DOE/DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR - 48004438 - LARGO

Requisition No: 840764 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: DOE/DVR - SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR - 48004438 - LARGO

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 48004438 

Salary:  $2,943.11 - $3,986.67 MONTHLY 

Posting Closing Date: 11/17/2024 

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DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

LOCATION: LARGO, FL

SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR

Position Number: 48004438

Salary: $3,986.67 per month

 

Telework information:

 

This position currently works a hybrid work schedule. The incumbent teleworks 2 ½ days each week and the other 2 ½ days of the week works physically in the office. This schedule is temporary and will cease when additional office space is available. At that time, the incumbent will no longer be eligible to telework. Upon notice, all staff will be required to return to the office on a full-time basis.

 

This advertisement may be used to fill current and future vacancies in Pinellas County for up to six months.

 

• Preference may be given to qualified applicants with fluent bilingual skills in English and Spanish.

 

 

For your application to be considered:

• Each field must be complete (accurate dates of employment periods, supervisor name, phone numbers, addresses, etc.),
• Gaps in employment that exceed three (3) months must be explained during that time period (unemployed, caretaker, etc.) and,
• List employment history in chronological order by date with the current or the most recent employer first.

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 in the St. Petersburg Unit 14D as a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.

 

Minimum Requirements:

 

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a behavioral or rehabilitative science, education, or related field, and minimum of two years of professional experience in counseling or in a public vocational rehabilitation program; or a master's degree from an accredited college or university in a behavioral or rehabilitative science or education program can substitute for one year of the required counseling 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