Regional Representative

Regional Representative

Regular Full-Time

Salary Range:$70,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

Are you ready to make a difference in your community? Do YOU want to work on a team that is committed to empowering individuals? At Helen Keller Services, our employees work in an environment that is more than just a workplace, it’s a community.

Since 1967, Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) has been committed to improving the lives of individuals who are DeafBlind or have a combined hearing and vision loss. HKNC is dedicated to working with each person to achieve their desired goals towards independence, employment, and quality of life, based on their talents, preferences and aspirations. We currently have an exciting full time career opportunity available to join the HKNC team as a Regional Representative in our South Central Region. This region supports Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Candidate can be located in any of the states within the region. Position requires significant travel throughout the region, and to the Training Building in Sands Point, NY.

Salary: $70-80k annually.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborate, provide technical assistance and consultation with vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind & visually impaired, state and community partners to improve the quality of local and statewide services toward systemic change, reflecting increase in access and state capacity. Through state interagency teams, state collaborative plans (formerly long range service plans, LRSP) will guide capacity building. Contributes to the HKNC strategic planning and implementation process with information and data from state interagency teams.

• Collaborate with consumers, VR and services for the blind, state DeafBlind projects, and community partners to identify DeafBlind youth and adults for inclusion in the HKNC National Registry;
• Facilitate the application process for individuals to HKNC for virtual and/or on-site assessment and/or training and facilitate coordination of transition back/follow up services to their community of choice;
• Provide information, advocacy and referral to local services for individuals and their families to maximize opportunities that are accessible;
• Coordinate and/or provide professional development training/resources to increase the number of qualified service providers (targeted, universal and intensive);
• Offer and provide business relations and consultation services for employers to recruit, hire and retain qualified employees, develop employee retention strategies, and learn about work-site related accommodations;
• Work with HKNC and community-based teams to support consumers with achieving their quality of life and employment goals;
• Assist with National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) capacity building within the region;
• Support the development and provision of billable employment training services to VR consumers through the services of the DeafBlind specialist in the state(s); adhere to state contract/agreement and reporting responsibilities;
• Provide consultation, support, and training to/on behalf of individuals, 55 and better, and service providers in collaboration with HKNC Older Adult Specialist;
• Provide consultation, support, and training to/on behalf of transition-age young adults in collaboration with their families and community partners including, but not limited to: educators, vocational rehabilitation counselors, Pre-ETS transition specialists, state deaf-blind projects, and the National Center on Deaf Blindness;

· Responsible for other duties as may be assigned or requested by his/her immediate supervisor, Executive Director and/or the HKS President & CEO.

This position requires significant travel required throughout the states assigned and to HKNC headquarters (Sands Point, NY) as necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Reports include:

• Administrative Assistant, South Central Region
• DeafBlind Employment Specialist

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Master’s Degree required, preferred in Rehabilitation Counseling or a closely related degree.
• Preference given to an individual with five or more years full-time vocational rehabilitation work experience with individuals who are DeafBlind.

POSITION BENEFITS:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA plans
• 4 Weeks Paid vacation annually
• Paid Sick time
• 2 Personal Days annually
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• 403b Program w/Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Optional Ancillary benefit plans
• Career advancement opportunities