DOE/VR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUPV - SES - 48004764

State of Florida • PALMETTO, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal-state program that helps people who have physical or mental disabilities get or keep a job. VR is 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 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.
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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Not less than 3 years of 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 individuals with experience and skills in working with individuals with disabilities
• direct experience as an employer
• direct experience as a 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
• Knowledge of the theories and practices of vocational rehabilitation counseling.
• Knowledge of the professional ethics relating to rehabilitation counseling.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of the methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data.
• Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to develop and monitor programs and program effectiveness and to recommend policy and procedural changes.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Accessing client information, maintaining case records, producing correspondence and performing other automated functions within the position's responsibilities.
• Communicating with, motivating, providing or coordinating training, and directing the work of subordinates.
• Completing timely performance appraisals.
• Developing timely and accurate work plans.
• Approving monthly timesheets and attendance and leave requests for each position under his/her direct report.
• Making hiring recommendations.
• Making disciplinary recommendations.
• Evaluating the work and quality of casework to ensure that team members work in partnership with eligible individuals to attain a quality employment outcome.
• Communicating plans and prioritizing strategies using community resources and comparable benefits to achieve employment outcomes.
• Managing and coordinating financial resources to ensure effective and efficient provision of services according to state and federal regulations and policies.
• Ensuring accuracy of data from the unit team.
• Planning, devising, developing, and collaborating with community partners, including employers, to assure the appropriate use of financial resources and comparable benefits.
• Evaluating staff performance by monitoring the quality of rehabilitation outcomes.
• Providing technical assistance, identifying and analyzing internal and external problems; offering alternative solutions and strategies with individual and/or team involvement.
• Facilitating team process improvement to achieve customer independence.
• Developing and optimizing unit team and individual goals which are consistent with Vocational Rehabilitation's mission through individual and group teaching, coaching, counseling, evaluating, role modeling and participation in Area quality assurance activities.

Benefits

• State of Florida Retirement - 3% Employee Contribution Required
• 10 Paid Holidays annually
• 176 Hours of Paid Annual Leave – anniversary date
• 104 Hours of Paid Sick Leave – anniversary date
• Health Insurance for Individual or Family Coverage
• Life Insurance – State pays premium for $25,000 basic term life insurance for full time employee
• Additional supplemental insurances available such as dental, vision, etc.
• Tax Deferred Medical and Child Care Reimbursement Accounts available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager