Language (ASL) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and establish performance-measurement workstations in accordance with Department of Labor standards, and oversee the quality of contracted products and services.
• Promote a safe, clean, neat, healthy, and orderly workplace for people supported and employees, including maintaining attractive work and storage areas.
• Implement and monitor formal training programs in workshops and classrooms, ensuring clients are exposed to the people supported handbook.
• Conduct actual time and product-cost studies to determine pay rates for piecework or hourly work, and assist with community wage surveys.
• Obtain and inventory raw materials, supplies, and materials needed for contract work and finished products; design or construct jobs to facilitate work.
• Document work progress and maintain records verifying production quantity and quality.
• Document client start and stop times, daily work schedules, rates of pay, six-month re-verification of performance-measurement stations, and incident reports.
• Assist in obtaining community job contracts by visiting job sites, conducting job surveys, developing criteria for people-supported involvement, and serving as a liaison with community and business representatives.
• When applicable, interview prospective employees, train employees, plan and assign work, direct work, motivate and discipline staff, and promote team performance.

Benefits

• Payactiv early access to earned wages before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program.
• Paid time off for full-time employees only.
• Health insurance for full-time employees only.
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.
• Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.
• A $2,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED