DOE - DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSEL - 48004453 - HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

Overview

DOE - DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSEL - 48004453 - HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal-state program that helps people who have physical or mental disabilities get or keep a job. VR is a committed to helping people with disabilities find meaningful careers.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional vocational rehabilitation counseling to individuals with disabilities to help them achieve their employment goals.
• Assess medical, psychological, and vocational information to determine service eligibility and develop individualized employment plans.
• Coordinate and negotiate services, conduct job placement activities, and build relationships with employers and community partners.
• Manage client information and case records, provide technical assistance to internal and external customers, and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Balance multiple priorities, work productively under tight deadlines, and maintain a goal-directed approach. In-person attendance is essential for this position.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Professional Experience

Work with individuals with disabilities in advocacy and / or employment-related roles.

Education

OR

Job Description

Senior VR Counselors provide professional vocational rehabilitation counseling to individuals with disabilities to help them achieve their employment goals. They assess medical, psychological, and vocational information to determine service eligibility and develop individualized employment plans. The role involves coordinating and negotiating services, conducting job placement activities, and building relationships with employers and community partners.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

theories and practices in vocational rehabilitation guidance and counseling; interviewing techniques; medical and psychological aspects of disability groups; principles and techniques of effective communication; employment resources and vocational rehabilitation resources; and methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data.

to compile, organize and analyze medical, vocational and psychological data; administer tests and analyze results; provide counseling and guidance in career planning; develop individual vocational rehabilitation programs and place clients in appropriate vocation; communicate effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships.

in the development and use of community resources and comparable benefits.

Location and Schedule

LOCATION : Multiple Locations in Hillsborough County; Brandon, Plant City and Tampa. Appointment Salary : $3,986.67 per month. In-person attendance is essential.

Salary and Benefits

Background Screening

Level 2 background screening required as a condition of employment. Applicants will be provided with Consent to Background Screening, Affidavit of Good Moral Character, and Notice of Rights. Fingerprints will be submitted if selected. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer.

Additional Information

State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. Reasonable accommodation requests should be made to the agency hiring authority or People First Service Center. Veterans' Preference may apply. This posting is a continuous posting to fill positions in Hillsborough County.

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