Total 3 Education / Training job vacancies in AZ - Tucson - Loews Ventana Canyon

Carries out the full scope of supervisory and personnel management responsibilities, including the recruitment, training, counseling, and evaluation of interpretive staff. Creates culture of teamwork and inclusion. Listens to and resolves complaints from employees and works with Employee Relations to address more extensive personnel matters.

Provides overall direction, goal setting, visioning, review, planning, and execution of all personal and media interpretive services. Serves as principal advisor to the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, and park leadership team on all technical and professional matters related to interpretation.

Provides overall direction, goal setting, visioning, review, planning, and execution of all K-12 and youth education services. Serves as principal advisor to the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, and park leadership team on all technical and professional matters related to education for children and youth, including engaging with tribal youth programs.

Represents the Division and Park in working with the park's cooperating association, partners, and concessioners, and other federal offices, educational institutions, and community-based organizations in matters related to public programming, interpretive media, K-12 curriculum-based programs, and other interpretation and education efforts.

Oversees administrative functions related to interpretive operations and programs. Seeks new funding sources, manages budget, and collects data that supports program accomplishments writes reports. Understand, collect, and distribute needed resources. Manages and implements performance management system and award programs.

Area Information:

This position is stationed at South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park located in Northern Arizona. The South Rim is approximately 60 miles north of Williams and 82 miles Northwest of Flagstaff, at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Temperatures range from approximately 90 degrees in the summer to 0 degrees in the winter. Annual precipitation averages around 13 inches.

Grand Canyon Village has schools K-12, a daycare center, post office, general store, churches, a recreation center with gym, a public library, a clinic with resident physicians, and several restaurants. The park community consists of some 2,500 people, including employees of the NPS and concessioners and their family members. There are often employment opportunities for family members in the park and surrounding areas. The park community is small enough that many employees choose to walk or bike from their homes to work. Complete shopping, educational, medical, and professional services are available in Williams and Flagstaff. Flagstaff has a population of about 75,000 and has multiple K-12 public and private schools, Northern Arizona University, and diverse community, medical and other support services. Recreational opportunities include hiking, backpacking, fishing, cross-country and downhill skiing, and golfing in nearby communities.

