What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technology Training Instructor position at Affiliated Blind of Louisiana?
Overview
Join our dynamic team as a Technology Training Instructor, where you will ignite enthusiasm for information technology and empower learners to master essential digital skills. This paid role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver engaging classroom instruction, guiding students through the fundamentals. If you’re passionate about teaching technology and eager to make a meaningful impact, this position is your chance to inspire future innovators.
Specific Duties
Teaches blind, deaf-blind, and visually impaired clients keyboarding, computer skills (hardware and software), and assistive technology. Evaluates client skills. Plans curriculum, lesson plans, and instructional materials. Confers with client, family, counselor, staff, and other providers to develop individual service plan for client. Maintains case notes and prepares monthly and completion reports. Recommends purchase of aid and appliances.
Qualifications
1) Should have experience in use of teaching and counseling techniques required in providing effective assistance to persons with disability.
2) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in rehabilitation, education, special education, psychology, related human services field or computer science.
3) Working knowledge of operation of large print access devices for microcomputers and application software.
4) Ability to cross train in other areas of access devices for people who are blind i.e., speech, Braille or optical character recognition devices.
5) Ability to apply evaluation techniques to assess clients’ capacities relevant to their technological needs.
6) Ability to utilize community resources as related to technology and disabilities.
7) Ability to apply computer access technology in vocational situations.
8) Skill in organizing and refining training materials.
9) Ability to coordinate efforts as a member of interdisciplinary team.
10) Knowledge of the vocational rehabilitation process.
11) Skills in communicating orally and in writing.
12) Ability to complete and maintain files on each client.
13) Ability to provide oral feedback to the client as well as oral and written reports of client’s progress to center/field staff.
14) Develop an instructional plan based on clients assessments and curriculum guides,
15) Provide demonstration of computer access technology upon request.
16) Perform related work as assigned.
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15