Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

About the role

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists provide services to clients in meeting problems of personal, social, and vocational adjustment. They interpret and analyze applicants' physical or mental condition, social and economic situation, attitudes and aptitudes, work experiences, functional limitations, educational background and personality traits to determine kind and extent of disability and rehabilitation possibilities.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and analyzes applicant’s physical or mental condition, social and economic situation, attitudes and aptitudes, work experiences, functional limitations, educational background and personality traits to determine kind and extent of disability and rehabilitation possibilities.
• Consults with physicians, psychologists and other appropriate disability professionals regarding findings of examinations; administers and interprets psychological tests when indicated; determines eligibility for rehabilitation services on the basis of law and policy; and assists individuals in formulating a suitable rehabilitation plan.
• Plans and arranges for rehabilitation services; approves expenditures within specified limits for planned rehabilitation services.
• Confers with public and private employers to establish job opportunities for rehabilitation clients; aids clients in securing employment consistent with their capabilities; monitors client progress.
• Provides program monitoring and consultation; keeps appropriate case records and controls case service expenditures.
• Aids individuals with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of assistive technology devices(s).
• Prepares individual written vocational evaluation plans; acts as consultant to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors in making vocational decisions.
• Orients clients to the evaluation process; administers and interprets test results to determine learning capacity, work-related aptitudes, abilities and limitations, behavioral factors affecting vocational performance and rehabilitation potential of clients; makes objective observations of all behaviors essential to the world of work; and recommends specific goals and services to clients.
• Teaches basic vocational skills and leads groups that are composed of individuals with vastly diverse cultural, educational, emotional, physical and mental abilities and backgrounds; develops and administers appropriate job samples to determine learning ability, reaction to supervision, work with peers, work tolerances, physical tolerances and endurance.

Requirements

This job requires a bachelor's degree in vocational rehabilitation, vocational evaluation, or counseling; or a bachelor's degree and one year of experience in a disability related field.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of disabilities; of human relations and conditions; of community services, resources and interventions; of case management principles and practices; of job information and placement practices; and of basic computer and software operations.
• Ability to interact with persons having significant disabilities, to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to establish and maintain effective working relationships to interpret and apply administrative policies, program guidelines and rules, to maintain confidentiality; and to operate and maintain office equipment.

Skills

Skills required include interpreting and analyzing applicant’s physical or mental condition, social and economic situation, attitudes and aptitudes, work experiences, functional limitations, educational background and personality traits to determine kind and extent of disability and rehabilitation possibilities; consulting with physicians, psychologists and other appropriate disability professionals regarding findings of examinations; administering and interpreting psychological tests when indicated; determining eligibility for rehabilitation services on the basis of law and policy; and assisting individuals in formulating a suitable rehabilitation plan.

Benefits

Benefits are commensurate with experience and may include health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other perks.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $4,108.10 to $60,796.16 per month, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is full-time.