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MyFlorida DOE/DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR - 48004429 - Saint Petersburg 1 in ST. PETERSBURG, Florida
DOE/DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR - 48004429 - Saint Petersburg 1
Date: Jun 11, 2024
Location:
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, US, 33702
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Requisition No: 830902
Agency: Department of Education
Working Title: DOE/DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR - 48004429 - Saint Petersburg 1
Position Number: 48004429
Salary: $3,986.67 per month
Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2024
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
LOCATION: Saint Petersburg, Florida
SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR
Position Number: 48004429
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.
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 works inSt. Petersburg Unit 14Cas aSenior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselorin theSchool-to-Work Program.
Preference may be given to applicants possessing a current CRC Certification and or are eligible to sit for the CRC exam. For information about CRC: https://www.crccertification.com
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree:
Attainment of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study reasonably related to vocational rehabilitation, to indicate a level of competency and skill demonstrating basic preparation in a field of study such as:
vocational rehabilitation counseling
social work
psychology
disability studies
business administration
human resources
special education
supported employment
customized employment
economics
another field that reasonable prepares individuals to work with consumers and employers
Years of Experience : For each year of work experience required in the qualifications, an applicant shall have 12 month of full-time work experience to receive credit for an entire year.
Bachelor’s degreeplus not less than 2 yearsof paid or unpaid experience consisting of:
direct work with individuals with disabilities in a setting such as an independent living center
direct service for advocacy activities that provide such individual with experience and skills in working with individuals with disabilities
direct experience as an employer
direct experience as small business owner or operator
direct experience in self employment
experience in human resources
experience in recruitment
experience in supervising employees
experience in training
experience in other activities that provide experience in competitive integrated employment environments
Advance Degree:
Attainment of a Master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in field of study such as:
vocational rehabilitation counseling
law
social work
psychology
disability studies
business administration
human resources
special education
management
public administration
another field that reasonably provides confidence in:
the employment sector
in a disability field
or in both business-related and rehabilitation-related fields
Years of Experience:Master’s degree plus not less than 1 year of paid or unpaid experience.
For each year of work experience required in the qualifications, an applicant shall have 12 months of full-time work experience to receive credit for an entire year.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The employee must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions. The employee must provide quality customer service and exhibit the positive qualities of teamwork, responsive communication, initiative, flexibility and adaptability. The employee’s performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of the unit. Attendance at work is an essential job function.
This position is responsible for providing independent professional vocational rehabilitation counseling to identified individuals with disabilities, which may include those identified as potentially eligible Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) youth customers ages 14-21, to support the overall goal of employment. This includes providing and coordinating complex services and providing technical assistance on vocational rehabilitation internal and external stakeholders and requires accessing client information, maintaining case records, tracking open authorizations and other case-specific activities and reviewing caseload data regularly. Provides technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders.
Maintains active and meaningful engagement throughout the life of the VR case.
Meets with the individual to review referral and complete the application and Initial Interview for VR services in compliance with federal regulations and/or documents a good faith effort to meet the requirements.
Assesses medical, psychological, and vocational information to determine eligibility for services.
Accurately determines and documents eligibility for VR Services, at the earliest point possible, in compliance with the federal regulations, unless an extension is completed per policy.
Provides information to assist individuals with disabilities in making informed choices, consistent with federal requirements, regarding services, service providers and employment outcomes.
Provides support and services to assist VR customers in obtaining successful and quality employment outcomes.
Authorizes, coordinates and/or negotiates services leading to successful employment outcome.
Actively collaborates with VR Customers regarding plan development.
Engages customers timely in their planning process to identify an appropriate vocational goal and services to develop an IPE, in compliance with the federal regulations, unless an extension of time is completed per policy.
Documents the comprehensive assessment in compliance with policy requirements.
Implementation of services and service delivery:
Provides reasonable and necessary planned services.
Demonstrates quality standards in implementation of the customer’s Individualized Plan for Employment.
Manages resources to ensure all activities, including programmatic counseling and financial, are tracked and occur according to state and federal regulations and policies.
Devises job placement opportunities through job placement activities, including job analysis, job development, and labor market information to assist individuals with disabilities to obtain appropriate employment outcomes.
Develops employer contacts and serves as liaison with employers.
Utilizes the resources of community rehabilitation providers in securing appropriate job placement for eligible individuals with disabilities.
Coordinates or collaborates with others in other placement activities.
Provides support to guide customers appropriately to and through the credential attainment process to support quality employment outcomes.
Provides timely follow up and monitoring in employment phase leading to successful outcomes.
Documents and tracks post-employment supports and services.
Closes cases in alignment with policy.
Manages VR Services and applies sound decision making and best value purchasing principles to customer purchases.
Ensures that all purchases are in alignment with purchasing policies.
Tracks and communicates regulations, laws, and rules specific to financial and payment timelines and requirements like period of performance, open authorizations, allowable expenditures, appropriate use of coding for authorizations, etc.
Collaborates with community partners to assure appropriate use of available resources.
Participates in training experiences designed to enhance professional competency in vocational rehabilitation.
Performs other duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND 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.
Skill in the development and use of community resources and comparable benefits.
Ability to compile, organize and analyze medical, vocational, and psychological data; administer tests and analyze results; provide counseling and guidance in the area of career planning; develop individual vocational rehabilitation programs and place clients in appropriate vocation; communicate effectively; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to use and analyze information from the management information system.
Ability to interpret state and federal vocational rehabilitation regulations and policies.
Ability to devise employment strategies for individuals with disabilities.
Ability to use automated systems
STATE OF FLORIDA EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
State of Florida Retirement Plan – 3% Employee Contribution Required
Employees with up to 5 years of creditable service earnAnnual Leave8.667 hours per month, with 5 to 10 years earn 10.833 hours per month and those with over 10 years of service earn 13 hours per month.
Career Service employees earn 8.667 hours ofSick Leavecredits per month
10 Paid Holidays annually
Health Insurance for Individual of Family Coverage – State pays 80% of premium
Life Insurance – State pays premium for $25,000 basic term life insurance for full time employee
Additional supplemental insurances are available such as dental, vision, etc.
Tax Deferred Medical and Child Care Reimbursement Accounts available.
Additional Benefit information can be found on the following websites:
http://dms.myflorida.com/human_resource_support/human_resource_management/for_job_applicants#Benefits
Insurance Benefits: http://mybenefits.myflorida.com/
Deferred Compensation: https://www.myfloridadeferredcomp.com/SOFWeb/default.aspx
Pretax Benefits: (see link on next line)
http://mybenefits.myflorida.com/health/tax_favored_accounts/health_savings_account
Retirement Benefits: http://dms.myflorida.com/human_resource_support/retirement
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 requirement of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment of 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.
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.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
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