Deaf Blind Employment Specialist

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🦌 Connecticut, New Hampshire, +1 more states – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote 🗻 New Hampshire – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $55k - $60k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Helen Keller Services (HKS)

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1893

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Education • Social Impact

Helen Keller Services (HKS) is a nonprofit organization that enables people who are blind, DeafBlind, have low vision, or combined hearing and vision loss to live, work, and thrive in their communities. Operating through two divisions—the Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind (HKNC), which provides national vocational rehabilitation, adaptive technology, orientation & mobility, and professional training, and Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB), which delivers early childhood, vocational, assistive-technology, low-vision, and community services across the New York metropolitan area—HKS offers on-campus and regional programs, online learning, advocacy, and research to expand accessibility and employment opportunities. The organization combines direct service delivery, professional development, and public awareness to remove barriers and promote independence for people with vision and hearing-vision loss.

📋 Description

• Provide one-on-one vocational rehabilitation services focused on job readiness training, job development, job placement, and coaching • Provide one-on-one and group-based employment-focused services throughout the New England Region, face-to-face or virtually • Work with service providers and community partners to execute Individualized Plans for Employment (IPEs) • Provide assistive technology, instrumental activities of daily living assistance, self-advocacy training, and casework as needed • Identify service gaps and unmet consumer needs across the region • Educate Vocational Rehabilitation personnel about DeafBlind capabilities and HKNC programs and services • Serve as liaison and professional trainer between HKNC, Vocational Rehabilitation, and home team members • Provide training and mentoring on work-site accommodations • Work with VR and businesses to create work experience opportunities • Identify DeafBlind youth and adults for inclusion in the HKNC National Registry • Identify professional learning opportunities and assist with regional training needs assessments • Implement vocational services best practices with HKNC teams and regional partners • Coordinate with State DeafBlind Projects serving transition-age youth, families, and educational personnel • Link educational teams with VR and community resources and attend IEP meetings when necessary • Coordinate referrals, follow-up recommendations, and training with the DeafBlind Immersion Experience coordinator • Travel to consumer, partner, and training locations throughout the New England Region as needed • Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor or department director

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in vocational rehabilitation, special education or a closely related degree • Three to five years of experience • Basic computer proficiency • Experience with File Maker Pro, Outlook, and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) • Certification in good standing with emphasis in employment services, including ACRE and/or CESP (preferred) • Familiarity with Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services agencies within the New England Region (preferred) • Fluency in communication methods used by people who are DeafBlind, including American Sign Language (ASL) and sign language in English word order (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • 4 weeks' paid vacation annually • Paid personal and sick time • 11 Paid Holidays Off • Life Insurance • Short/Long Term Disability • Additional Ancillary Benefits • 403b Program w/Employer Match • Employee Assistance Program • Career Advancement opportunities • Professional Development • Reasonable workplace accommodations