VR Business Employment Consultant for Inclusive Workplaces

Tennessee Department of Human Services; Tennessee; On-site; USD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program, seeks a Business Employment Consultant to work with local businesses and VR staff to expand competitive, integrated employment opportunities for customers with disabilities.

Under the supervision of the VR Business Service Unit Director, you will market VR services, develop job leads, train employers, and coordinate support to ensure successful employment outcomes for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and one year of full-time professional experience in social or human services, recruiting, marketing, or business development/management.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional full-time professional experience in a field as listed above may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Markets Vocational Rehabilitation to business and industry by identifying their needs and offering products and services to address those needs.
• Determines business needs regarding recruitment, hiring, retention and improved disability management within the company to establish potential employment opportunities for Vocational Rehabilitation customers.
• Customizes a "dual customer" approach in building and maintaining partnerships with businesses using marketing principles to address specific issues, concerns, or needs connected to disability in the workplace, acknowledging both businesses and VR service consumers as customers.
• Develops job leads and facilitates the employment and retention of Vocational Rehabilitation customers in community-based competitive integrated employment to meet departmental goals.
• Provides guidance and training to businesses in order to enhance employment opportunities, retention, and upward mobility of employees.
• Serves as an information consultant to Vocational Rehabilitation staff to increase their knowledge of business needs and labor market trends to foster collaboration and enhance local expertise for career guidance and career outcomes for customers.
• Organizes, plans, and prioritizes appointments with VR customers, service consumers and employers, to utilize time and resources effectively.
• Utilizes a variety of mobile technologies to document, research, and communicate employment related activities to better serve all internal and external Vocational Rehabilitation customers.

Education

Bachelor's degree

One year of full-time professional experience in social or human services, recruiting, marketing, or business development/management

Job description

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program, seeks a Business Employment Consultant to work with local businesses and VR staff to expand competitive, integrated employment opportunities for customers with disabilities.

Under the supervision of the VR Business Service Unit Director, you will market VR services, develop job leads, train employers, and coordinate support to ensure successful employment outcomes for