Vocational Rehabilitation Technician

Overview

Requisition No: 854903
Agency:
Department of Education

Working Title:

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TECHNICIAN
- Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $3,466.67
Posting Closing Date: 02/16/2026
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DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

LOCATION:

FORT LAUDERDALE
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TECHNICIAN
Minimum Hiring Salary: $3,466.67 Monthly

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 Advertisement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for up to 6 months.

Assists Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors to provide services to eligible individuals with disabilities related to the coordination of customer activities or special projects and in compliance with Federal and State requirements. Provides administrative support and/or technical assistance to a VR unit and its customers. Performs tasks including:

• Assists counselor with contract checklists
• Works directly with customers by obtaining and verifying referral information
• Receives, tracks, and submits monthly reports
• Facilitates orientation and processes consumer applications for VR 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
• Completes the authorization process as required
• 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
• Communicates with community partners to expedite services for new and existing customers
• Processes files for case closure and documents activities in case records
• Answers phones and filing as required

Requirement: 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.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The principles and techniques of effective communication
• Interviewing techniques
• Methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data

Ability To:

• 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
• Note:
  
  Information contained in responses to qualifying questions concerning education, experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities must also be disclosed on the State of Florida Employment Application.

Must be complete in its entirety. Your packet may be delayed at the final review step if missing items:

• Work History (most recent listed first) including all State of Florida and Florida University jobs
• All periods of employment and unemployment; explain gaps (3 months or more)
• Education
• Volunteer Experience; include supervisor names and phone numbers
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable
• Do not write “See Resume” on the application
• If claiming Right to First Interview, attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying

Complete and register your State of Florida Employment Application online. After applying, you can view submissions on the Applicant Home Page. For assistance, call the People First Service Center at

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