Description

DSHS DVR Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
Are you a leader with a desire to support students, youths and adults with disabilities by providing vocational rehabilitation services that assist them in obtaining and maintaining employment?
Join the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and our hard-working team of professionals in SeaTac as a Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor.
As Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor you will serve as a supervisor for an office, or group of small offices, of vocational rehabilitation counselors and other staff that comprise an organizational unit in the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services to students, youth, and adults with disabilities. Under the general direction of a DVR Regional Administrator, you will supervise unit administrative and case services budget allotments with binding signature authority and distribute/redistribute funds according to availability and needs. As well as provide individual training and direction to vocational rehabilitation counselors and other staff.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor develops and maintains the external organizational working relationships that are required to integrate vocational rehabilitation service delivery within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act which co-enrolls clients into their services. This includes assigning and monitoring community liaison roles to journey vocational rehabilitation counselors who must also maintain close working relationships with specific organizations.
King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use.
Some of what you will do:

• Supervise work units with responsibility for scheduling work, assignment of cases, methodology of case handling and the integration of all services necessary for successful rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities
• Develop unit budget; assigns funds accordingly and monitors expenditures of funds for consistency with agency policy
• Responsible for review and required approval authority for specified individualized plans for employment; conducts case services and fiscal review on a regular basis; explains and interprets policy to staff
• Provides training and coaching on an individual counselor or unit level to develop and enhance skill, knowledge and performance expectations through the total rehabilitation process, including, specials programs such as, supported employment, rehabilitation engineering/assistive technology, school-to-work transition, and independent living as mandated by federal and state regulations
• Monitors individual counselor, and unit works plans, reporting progress to the Area Administrator on a regular basis
• Conducts performance evaluation of staff personal within the unit
• Gathers and assimilates information for representing the Depart in Fair Hearings
• Responds to subpoenas, dispositions and/or makes court appearances on behalf of the Department
• Participates in statewide, regional, and unit staff meetings. As well as, classes, workshops, agency training, professional workshops, and conferences

• Direct work with individuals with disabilities in a setting such as an independent living center
• Direct service or advocacy activities that provide such individuals with experience and skill in working with individuals with disabilities

• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Psychology with an emphasis/major concentration of coursework in one of the following areas:

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social Work
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Marriage, Family and Child Counseling
• Counseling, regardless of emphasis

• Education with an emphasis/major concentration of coursework in one of the following areas:

• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Special Education
• Educational Counseling
• Counseling and Guidance
• Mental Health Counseling
• Community Counseling
• School Counseling
• Vocational Evaluation

• ONE graduate course with a primary focus on the Theories and Techniques of Counseling
• THREE graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas:

• Occupational Information
• Job Development and Placement
• Medical Aspects of Disabilities
• Foundations of Rehabilitation
• Psychological Aspects of Disabilities
• Personal and Vocational Adjustment

• TWO graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas:

• Assessment
• Research Methodology
• Vocational and Career Development
• Community Resources
• Case Management
• Delivery of Rehabilitation

Supplemental Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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