Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) Institute Director

## SCOPE OF WORK

The Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) Institute at NWIC offers a comprehensive TVR training curriculum and technical assistance support for current and future staff in the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) projects across the United States. The TVR Institute Director is responsible for administering the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center (AIVRTTAC) subaward on behalf of Northwest Indian College and provides training and technical assistance in partnership with them.

## DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the TVR Institute's development and operations, including training curriculum development, technical assistance support and project implementation; monitor program impact and outcomes, and recommend program modifications as needed;

Negotiate and maintain the subaward with the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center (AIVRTTAC) at the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University;

Serve as the primary Institute point of contact with the AIVRTTAC, ensuring compliance with project goals and objectives;

Develop and monitor budgets and fund expenditures; ensure that budgets and funds are properly accounted for, and that necessary reporting is completed in a timely and accurate manner;

Coordinate with finance office staff to monitor Institute expenditures, student accounts, payroll and financial reports;

Ensure that outreach and project-related activities are planned for, completed and properly evaluated;

Monitor new faculty and class sessions as needed or when class issues arise;

Facilitate meetings, make travel arrangements, and prepare meeting materials;

Ensure the effective development of a TVR career ladder that starts with the TVR Award of Completion, continues to the NWIC Bachelor's in Community Advocates Responsive Education with a TVR Concentration (CARE-TVR) or other bachelor-level programs, through to the Master's programs such as the in Rehabilitation Counseling degree at Western Washington University;

Compile evaluation and assessment feedback for the AIVRTTAC, NWIC, and RSA to determine needed Institute and curriculum modifications; oversee implementation of changes to curriculum and evaluate results;

Coordinate and participate in outreach and recruiting activities; evaluate effectiveness of activities and make necessary modifications;

Oversee the development of a comprehensive TVR curriculum at NWIC and ensure that necessary approval processes through the NWIC Curriculum Committee are completed; ensure that classes and training videos meet training objectives;

Oversee the development of a database of student information and training needs; produce data and required reports necessary to ensure proper project administration needs are met;

Plan for, coordinate and evaluate course technology logistics and needs with the NWIC Information Technology and e-Learning departments;

Recruit, hire and supervise assigned faculty and staff, including Institute faculty contracts; ensure that assigned faculty and staff meet project deliverables; and serve as the primary point of contact with human resources;

Coordinate with NWIC admissions and registration staff to modify Institute student processes and supports when necessary;

Provide academic advising to all students in the CARE-TVR bachelor's degree program.

Compile and analyze student and program data and produce reports as needed; reviewing all student class surveys and identifying and facilitating course and program modifications and improvements as needed;

Monitor student incompletes and coordinate with faculty to resolve them;

Plan and facilitate all additional projects that support Institute activities and outcomes;

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