Vocational Support Specialist (PRN

Job Title

Vocational Support Specialist

Poplar Bluff, Missouri

PRN (as needed, no set schedule)

Seeking a compassionate and driven Vocational Support Specialist to join our team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to empower clients, foster independence, and support their personal and career growth. We are looking for a patient and adaptable professional with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine passion for helping others.

Join us in our mission to promote inclusion and create pathways to success.

The Vocational Support Specialist (VSS) plays a vital role in providing comprehensive on/off‑site training, skill development, and employment support for clients. As a VSS, you will conduct instructional activities, facilitate career planning, and assist with job retention efforts. Your responsibilities will include locating job sites, liaising with employers, conducting job site analyses, and ensuring compliance with necessary reporting and paperwork.

• Develop and maintain knowledge of disabilities and assistive technologies to support clients’ goals
• Contribute to and implement individualized service plans for skill development and career planning
• Coordinate paid work‑based learning experiences, job orientation, and timesheets
• Transport and support clients in carrying out individualized service plan objectives
• Monitor progress, ensure service authorizations, and track service utilization
  
  Complete required reporting and documentation
• Facilitate pre‑vocational, vocational, social, and independent living skill development
• Establish community‑based sites for skill development and career planning activities
• Provide on‑site job support, accommodations, and natural support facilitation
• Educate employers on hiring individuals with disabilities and job accommodations
• Coordinate off‑site job supports, benefits planning, transportation, and essential services
• Implement long‑term employment success strategies through Extended Services Plans
• Respond to crisis situations at worksites
• Maintain contact with referral sources and identify potential referrals
• Teach job‑seeking and job retention skills
• Create employer relationships and develop competitive, integrated employment opportunities
• Advocate for clients and promote the organization’s services

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate’s or bachelor’s degree in an applicable field preferred
• Experience in rehabilitation, employment services, case management, social services, or related fields preferred

• Successful completion of background checks, including criminal record, driving record, and abuse/neglect
• Completion of New Hire Orientation and Relias Learning training requirements
• Current CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and current auto insurance
• Reliable means of transportation to transport clients
• Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, bend, and stoop
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Close vision and ability to adjust focus

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation at no cost
• Workplace Culture – an environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual’s humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement
• Paid time off: full‑time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance work and personal life
• Employee benefits package: full‑time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, and more
• Top‑notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
• Career mobility: advancement opportunities and promotion from within
• Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture and environment that promotes wellbeing, values you as a human being, and encourages health and happiness

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Firefly is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.