DOE/DVR - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TECHNICIAN - 48004432 - ST. PETERSBURG

Requisition No: 876361 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: DOE/DVR - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TECHNICIAN - 48004432 - ST. PETERSBURG

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 48004432 

Salary:  $3,466.67 monthly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/14/2026 

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DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

LOCATION: St. Petersburg, Florida

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TECHNICIAN

Position Number: 48004432

Appointment Salary: $3,466.67 monthly

 

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 St. Petersburg Unit 14C as a Vocational Rehabilitation Technician.
• Preference may be given to qualified applicants with fluent bilingual skills in English and Spanish.

 

Application: 

 

Complete application/profile on People First.  Enter employment history in chronological order beginning with current to past. Include beginning and ending dates of employment with each employer and other requested information for each employer. Explain gap(s) of employment of three (3) months or more within profile.  Note: All employment history must be included on application. Resumes are required.

 

Minimum Requirements:

 

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.  Experience in counseling, job placement, job coaching or public vocational rehabilitation program can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education. Transcripts will be required for recommended candidate.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position performs intermediate-level work under the limited supervision of the Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor in Area 4, St. Petersburg Unit 14C, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.  Position is responsible for assisting Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors with providing services to eligible individuals with disabilities related to the coordination of customer activities or special projects and in compliance with Federal and State requirements. Duties also provide administrative support and/or technical assistance to a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) unit and its customers.

 

• Assists counselor with contract checklists.
• Works directly with customers by obtaining and verifying referral information.
• Receives, tracks, and submits monthly reports as assigned.
• Facilitates orientation and assists in processing consumer applications for Vocational Rehabilitation services.
• Schedules appointments and notifies customers of counselor assignment.
• Conducts preliminary interviews as assigned.
• Assists in identifying resources of comparable benefits in the community.
• Coordinates customers’ transportation.
• Assists customers with purchasing of services approved on the IPE.
• Provides comparison costs for purchases.
• Completes the authorization process as required.
• Works with the counselor to ensure that services listed on the IPE are scheduled and completed.
• Maintains ongoing contact with customers to ensure vocational progress.
• Assists Counselor and Supervisor with job placement and follow-up services.
• Assists Counselor and Supervisor in meeting Federal and State mandates for service delivery.
• Assists in locating customers when services have been interrupted.
• Verifies Customers’ employment and training status.
• Develops and recruits new vendors.
• Communicate with