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Rehabilitation Employment Development Specialist

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State of Louisiana
Address , New Orleans, 70114
Employment type
Salary $3,649 - $6,566 a month
Expires 2023-09-17
Posted at 8 months ago
Job Description
Supplemental Information

Job Number: MHSD-20230726-LR

Metropolitan Human Services District
3100 General DeGaulle Dr. New Orleans, LA 70114

One of ten districts across Louisiana, MHSD was created by the state legislature in 2003 to oversee the delivery of publicly funded, community-based mental health, addictive disorders and developmental disabilities services to our area. MHSD serves adults, children and families of Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. In particular, we serve residents who are uninsured, or Medicaid eligible/covered, individuals suffering from mental illness, individuals suffering from addiction, and individuals who have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Lynetta Robinson
Metropolitan Human Services District
[email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus two years of professional experience in rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation evaluation, economic research, industrial sales, commercial development, business expansion, industrial training, or job placement.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To stimulate a market for jobs for the most extremely severely disabled and blind rehabilitation clients to include coordinating and facilitating the job placement of individual severely disabled clients.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Broad review from a Rehabilitation Regional Manager.

Supervision Exercised:

Staff supervision over administrative support staff.

Location of Work:

May be used by state agencies with rehabilitation counseling functions.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Rehabilitation Specialist by responsibility for marketing and job placement of the most extremely severely disabled clients as opposed to rehabilitation counseling responsibilities.

Differs from Rehabilitation District Supervisor by lack of line supervision over professional staff and lack of responsibility for managing an assigned district within a region.

Examples of Work

Conducts labor market surveys within assigned region.

Meets with management of industrial and commercial enterprises to explain the social and economic advantages of hiring severely disabled employees.

Performs job analysis studies and maintains files in order to match individual client abilities and limitations with specific job requirements.

Develops with each client an individualized placement plan of services and directs implementation of plan through completion.

Coordinates and conducts job seeking skills workshops/job clubs to increase the placement potential of severely disabled clients.

Plans and coordinates special events such as job fairs, career days and other community awareness activities with other agencies, universities, schools and private sector enterprises.

Engages in public speaking to business and industry groups, and community and civic organizations to explain incentive programs (such as Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, On-The-Job Training, Supported Employment, etc.)

Acts as a liaison between business, industry and commerce officials, and the regional rehabilitation counselor and other professional staff regarding job opportunities, labor market information, and specific job modifications, accommodations, etc. to facilitate the job placement of individual clients.

Prepares reports of activities and recommends additional or supplemental rehabilitation services needed to enhance an individual client's job placement readiness.

Maintains statistical data and provides feedback regarding successful job placements.