Tennessee Department of Human Services · 1 week ago
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CAREER TRAINING COORDINATOR - 01202026- 74487
Madison County, TN
Internship
Onsite
Intern, Mid Level
$49K/yr - $61K/yr
3+ years expThe Tennessee Department of Human Services is seeking a Vocational Rehabilitation Career Training Coordinator to enhance employment opportunities for individuals through workforce partnerships. This role involves coordinating community-based services, developing training programs, and facilitating career readiness classes to support individuals on their employment path.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Cultivates, maintains, and coordinates collaborative workforce partnerships by explaining and describing programs and services to a variety of audiences such as local Chambers of Commerce, businesses, government entities and other community partners throughout the local community. Develops and maintains ongoing relationships in the community to increase referrals and applications to the VR Program
Assists in the development of long-range objectives and strategies to achieve Community Tennessee Rehabilitation Center (CTRC) program goals and objectives. Identifies nominations for the CTRC Advisory Board and identifies opportunities to engage approved board members in the community-based service delivery model
Plans and conducts quarterly CTRC advisory board meetings and related board meetings as required. Participates in local labor workforce board meetings
Develops and coordinates community-based training and career exploration services such as apprenticeships, internships, and work-based learning for the customer with local businesses in collaboration with internal stakeholders. Collaborates on community-based service delivery with internal and external stakeholders
Develops curriculum and/or routinely reviews and modifies existing curriculum. Facilitates career readiness classes utilizing a variety of facilitating strategies such as lecturing, group work, cooperative learning, differentiated instruction, and/or blended learning or a variety of training environments such as classrooms, virtual, and/or work-based learning environments
Schedules and facilitates career assessments, interest inventories, and vocational evaluations. Identifies and coordinates assistive technology assessments and services as appropriate. Develops and implements pilots and specialized training projects in local community with input from internal and external partners consistent with local labor market needs
Develops and coordinates job retention and job loss services that benefit both the customer and the employer in collaboration with internal stakeholders (self-advocacy, accommodations, job coaching etc.)
Completes, submits, and tracks annual funding requests to local city and county governments. Communicates a return on investment to the local funding partners
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and three years of full-time professional experience in business management, education, training, employment or career consulting/counseling, human resources, social services or human services case management, or vocational rehabilitation
Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority
Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority
Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check
Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable persons registry
Possess a valid driver's license if driving is an essential function of the position
Company
Tennessee Department of Human Services
The Tennessee Department of Human Services offers an extensive range of social services to a diverse group of almost two million Tennesseans across 95 rural and urban counties in our state.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Melisa Hucks
Deputy Commissioner of Operations-COO
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