Requisition No: 871854 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUPV - SES - 48004722

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48004722 

Salary:  Monthly $4,853.33 / Annually $58,240.00 

Posting Closing Date: 03/17/2026 

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Florida Department of Education

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Bureau/Office of Field Services

Location: Area 7 / Hollywood / Unit 22D

Position Title: Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor (SES)

Salary: Monthly $4,853.33 / Annually $58,240.00

INTERNAL AGENCY

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months.

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Application Information:

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:

• • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.  

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.

• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE: Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is a supervisory position performing duties under the limited supervision of the Vocational Rehabilitation Area Supervisor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.  Position manages the activities and supervises staff in the Area 7- Hollywood location to ensure the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities in order that they may attain or maintain employment.  Position will access client information, maintain case records, produce correspondence and perform other automated functions within the position's responsibilities.

“This position spends the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work, and has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action, including all employees serving as supervisors, administrators, and directors in accordance with Section 110.205(2)(w), Florida Statutes.”

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Note: The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

As a supervisor, the incumbent must communicate with, motivate, provide or coordinate training, and direct the work of his/her subordinates. In addition, the employee must complete timely performance appraisals, develop timely and accurate work plans, and timely approve monthly timesheets and attendance and leave requests for each position under his/her direct report.  The incumbent has the authority to make hiring recommendations as well as disciplinary recommendations.

Evaluates the work and quality of casework to ensure that team members work in partnership with eligible individuals to attain a quality employment outcome. 

Develops, implements, and enhances unit and individual performance goals consistent with the VR Services mission by providing training, coaching, counseling, performance evaluation, role modeling, and active participation in Area quality assurance initiatives.

Establishes screening and evaluation criteria, following Departmental guidelines, for hiring of the team members.  

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.

Develops strategies using community resources and comparable benefits to achieve employment outcomes.

Manages and oversees financial resources to ensure the effective, efficient, and compliant provision of services in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.  Reviews all data prepared by the unit to ensure accuracy. 

Collaborates with community partners, including employers, to develop appropriate and effective use of financial resources and comparable benefits.

Monitors the quality of rehabilitation outcomes for performance evaluations.  Provides technical assistance, identifying and analyzing internal and external problems and offers alternative solutions and strategies with individual and/or team involvement.

Facilitates team process improvement to achieve customer independence.

Performs related work as required.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor-SES is advanced-level professional work supervising vocational rehabilitation counselors and office support staff.   At this level, the position works independently on a variety of complex tasks under limited supervision, performing a variety of complex tasks where general policies may not have been previously established and standard methods may not be available.  The work requires extensive knowledge of counseling techniques and practices.  The work involves spending the majority of time planning and directing the staff's work; communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees; and having the authority to recommend hiring, transfers, suspensions, promotions, and disciplinary actions.  The employee may use skill in developing methods and procedures for special applications or functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

Minimum Requirements:

Professional Experience

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

Education

• Bachelor's degree in the following fields: Counseling, Business, Psychology, Education, Public Safety, or Criminology and 2 years of professional experience.

                                                   OR

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in relevant fields and 2 years of professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge of the 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.

Ability supervise people, determine work priorities, plan and organize work assignments, ensure proper completion of work assignments, train others, assess training needs and develop and conduct training programs, utilize problem-solving techniques, develop and monitor programs and their effectiveness, recommend policy and procedural changes, understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures, understand interviewing clients in order to determine eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, compiling, organizing and analyzing medical, vocational, and psychological data, providing counseling and guidance in the area of career planning, assessing test results, administering tests and analyze results, developing individualized plans for employment (IPE's) for severely disabled clients, placing clients in appropriate vocations, communicate effectively, establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

EDUCATIONAL SUBSITITUIONS:

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or University.

Related work experience may not be substituted for any licensure, certification, or registration required by an agency and indicated in the advertised job description.

DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION MISSION STATEMENT

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."

Florida Department of Education (Link to office page or agency website)

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

LEAVE INFORMATION: SMS/SES

• Annual Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions are credited with 176 hours of annual leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of the initial appointment.

• • Sick Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions shall be credited with 104 hours of sick leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of initial appointment.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment/volunteer undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. No applicant for a designated position will be employed, contracted 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, finger printing for all purposes and checks under this requirement, statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal records checks through local law enforcement.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (SSS) AND REQUIREMENT

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. 

For more information, please visit the Selective Service website.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287

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.