Rehabilitation Associate

Health/Prescription Insurance

Eligible employees have the opportunity to participate in the state’s health and prescription insurance program. Employees may select either single or family coverage with affordable co‑payments. More detail can be found at Know Your Benefits.

Employees are eligible for a wellness and health promotion program. This plan provides annual benefits for certain services with first‑dollar coverage with no deductible.

All eligible employees receive an actual term life insurance policy upon employment. The policy coverage is two times the employee’s annual salary to a maximum of $100,000. More detail can be found at Life Insurance Choices.

Many agencies offer discounted premiums for dental, vision, and cancer insurance.

Many state agencies provide opportunity for employees to participate in pre‑tax spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to withhold childcare expenses and unreimbursed medical expenses prior to application of state and federal taxes.

Full‑time employees receive paid time off for personal needs and for sick leave. Leave begins accruing after one month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Employees earn approximately 18 days of personal leave annually and 12 days of sick leave annually.

In accordance with federal law, all employees serving in the armed forces or the military reserves are entitled to 15 days per year for military training.

Employees receive up to 10 paid holidays to enjoy many of our nation’s celebrations with family and friends.

The State of Mississippi provides all its employees a Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Retirement Program. Employees become vested after 8 years of employment. Both the employee and the agency contribute toward their retirement. More detailed information regarding the state’s retirement program can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

State agencies offer several opportunities for their employees to participate in a deferred compensation voluntary retirement savings plan. More information can be found at Deferred Compensation.

All state employees are eligible to participate in the Mississippi Public Employees’ Credit Union. This organization offers special savings and borrowing plans. For more information about this program, call .

Many state agencies provide opportunities for employees to achieve higher education through tuition reimbursement. Common programs include medical and nursing fields, accounting, and business/administrative fields.

The Mississippi State Personnel Board offers several management and administrative certification programs, as well as professional development courses to enhance employee value to the agency. Individual agencies also offer technical training and allow membership in professional organizations to employees in their specific fields of employment.

Employees who have completed six or more months of service are eligible for promotional opportunities within state government employment. Minimum qualifications must be met.

Many job classifications provide career‑ladder opportunities based upon attainment of competencies. These career ladders can increase an individual’s salary, provided funds are available within the agency.

• None
  GED or High School Equivalency Diploma / High School Diploma
  30 semester hours
  Associate's Degree / 60 semester hours
  90 semester hours
  Bachelor's Degree
  Master's Degree
  Specialist Degree
  Doctorate Degree
• No experience
  1 year of experience
  2 years of experience
  3 years of experience
  4 years of experience
  5 years of experience
  6 years of experience
  7 years of experience
  8 years of experience
  9 years of experience
  10 years of experience
  More than 10 years
  Required Question