VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TECHNICIAN - 48004765

Position Overview This position works in Palmetto as a Vocational Rehabilitation Technician. Requisition No: 875402 • Agency: Department of Education • Position Number: 48004765 • Minimum Hiring Salary: $3,466.67 Monthly Qualifications Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Experience in counseling, job placement, job coaching or public vocational rehabilitation program may substitute for the required college education on a year‑for‑year basis. Job Description Assists Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors in providing services to eligible individuals with disabilities, coordinating customer activities, and ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements. Responsibilities Assist counselor with contract checklists. Work directly with customers by obtaining and verifying referral information. Receive, track, and submit monthly reports as assigned. Facilitate orientation and assist in processing consumer applications for Vocational Rehabilitation services. Schedule appointments and notify customers of counselor assignments. Conduct preliminary interviews as assigned. Assist in identifying community resources of comparable benefits. Assist customers with purchasing approved services on the IPE. Provide comparison costs for purchases. Complete the authorization process as required. Ensure services listed on the IPE are scheduled and completed. Maintain ongoing contact with customers to monitor vocational progress. Assist Counselor and Supervisor with job placement and follow‑up services. Help meet federal and state mandates for service delivery. Locate customers when services have been interrupted. Verify customers’ employment and training status. Develop and recruit new vendors. Communicate with community partners to expedite services for new and existing customers. Process files for case closure. Document activities in customers’ case records. Answer phones and perform filing as required. Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Principles and techniques of effective communication. Interviewing techniques. Methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data. Interview clients to identify needs. Provide information and referral services. Locate and develop community resources. Plan, organize and coordinate work activities. Actively listen to others. Communicate effectively. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Benefits Florida Retirement System - 3% employee contribution required. 10 paid holidays annually. 104 hours of paid annual leave annually. 104 hours of paid sick leave annually. Health insurance for individual or family coverage – state pays 80% of premium. Life insurance – state pays premium for $25,000 basic term life insurance for full‑time employee. Supplemental insurances such as dental, vision, etc. available. Tax deferred medical and child care reimbursement accounts available. Equal Opportunity and Employment Practices The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/affirmative action employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Service Center View phone number on click.appcast.io) in advance. The State of Florida supports a Drug‑Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug‑Free Workplace Act. Location PALMETTO, FL, 34221 (Nearest major market: Sarasota; Nearest secondary market: Tampa) #J-18808-Ljbffr State of Florida