REHABILITATION EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4787883) Apply  REHABILITATION EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Salary $3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number RHBEMPDEVSP-204400-011025CM Department LWC-Office of Workforce Development Opening Date 01/13/2025 Closing Date 1/20/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Rehabilitation Employment Development Specialist Office of Workforce Development Division: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) Location: Baton Rouge, La Announcement: RHBEMPDEVSP-204400-011025CM The Selected candidate will be required to travel throughout the 11 parish region frequently, and statewide occasionally. Preference will be given to applicants with experience working with people with disabilities. Position Information: This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency-wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available. No Civil Service test score or assessmentis required to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their applications 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. All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and background checks. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency that serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154 For further information about this vacancy contact: Connie Muse CMuse2@lwc.la.gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in rehabilitation counseling or evaluation, training, or job placement. 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. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Do you have experience in Job placement resulting in gainful employment? + Yes + No 02 Do you have experience in job analysis and public speaking? + Yes + No Required Question Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email