Vocational Training Instructor (Full-Time)

Region; Canton (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Region 8 seeks a Vocational Training Instructor in Mississippi to prepare daily living and work activities for developmentally disabled adults. The role supports a structured training environment and collaboration with program staff in a center setting.

Responsibilities include maintaining documentation, supervising participants in living and pre-vocational skills, and transporting consumers as needed. A high school diploma or GED, background check, and a Mississippi driver’s license are

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Must pass a criminal background check.
• Must have a valid Mississippi Driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Prepares daily living/work activities and supports a smooth training environment for developmentally disabled adults.
• Maintains documentation to meet program requirements in the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Supervises, trains, and assists consumers in living and pre-vocational/work skills daily.
• Inspects equipment and supplies; estimates time/materials for tasks.
• Transports consumers to center activities as needed; performs routine paperwork.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK

The primary responsibilities include the preparation of daily living/work activities and other duties providing for a smooth work training environment for developmentally disabled adults.

EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains documentation as evidence that all duties are completed in accordance with program requirements contained in the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Maintains proper training, continuing education, qualifications, and other certifications required for this position as written in the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Represents Region 8 and Region 8 Administration in a positive manner at all times both internally and externally.
• Always leads by example and is a positive role model for coworkers.
• Provides supervision, training, instruction and assistance to consumers with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a daily basis in areas of living skills, pre-vocational skills and work training.
• Inspects, inventories and maintains equipment and supplies used in assigned areas.
• Makes estimates of time and materials required for assigned work area.
• Transports consumers with intellectual and developmental disabilities to and from the center to home and planned activities as needed.
• Performs routine paperwork and documentation as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned by Supervisors.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or General Education Development equivalency required.
• Must pass a criminal background check.
• Must have a valid Mississippi Driver’s license.

REPORTING SUPERVISOR

Intellectual and Developmental Disability Site Coordinator, Intellectual and Developmental Disability Coordinator, Clinical Directors

POSITIONS SUPERVISED

None