Senior Rehabilitation Specialist

State-of-Missour; Sikeston (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri is seeking a Senior Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind in Sikeston, MO. The base location is the Scott County RSB Office at 106 Arthur Drive, Sikeston, MO.

You will provide rehabilitation counseling, conduct assessments, and develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) to help consumers achieve meaningful employment. The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related experience, and frequent travel across districts.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides rehabilitation counseling services for consumers within an assigned district of the state.
• Conducts in-depth interviews of persons with disabilities to obtain information regarding medical and family history, social functioning, education, work experience, self-perception, attitudes, financial resources, and vocational interests.
• Administers psychological tests to ascertain consumer's cognitive level, aptitudes, interests, and abilities.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets medical, psychological, social, educational, and vocational data to determine eligibility and develops an IPE.
• Manages case service needs to ensure quality and cost-effective rehabilitation outcomes.
• Arranges and coordinates services such as restoration, education, training, and job placement based on capabilities and informed consumer input.
• Contacts employers to educate and assess needs, develop jobs, and coordinate placement of consumers.
• Represents the consumer’s interests and serves as a liaison to family, communities, businesses, and agencies.
• Maintains relationships with state and community support agencies to ensure wraparound services.
• Travels frequently to conduct home visits, attend meetings, and follow-ups with employers.

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Family Support Division, Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB), is seeking applications for a Senior Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind. The base location will be in Scott County RSB Office located at 106 Arthur Drive, Sikeston, MO.

The Senior RehabilitationSpecialist works under thegeneral supervision ofthe District Supervisor, but exercises increasing independence and initiative within established agency guidelines.

• Providesrehabilitationcounselingservicesforconsumers within anassigneddistrictofthestate.
• Conducts in-depth interviews of persons with disabilities toobtain information regardingmedical and family history, social functioning, education, work experience, self- perception, attitudes, financial resources, and vocational interests.
• Arrangesforand/oradministerspsychologicalteststoascertainconsumer'scognitivelevel,aptitudes,interests,andabilities.
• Collects, analyzes, andinterprets medical, psychological,social, educational, andvocational data todetermine theconsumer's eligibility for services; negotiates, develops, and initiates a rehabilitationprogram and Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE), emphasizing the determinationand achievementof an appropriate vocational goal through consumerparticipation.
• Manages,asdirected,caseserviceneedstoensurequalityandcost-effectiverehabilitationoutcomes.
• Utilizesknowledge ofcommunity resources, andaccesses other financial resources (comparable benefitanalysis required byfederalregulations) to reduce rehabilitation
• Achieves employmentoutcomes by implementing the consumer's IPE through authorizing, purchasing, arranging, referring for,and coordinating services, such as physical and mental restoration; educationaland vocational training; computer and adaptive equipment; andjobplacement based on capacities and informed consumer
• Contactsemployerstoprovideeducationandassesstheirneeds;developsjobsandcoordinatesplacementofconsumerswith employers.
• Represents theinterest of theconsumer regarding disability, independence, and employment; serves as a liaison to their family and support systems,communityresources,businesses,governmentagencies, schools, healthcarefacilities,physicians,serviceproviders,employers,and others.
• Maintains relationships with other State andcommunity support agencies to ensure wraparound employment services inaccordance with federal guidelines.
• Travelsfrequentlytoconducthomevisits,attendmeetingsandplacementfollow-upswith employers,andparticipateintraining opportunities.
• Exercisesincreasingindependenceandinitiative within establishedguidelines;receivesgeneralsupervisionfromadistrict supervisor.
• Performsotherrelated work as assigned.

Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience

Recruitment Area: Accepting applications from all qualified applicants.

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

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