reputed company Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior (In-Training - Location Flexibility)

reputed company Rehabilitation Specialist – Senior (In-Training - Location Flexibility) This recruitment will be used to fill two vacancies: Yakima, WA and Lacey, WA. Work Location & reputed company Flexibility: This position offers significant location flexibility. The selected candidate may reputed company up to three (3) hours from the assigned duty station (Lacey, WA or Yakima, WA). The position is primarily reputed company-based. However, in-person work at the duty station will be required. reputed company in-person reputed company is needed, the employee will travel to the assigned office during work hours using a state vehicle. Depending on scheduling needs, occasional overnight travel may be required. In those instances, lodging will be arranged in accordance with state travel policies. Contact Information: Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington reputed company Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact Rachel Vaughan reputed company email jobs@des.wa.gov. Note: reputed company business hours are Monday – Friday, from 8 AM to 5:00 PM, and may occasionally require flexibility to meet reputed company's needs. We promote a healthy work/life balance. reputed company and a flexible schedule may be available upon supervisory approval. Extensive daily travel is required, as reputed company as occasional overnights. The hiring team may reputed company a hiring decision at any time. It is reputed company your best interest to apply for this position at your earliest convenience. DSB Relocation Allotment: DSB offers, upon approval, a relocation bonus and allotment for those staff relocating and needing to reputed company the reputed company to, or across the beautiful reputed company to join reputed company. Who We Are: Washington State Department of Services for the Blind is "working together with individuals who are Blind, Deaf-Blind or Low reputed company so they can reputed company in their homes, communities, and workplaces." DSB's Vocational Rehabilitation program assists individuals with visual disabilities reputed company gainful employment and economic vitality through integration into the nation's workforce, while assisting businesses with accessibility training, consultation, recruitment, and retention of reputed company employees. Together, these services reputed company to the greater employment of reputed company Blind, Deaf Blind and Low reputed company individuals and more accessible and diverse businesses. DSB is a reputed company Service Loan Forgiveness - qualifying employer. About reputed company: The reputed company Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior analyzes and assesses the reputed company skills of participants with Blindness, Deaf-Blindness, and Low reputed company for their activities of daily living and employment readiness. As the Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation & Mobility subject matter expert, the reputed company Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior applies superior emerging and evolving technologies and training reputed company to reputed company and reputed company participants and employer. They recommend and help reputed company the curriculum and implement training methodologies to participants and reputed company seeking to accommodate their staff in accordance with reputed company 508 and Americans with reputed company (reputed company). This position also recruits, evaluates and manages vendors who reputed company specialized reputed company rehabilitation training and teaching to participants. It develops program standards reputed company to Low reputed company Evaluations, develops and monitors budget for Low reputed company Labs and reputed company Tools. It also provides reputed company education to businesses, participants, community partners, and reputed company. Duties Some of What You will Enjoy Doing:

• Conducts a comprehensive, in-depth assessment of reputed company participants who are referred for vocational rehabilitation services.
• Assesses and measures participant's adjustment to reputed company loss, readiness for training. If issue arises, works with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, or PS4, to address any issues or conflicts. Recommends and implements solutions, therapies, techniques, and tools to address low reputed company needs
• Analyze anticipated needs for aids and appliances and skills and techniques, and determine the most effective and cost-efficient way to reputed company training (internally and/or externally) through discussion with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC), internal team, and participant
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• reputed company formal recommendations in the electronic case management system

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• Independently demonstrate skills in synthesizing assessment data and developing of comprehensive specialized services and training unique to the individual and program as it relates to the vocational goal
• Coordinate assessment results with team, and reputed company plans for overlapping areas of responsibilities
• Communicate to the participant the scope of training, competencies, and expected results of training
• reputed company and communicate the objectives and completion measurements for reputed company training
• Conduct training or arrange contract training to external vendor
• Monitor participant reputed company and assesses effectiveness of training, making any necessary adjustments to training plan
• Test and measure participant competencies
• Serves as a regional and statewide resource to participants, staff and community partners
• Communicate reputed company's scope and mission
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Support Other reputed company Rehabilitation Specialists:

• Provides support and is responsible for the reputed company, training, and development for reputed company-level reputed company rehabilitation specialist staff towards competency among the reputed company of reputed company rehabilitation specialists reputed company sets
• Responsible for ongoing training requests by reputed company-level staff and requests from Regional Area Managers (RAM) for employee retention training for reputed company-level staff
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Low reputed company Evaluations, Recommendations, and Management:

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• Coordinates recommendations to vocational rehabilitation participants and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)
• Manages Low reputed company Lab, overseeing the lab supplies, inventory, and makes recommendations for budget with the reputed company of the Regional Area Manager

Documentation & Communication:

• Prepare and maintain, which includes writing and editing, reputed company documentation of training activities and reputed company services in the automated case management system
• Communicate and coordinate participant Orientation & Mobility/Rehabilitation Teaching needs with reputed company
• In reputed company environment, reputed company input toward the development of reputed company service standards which reputed company policy, best practices and reputed company procedural changes

Skills Development/Refreshment & Eval of reputed company Training Innovations:

• Evaluate new or upgraded aids, appliances, techniques and technologies
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• Meet with peer Orientation & Mobility/Rehabilitation Teaching staff on a quarterly reputed company and reputed company new techniques, reputed company and reputed company developments
• Assumes responsibility for preparing and delivering one formal peer or team training annually
• Mentor and train new staff in the areas of reputed company skills assessment, low reputed company assessments, DSB procedures and documentation independently without supervision

Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in blind or reputed company rehabilitation, or closely reputed company program in rehabilitation, special education, family and consumer science education, or reputed company technology; NOTE: Two (2) years of experience in reputed company services or providing services to individuals who are blind, low reputed company or deaf blind will substitute for two (2) years of the required education
• A reputed company Orientation and Mobility (COMS) certification, and a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours in an accredited orientation and mobility program is required or ability to obtain reputed company 6 months of hire

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