VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUPV - SES - 48004329

Requisition No: 822161 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUPV - SES - 48004329

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48004329 

Salary:  $4,853.33 

Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2024 

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VR DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

AREA 2, JACKSONVILLE/UNIT 11A

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUPERVISOR - SES

Position Number: 48004329

Minimum Hiring Salary: $4,853.33 Monthly

This Advertisement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for up to 6 months.

Our Mission is "to help people with disabilities find and maintain employment and enhance their independence." Our Vision is "to become the first place people with disabilities turn when seeking employment and a top resource for employers in need of qualified employees."

This position is located in Daytona Beach, FL

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT 

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment undergo level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

All applicants for employment or to volunteer who are selected for an interview will be provided with the Consent to Background Screening form for level 2 screening, the Affidavit of Good Moral Character, and the Notice of Rights. The leading candidate for employment or to volunteer will be required to execute the Consent form and Affidavit, report to a designated location, and submit fingerprints for level 2 screening.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

SALARY

This position typically is hired at the pre-broadband salary minimum of $4,853.33 per month.

DESCRIPTION

This is a vocational rehabilitation professional position responsible for managing, evaluating, training, hiring, facilitating and providing technical assistance to a vocational rehabilitation unit (cost center) to ensure the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities in order that they may attain or maintain employment. The incumbent of this position will access client information, maintain case records, produce correspondence and perform other automated functions within the position's responsibilities.

Evaluates the work and quality of casework, to ensure that team members work in partnership with eligible individuals to attain a quality employment outcome. Communicates, plans and prioritizes strategies using community resources and comparable Manages and coordinates financial resources to ensure effective and efficient provision of services according to state and federal regulations and policies.

Ensures accuracy of data from the unit team. Plans, devises, develops, and collaborates with community partners, including employers, to assure the appropriate use of financial resources and comparable benefits to achieve employment outcomes.

Evaluates staff performance by monitoring the quality of rehabilitation outcomes. Provides technical assistance, identifying and analyzing internal and external problems; offers alternative solutions and strategies with individual and/or team involvement.

Facilitates team process improvement to achieve customer independence. Develops and optimizes unit team and individual goals which are consistent with the VR Services' mission through individual and group teaching, coaching, counseling, evaluating, role modeling and participation in Area quality assurance activities.

Establishes evaluation criteria, following Departmental guidelines, for the hiring of the unit team members. Develops resources to recruit qualified applicants. Designs and conducts interviews and hires the unit team members. 

Develops and optimizes unit team and individual goals which are consistent with the VR Services' mission through individual and group teaching, coaching, counseling, evaluating, role modeling and participation in Area quality assurance activities. 

Provides technical assistance and specialized training to internal and external customers, including employers. Participates and provides training experiences designed to enhance professional competency in achieving employment outcomes. Attendance at work is an essential job function.

Financial Accountability

• Manages and coordinates resources to ensure effective and efficient provision of services according to state and federal regulations
• Collaborates with community partners to assure appropriate use of available resources and comparable benefit
  Continuing Education and Training

• Participates and provides training experiences designed to enhance professional competency in vocational rehabilitation
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavioral or rehabilitative science or education, or related field and three years of professional experience in rehabilitation counseling with the physically, emotionally or mentally disabled or visually impaired; or a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a social, behavioral or rehabilitative science or education and two years of professional experience as described above.
  EXAMPLES OF WORK
  Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.
  Conducts client intake
  Assesses client's resources.
  Performs job placement and job development activities for clients.
  Performs follow-up and maintains client contact through telephone calls and home visits
  Interviews, counsels, and evaluates patients to determine individual therapeutic activity needs.
  Consults with other professionals and team members concerning recommended programs.
  Prepares reports on patients' progress and their reactions to various activities.
  Evaluates rehabilitation therapy programs and makes recommendations for adjustment and revisions.
  Conducts in-depth interviews with a diverse group of blind and visually impaired clients to determine their eligibility for rehabilitation services and the feasibility for achieving a vocational independent living or educational goal.
  Determines existing problems and evaluates individual needs for achieving independence in daily living, in acquiring communication skills and/or obtaining suitable employment.
  Develops community contacts for employment opportunities, similar benefits and socialization.
  Assists in the establishment of policies, standards, rules, regulations and guidelines for program planning.
  EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS 
   

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Note: The knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) identified in this class specification represent those needed to perform the duties of this class. Additional knowledge, skills and abilities may be applicable for individual positions in the employing agency.)

Knowledge of:

• the theories and practices of vocational rehabilitation counseling
• professional ethics relating to rehabilitation counseling
• methods of data collection and analysis
• principles and techniques of effective communication
  Ability to:

• supervise people
• determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments
• train others
• collect, evaluate and analyze data to solve problems, document work flow and offer improvements to management
• conduct fact finding research
• utilize problem-solving techniques
• develop and monitor programs and program effectiveness and to recommend policy and procedural changes; understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• communicate effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others plan, organize and coordinate work assignments; and, use automated systems  
  LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE: 12/10/2003 
  History: 07/01/2002 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.