Senior Vocational Rehab Counselor

Position: SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR - 48004886
Requisition No: 878246 Agency:
Department of Education

Working Title:

SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR -  Pay Plan:
Career Service Position Number:  Salary: $47,840.00 Annually / $3,986.67 Monthly Posting Closing Date: 07/22/2026 Total Compensation Estimator Tool Florida Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Bureau of Field Services

Location:

West Palm Beach

Position Title:

Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (CS) Salary: $47,840.00 Annually CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months. APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS Application Information:
* Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
* Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of: *

Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
* Any position held by a Florida University
* All periods of employment from high school graduation
* All periods of current or prior unemployment
* Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for
* * Any Education
* Any Volunteer Experience
* Your resume and application must match
* * Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed - you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
* It is unacceptable to use the statement "See Resume" in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
* Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
* Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. Hiring Information and Requirements:
* The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.
* If claiming Veteran's Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
* If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only. If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process. OFFICE CONTACT:
Henrietta Tennell, Supervisor /  or Henrietta.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position performs advanced-level work under the limited supervision of the Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor in Area 7 Unit 21C West Palm Beach, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Position is responsible for providing independent professional vocational rehabilitation counseling to identified individuals with disabilities, which may include those identified as potentially eligible Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) youth customers ages 14-21, to support the overall goal of employment.

This includes providing and coordinating complex services and providing technical assistance on vocational rehabilitation internal and external stakeholders and requires accessing client information, maintaining case records, tracking open authorizations and other case-specific activities and reviewing caseload data regularly. Provides technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

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Note:

The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.) The Florida Department of Education (FDOE/DVR) has an open position that is responsible for executing the following functions:
* Maintains active and meaningful engagement throughout the life of the VR case.
* Meets with the individual to review referral and complete the application and Initial Interview for VR services in compliance with federal regulations and/or documents, a good faith effort to meet the requirements.
* Assesses medical, psychological, and vocational information to determine eligibility for services.
* Accurately determines and documents eligibility for VR Services, at the earliest point possible, in compliance with the federal regulations, unless an extension is completed per policy.
* Provides information to assist individuals with disabilities in making informed choices, consistent with federal requirements, regarding services, service providers and employment outcomes.
* Provides…