Disability Services Instructor
Disability services instructors assess training needs,
conduct training programs and organise employment or
recreation and leisure activities for people with intellectual
and/or physical, sensory, social or emotional disabilities.
Disability services instructors may perform the following
tasks:
- work out the needs of people with disabilities,
including those needs which may be met through training or
work experience
- plan, develop and implement education and/or training
programs and check on how well they have worked
- talk to parents, residential care workers, community
groups, employers and other interested people.
Disability services instructors usually specialise in one
of the following service areas:
Competitive Employment: places people with
disabilities in jobs and provides intensive on-the-job
training and continued monitoring.
Life Education: teaches people with disabilities
community orientation, independent living skills, daily living
activities, literacy and numeracy, communication and
vocational training.
Recreation and Leisure: establishes recreation and
support networks and provides recreation and community
orientation training.
Supported Employment (Integrated): negotiates with
employers to obtain long-term employment placements and
provides on-the-job training and continuing supervisory
support.
Supported Sheltered Employment: negotiates work
contracts for small business operations, manages the business
aspects of the operation and provides occupational training
and ongoing support.
Disability services instructors may be required to work
outside normal business hours. This depends on the nature of
the training involved and could include a wide variety of
tasks, such as organising a paper round or recreation and
leisure activities.
Required Skills - Disability Services Instructor
- understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities
- good communication, organisational and leadership skills
- enthusiastic and self-motivated
- patient and flexible
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