Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

Posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. | Expires Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 3:59 a.m.

At March of Dimes Canada, our collective work matters. As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. Our collective efforts are rooted in our Purpose, Vision, and Mission, which inform how we drive all our work forward.

An inclusive, barrier-free society for people with disabilities.

To be Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.

Skills Development and Employment ensures that people with disabilities find and keep meaningful jobs by matching them with employers seeking qualified job candidates. In addition, they offer support with assessments, rehabilitation and child and youth programs.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist provides support to people with disabilities who face employment barriers. They accept referrals from various sources and oversee assessment and vocational exploration to help service users identify multiple viable career goals. This role involves evaluating service user’s motivation and disability-related employment challenges, offering supportive measures to promote their success. The specialist creates detailed employment plans outlining the steps needed to achieve vocational goals and manages the selection and purchase of necessary services.

Additionally, they case manage and monitor client progress, address issues, and develop solutions to prevent setbacks or failure.

• Confirm referral details, objectives, and eligibility criteria.
• Communicate guidelines and expectations clearly, orient new users to the program, conduct intake interviews and complete required forms.
• Perform a comprehensive evaluation covering:
• 1. Physical and psychomotor capacities
• 3. Emotional stability
• 4. Interests and aptitudes
• 5. Personal, work, and social history
• 6. Work skills and tolerance
• 8. Work habits and barriers
• 10. Potential for other services and needed adaptive aids
• Use various assessment methods, including interviews, questionnaires, self-assessments, and work trials to assess and to gauge motivation.
• Conduct labour market research to assess job availability and target wages.
• Build relationships with service users to assess their motivation and eagerness to enter the workforce.
• Discuss goals, target labour markets, and other relevant factors.
• Interpret and communicate assessment results and vocational options to service users.
• Develop the employment plan collaboratively with the service user and referral source, ensuring timely completion.

• Develop employment plans with Service Users, meeting referral source requirements and deadlines
• Purchase services for service users and ensure external services are effective and cost-efficient.
• Monitor progress, document evidence, and address barriers.
• Provide or coordinate counseling and professional support as needed.
• Complete reports as per MODC and referral source requirements.
• Communicate effectively with service users and referral sources.

• Integrate feedback into service delivery with guidance from the Employment Services Manager.
• Address complaints promptly and maintain comprehensive, confidential service user records.
• Adhere to MODC and contract data requirements.
• Foster effective communication and teamwork while following MODC policies and professional standards.
• Manage programs, workload, and work area safely and constructively handle change.
• Follow Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) laws, regulations, and MODC policies.
• Complete required mandatory training and stay updated on vocational rehabilitation developments and/or continuing education credits as required.
• Adhere to Occupational Health & Safety laws, March of Dimes Canada policies, funder mandates, and government regulations.
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