Vocational Training Instructor III

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Vocational Training Instructor III

Salary

$34,272.00 - $40,507.92 Annually

Location

24 - HARRISON COUNTY, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

9357-0653-20251208Hr

Department

0653 - DRS-VOC REHAB FOR THE BLIND

Opening Date

12/22/2025

Closing Date

1/15/2026 11:59 PM Central

Agency Minimum Salary

$34,272.00

Agency Maximum Salary

$40,507.92

About the Agency

The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) is a state agency dedicated to helping Mississippians with disabilities to live and work independently. MDRS serves through four major programs: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind (VRB), Office of Special Disability Programs (OSDP), and Disability Determination Services (DDS). Services also include support through Assistive Technology, the Office of Business Development and much more. It is the mission of MDRS to provide appropriate and comprehensive services in a timely and effective manner. Programs and services assist individuals with disabilities to gain employment, retain employment, and to live independently. MDRS is always looking for qualified and passionate employees to help fulfill its mission. To inquire about this position, please email careers@mdrs.ms.gov

About the Position

This position is with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind (VRB) and performs a full range of professional vocational rehabilitation assignments and work. This is highly specialized work involved in the instruction of blind and visually disabled clients in the state adjustment center or client's homes. Work involves evaluation of clients' instructional needs; development of plans, methods, and materials to meet those needs; and providing of proper and adequate instruction.

Examples of work performed in this classification include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Instructs blind, visually impaired, and disabled clients in the development of knowledge, skills and abilities to enhance their overall rehabilitation.
• Manages case record information in accordance with Independent Living Skills and Personal Adjustment Skills guidelines set by the agency, state, and federal regulations.
• Establishes and maintains support, referral networks and community resources.
• Utilizes evaluative and analytical techniques of identifying needs of individual clients in the instructor's area and establishes goals and plans to meet those needs.
• Plans and develops courses of instruction based on the specific needs of the blind or visually disabled client to facilitate their adjustment.
• Devises instructional material, methods, and aids to assist in the rehabilitation process.
• Instructs client in the area of specialty to ensure development of knowledge; skills and abilities which will enhance total rehabilitation.
• Prepares and submits comprehensive evaluations of clients' achievements within the area of specialty.
• Develops schedules, programs, etc. for the area of specialty as required.
• Initiates research appropriate in his/her department.
• Contributes to the department's curriculum planning, development and upgrading, utilizing expertise derived from experience and/or education.
• Instructs the client in the use of tactile and kinesthetic senses; traveling locally; safety in travel; cane techniques in travel, including negotiating steps; optical detection