Technology Instructor Jobs in Texas (NOW HIRING)

For Texas to be GREAT, we need the best and brightest talent like you! The public vocational rehabilitation (VR) program administered through the Texas Workforce Commission helps people with disabilities to prepare for, obtain, retain, and advance in employment.  

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP PEOPLE WITH VR
According to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 12.6% in 2020.  This jobless rate continues to be much higher than the rate for those without disabilities. 

PUBLIC SERVICE IN VR IS FOR YOU...
-If you want to find meaningful work and contribute to a powerful mission.  For more than 100 years VR has been helping individuals with disabilities achieve their employment goals!
-If you are looking for career and advancement opportunities.  38% of employees in VR have 15 years of seniority.  There are various positions with career ladders and opportunities to specialize in areas of interest:  Autism, Blind & Visual Impairments, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Brain Injury, Foster Youth, Transition Students, Veterans.
-If you need a comprehensive benefits package that offers competitive pay & benefits from health plans, life insurance, retirement programs, paid leave and holidays, and longevity pay.
-If you have direct VR Counseling work experience, receive higher starting salary.
-If you want to advance your education with our tuition assistance program.
-FREE CEUs to maintain CRC credentials and reimbursement for CRC & LPC renewals.
To support our mission, we are looking for a Technology Instructor II-IV to join the Technology Department. This position is located at Criss Cole Rehab Center, at 4800 North Lamar, Austin, TX. 
TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those with H1B visas or those currently on student or postgraduate visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas.
Benefits to working for TWC include:
- Competitive starting salary: $3,581.33 - $5,888.41/month
- Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
- Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
- Medical Insurance - Currently, the state pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. Eligible part-time employees get a 50% state contribution for themselves and 25% for their dependents. Employees pay the remainder of the premium by paycheck deduction before taxes are withheld.
- Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance
- 8 hours' sick leave per month
- 8 hours' vacation leave per month with potential to earn more with longevity
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
- Additional benefits for active employees: https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.
The Technology Instructor II-IV performs routine (journey-level) up to highly complex (senior-level) training work at the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center.  Work involves planning, organizing and conducting educational and instructional teaching or may coordinate, develop and evaluate educational and instructional teaching for blind or visually impaired students' habilitative or rehabilitative needs. Provides the necessary instruction in teaching self-help or self-care and vocational skills to assist customers in attaining their optimum levels of independent living and vocational goals.  Works under moderate to limited supervision, with limited to moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

GENERAL DUTIES:
- Teach and instruct students in skills necessary for achievement of independent living and work.
- Coordinate appropriate services for students from the results of assessments.
- Assist in planning or may plan and deliver training plans to students and providing community resources.
- Assist in administering or administer and scoring, evaluations for training potential and program development. As Technology Instructor IV, may analyze evaluations for training potential and program development. 
- Assist in reviewing or may review and assess documentation, providing and coordinating vocational rehabilitative services.
- Assist in developing and evaluating or develop and evaluate community resources and providing information and referrals.
- Assist in planning or may plan course lesson plans; identifying appropriate instructional strategies; and developing training aids, manuals, and other material.
- Provide or may facilitate presentations to community groups concerning available services.
- Notify staff of progress about the student and submitting reports.
- May coordinate the development and implementation of individual lesson plans.
- May assist in job coordinating functions.
- As Technology Instructor IV, may assist staff or external organizations in conducting specialized casework in connection with research and demonstration projects or activities; may deliver, install, and set up adaptive aids and devices; may supervise the work of others; may coordinate development or develop curriculum.
- Performing related work as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in planning, teaching and evaluating in a training program environment individually and in group setting to adults with disabilities.
- Experience in assessing clients' functional levels and planning an individualize program of instruction with or on behalf of the customer.
- Knowledge of rehabilitative assessment techniques and tools of the rehabilitative process (JAWS, Narrator, Voice Over, etc).
- Knowledge and experience using braille.
- Knowledge and experience in editing HTML code.

MINIMUM QUALIFCATIONS:
-TS II: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in human resources, organizational development, education, or a related field plus one year of full-time experience in positions that provided knowledge of training methods, techniques, and materials as related to individual development, education, and training programs; or in positions that provided knowledge of agency operations or programs which included giving group presentations.
-TS III: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in human resources, organizational development, education, or a related field plus two years of full-time experience.
-TS IV: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in human resources, organizational development, education, or a related field plus three years of full-time experience.
-All levels, twelve semester hours of graduate study from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each year of the required qualifying experience; A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university will satisfy the minimum qualifications; One additional year of qualifying experience may be substituted for each year (30 semester hours) of the required college.

Selected candidate must be willing and able to participate in an extended blindfold-immersion training program. Must be flexible as working hours may vary depending on students' training needs and may include evenings and weekends. Work involves travel up to 5% of time, and method of transportation is the responsibility of the employee. 

VETERANS:
Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other jobs! Go to www.texasskillstowork.com to translate your military work experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications and skill sets. Also, you can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser: http://www.hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_SocialServices.pdf.  

HOW TO APPLY: 
To be considered, please complete an Application for Employment and apply on Taleo TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those with H1B visas or those currently on student or postgraduate visas. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.