South Rim Housing: Permanent and Term employees with a Full Performance Level (FPL) of a GS-09 or WG-8 and above will be provided the option of accepting assigned housing, participating in the normal bid system, or accepting shared housing. Permanent and Term employees with an FPL of GS-08 or WG-7 and below may be provided the option of participating in the normal bid system or accepting shared housing. Any employee assigned to shared housing may continue to bid into non-shared housing.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care and support services to an adult population of Veterans which is characterized by a very significant number of older male Veterans; reviews of demographic data discloses that the average age of the SWBRC Veteran is 72 years with a distribution of 94% male and 6% female.
• Tailors rehabilitation care and support services to meet the needs of the individual Veteran.
• Responsible for assessments of each Veteran's needs and the delivery of services which are responsive to the concerns of individual Veterans to the extent possible.
• Responsible for intakes, assessing needs, capabilities and limitations, goal setting and treatment planning for individuals experiencing blindness/visual impairment caused by injury or disease.
• Works as part of the inpatient rehabilitation team coordinating care for blind and visually impaired Veterans.
• May serve as Facilitator for one or more assigned Veterans during the Veteran's program. As a Facilitator, the specialist is responsible for developing and coordinating the Veteran's Individualized Treatment Plan under the supervision of the Team Leader, with input from the Veteran and all team members.
• Maintains close communication with all members of the interdisciplinary SWBRC staff, including optometry, psychology, social work, recreation, and nursing, to ensure the needs and goals of the Veteran are being met.
• The essential elements are knowledge of the administration and interpretations of assessments and evaluations, treatment, and management in blind/vision rehabilitation and instruction that teaches Veterans with visual impairments to utilize adaptive skills and techniques necessary to cope with the demands of everyday life. These needs constitute significant physical, emotional, and social disabilities.
• Studies visual and non-visual barriers and related processes that result in activity limitations, participation restrictions, loss of vocational and avocational opportunities, and psychological distress. In providing direct services, the incumbent will use diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and instrumentation to identify and resolve or minimize these problems.
• Some Veterans manifest only blindness/visual impairment as their disabling condition. Others may have multiple medical problems, psychological concerns, substance abuse problems and cognitive problems in addition to visual impairment.
• The BRS must identify the difficulties confronting the Veteran and the barriers to treatment and then develop and provide intervention designed to enhance the blind and vision rehabilitation process.
• Develops a close rapport with assigned Veterans. When assigned the role of Facilitator, the BRS becomes the primary advocate for the Veteran, communicating feelings and concerns to other members of the rehabilitation team.
• Develops an individualized treatment plan in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team to improve the quality of life for blind and visually impaired Veterans through the development of skills and capabilities needed for personal independence, emotional stability and the successful integration into community, family, and environment.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of discipline-specific technology necessary to assist in the Veteran's rehabilitation needs and processes such as electronic travel aids, computer assisted technology, speech output and input devices, large print devices and Braille devices, etc. The BRS determines the need for these devices based on type, nature and severity of the problem, and assessments, and instructs the Veteran in the proper use of the device along with its abilities and limitations. Optical devices, prescribed by an eye care specialist, are incorporated into the Veteran's individualized treatment plan.
• Works with family members and/or significant others to educate and counsel about the ramifications of visual impairment. Family members are taught to recognize and change behaviors and behavior patterns that impede blind and vision rehabilitation progress and how to cope with the psychological and social problems and their own individual stress.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care and support services to an adult population of Veterans which is characterized by a very significant number of older male Veterans; reviews of demographic data discloses that the average age of the SWBRC Veteran is 72 years with a distribution of 94% male and 6% female.
• Tailors rehabilitation care and support services to meet the needs of the individual Veteran.
• Responsible for assessments of each Veteran's needs and the delivery of services which are responsive to the concerns of individual Veterans to the extent possible.
• Responsible for intakes, assessing needs, capabilities and limitations, goal setting and treatment planning for individuals experiencing blindness/visual impairment caused by injury or disease.
• Works as part of the inpatient rehabilitation team coordinating care for blind and visually impaired Veterans.
• May serve as Facilitator for one or more assigned Veterans during the Veteran's program. As a Facilitator, the specialist is responsible for developing and coordinating the Veteran's Individualized Treatment Plan under the supervision of the Team Leader, with input from the Veteran and all team members.
• Maintains close communication with all members of the interdisciplinary SWBRC staff, including optometry, psychology, social work, recreation, and nursing, to ensure the needs and goals of the Veteran are being met.
• The essential elements are knowledge of the administration and interpretations of assessments and evaluations, treatment, and management in blind/vision rehabilitation and instruction that teaches Veterans with visual impairments to utilize adaptive skills and techniques necessary to cope with the demands of everyday life. These needs constitute significant physical, emotional, and social disabilities.
• Studies visual and non-visual barriers and related processes that result in activity limitations, participation restrictions, loss of vocational and avocational opportunities, and psychological distress. In providing direct services, the incumbent will use diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and instrumentation to identify and resolve or minimize these problems.
• Some Veterans manifest only blindness/visual impairment as their disabling condition. Others may have multiple medical problems, psychological concerns, substance abuse problems and cognitive problems in addition to visual impairment.
• The BRS must identify the difficulties confronting the Veteran and the barriers to treatment and then develop and provide intervention designed to enhance the blind and vision rehabilitation process.
• Develops a close rapport with assigned Veterans. When assigned the role of Facilitator, the BRS becomes the primary advocate for the Veteran, communicating feelings and concerns to other members of the rehabilitation team.
• Develops an individualized treatment plan in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team to improve the quality of life for blind and visually impaired Veterans through the development of skills and capabilities needed for personal independence, emotional stability and the successful integration into community, family, and environment.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of discipline-specific technology necessary to assist in the Veteran's rehabilitation needs and processes such as electronic travel aids, computer assisted technology, speech output and input devices, large print devices and Braille devices, etc. The BRS determines the need for these devices based on type, nature and severity of the problem, and assessments, and instructs the Veteran in the proper use of the device along with its abilities and limitations. Optical devices, prescribed by an eye care specialist, are incorporated into the Veteran's individualized treatment plan.
• Works with family members and/or significant others to educate and counsel about the ramifications of visual impairment. Family members are taught to recognize and change behaviors and behavior patterns that impede blind and vision rehabilitation progress and how to cope with the psychological and social problems and their own individual stress.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.