Vocational/Independent Living Rehabilitation

Vocational position which may be accountable for day-to-day activities and operations in sheltered workshops or state facilities (e.g. assembling component parts to form a product, packaging prefabricated products, reclamation of damaged or swap products, or performing services, etc.). Accountable for overseeing production processes, meeting production schedule requirements, and/or supervising other work performed.

First-level professional position accountable for conducting assessments of clients’ needs for employment and vocational training, and/or providing assistance in adaptation and daily living skills, and/or associated guidance and counseling services. Work includes related interviews to gather information, evaluating information and developing and adapting daily activity plans, and/or securing and placing clients in suitable employment, training, or activity opportunities. Duties may also include planning and implementing vocational training and teaching skills to clients (e.g. woodworking, grounds keeping, bench work assembly, recycling, janitorial duties, etc.); training staff in how to instruct areas of work social skills (e.g., attendance, punctuality, safety, rules, procedures, and following instructions); or providing assistance in developing self-help, communication, mobility, and daily living skills, and/or providing guidance to individuals to address adjustment problems.

Second-level professional position accountable for performing case management activities to include interviewing, counseling, assessing, evaluating, writing rehabilitation plans, teaching, and/or placing clients in suitable employment. Employees may represent the agency and persons with disabilities to the community, public and private agencies; and/or serve as a resource in the community for creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Duties may also involve helping clients adjust to physical impairments and integrate socially by providing mobility, orientation, and travel training, and identifying available resources.

Employees at this level direct day-to-day rehabilitation activities, including supervision of professional and vocational staff (recruitment, selection, hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline) and allocation of funds. At this level, employees interpret applicable state and federal laws and regulations that guide program policies and procedures.