Voc Rehab Specialist - Kentucky, United States - Kentucky Personnel Cabinet

Description

Advertisement Closes 6/5/2024 (8:00 PM EDT Voc Rehab Specialist - Certified Pay Grade15 Salary $4, Monthly Employment Type EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | HR/WK Hiring Agency Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Workforce Development Location Location varies Description The Education and Labor Cabinet fosters opportunities for lifelong learning, training and career serviceswhile protecting the well-being of Kentucky's workforce. Our mission is to promote early childhood through12th grade, postsecondary education, adult education and credentialed training to provide lifelongopportunities for Kentuckians. Use of resources and data to improve the prosperity of Kentucky's workforce.Actively engage employers to drive Kentucky's workforce system by creating opportunities for and removingemployment barriers for Kentuckians. Create a culture of accountability to promote best practices, fairness,and compliance with Kentucky's wage and hour, employees' safety, health and worker's compensationrequirements.

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation empowers individuals with disabilities to maximize employment, achieveeconomic self-sufficiency and independence, and to contribute back to society. We also help businesses andemployers recruit, retain and accommodate employees with disabilities.

We are seeking a Voc Rehab Specialist – Certified to provide expert services to persons with disabilities inthe development, coordination, instruction, implementation, and monitoring of specialized vocationalrehabilitation services, programs and/or activities, such as orientation and mobility, assistive technology,rehabilitation technology, job placement and development, supported employment etc. Serves as team leader inCertified field of expertise and is responsible for direction, oversight and for meeting the trainingobjectives of the consumer and the rehabilitation program.

This position will serve Western Kentucky: Paducah, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Owensboro.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform Orientation and Mobility (O&M) evaluations and training for referred Vocational Rehabilitation(VR) and independent living/older blind consumers.

Receive referral information and interpret eye reports and other medical reports.

Write monthly training reports for referring Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) counselor, andprepare evaluation report with recommendations, ongoing case notes and updates, and final training reportdocumenting training goals and outcomes.

Coordinate schedule with consumer and travel to conduct O&M evaluations and training to include caneskills, community familiarization, guide techniques, cognitive mapping, etc.

Provide information to agency staff regarding program. Develop informational materials on safety, guidedogs, guide techniques and other O&M topics.

Provide outreach and training to community partners, professional organizations, and workforce partnersto promote the O&M program. Conduct worksite assessments for employers and staff.

Consult and report to the Agency. Provide consultation to the agency on best practice of O&M andprovides updated active eval and training cases and completed cases for reporting needs of the Division ofBlind Services.

Inform in the development and updating Policy and Procedures Manual, Consumer Manual, and OVR website.

Perform other duties as assigned.

The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government withyour Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

ELC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more informationon E-Verify, or if you believe that ELC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact theDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) at or . Minimum Requirements EDUCATION: Master's degree in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching, technology or therapy, guidance and/or counseling, orientation and mobility, social work, education, health services, business administration, human resource administration, workforce development, communications, sciences or a related field.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Two years experience in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching, technology or therapy, guidance and/or counseling, orientation and mobility, social work, education, health services, business administration, human resource administration, workforce development, communications, sciences or a related field. One year of the required experience must be working directly with an individual with a disability in any capacity, paid or unpaid.
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: A bachelor's degree plus an additional two years of professional experience in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching, technology or therapy, guidance and/or counseling, orientation and mobility, social work, education, health services, business administration, human resource administration, workforce development, communications, sciences or a related field will substitute for the required master's degree.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must possess at least one certification listed below. For additional information relating to certifications, refer to web link. Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified vocational Evaluation Specialist Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist, Certified Deafblind Intervenor Specialist, Certified Low Vision Therapist, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Assistive Technology Professional, Seating and Mobility Specialist, Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist, Driver Rehabilitation Specialist Licensed Clinical Social Worker Licensed Professional Counselor Literary Braille Transcribing National Orientation and Mobility Certification, National Certification in Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind, National Certification in Access Technology for the Blind, National Certification in Unified English Braille Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials. Working Conditions Work is performed primarily in an office setting. Occasional travel will be required to coordinate services between customers and the agency. Probationary Period This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS