This Opportunity:

We are currently looking to fill a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist (WorkBC Customized Employment) position.

WorkBC is a BC government program that connects job seekers and employers by helping individuals find jobs, explore career options, and improve their skills, while helping employers find the right talent and grow their businesses.

Customized Employment (CE) is a flexible process designed to personalize the employment relationship between a job seeker and an employer to meet the needs of both. CE involves providing individualized employment services to job seekers with complex needs and/or barriers to achieving and maintaining employment.

Responsibilities:

- Accept referrals and review client plans and documentation provided by the referral source.

- Work with adults with disabilities and employment barriers to identify barriers, develop strategies to overcome them, and refer clients to additional services or diagnostic assessments where appropriate.

- Provide employment and motivational counselling.

- Deliver Customized Employment services, including Discovery Assessments, Employment Profiles, Job Carving, and on-site Job Coaching to help job seekers achieve sustainable employment.

- Liaise with employers for Job Development to secure paid employment for job seekers facing disability-specific barriers to entering the workforce.

- Case manage services to ensure timely and cost-effective service delivery.

- Complete required service reports.

- Meet quality service standards for client satisfaction, timely service delivery, and employment outcomes.

- Travel as required for Discovery, Job Development, Job Coaching, and Sustainment Services.

- Work some evenings and weekends as required.





Qualifications:

- Post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree relevant to providing services to people with disabilities.

- Working toward or holding a relevant professional certification, such as Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP), Registered Rehabilitation Skilled (RRP), or Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional (CVRP).

- Minimum of two years of experience working in Employment Services or Vocational Rehabilitation with people with disabilities.

- Sensitivity to the issues and barriers experienced by people with disabilities.

- A combination of education and WorkBC experience may be accepted.

- Experience assessing complex client needs in specialized areas, including physical limitations, developmental disabilities, mobility skills, and cognitive, social, and emotional barriers.

- Ability to interpret clinical assessments.

- Experience delivering customized employment, job coaching, and job development services.

- Familiarity with career counselling and vocational rehabilitation methods, including assessment, service planning, job search skills, job analysis, and job placement.

- Excellent written and verbal communication and customer service skills.

- Strong time management, organizational, and teamwork skills.

- Ability to prioritize tasks, work well under pressure, and meet deadlines.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Familiarity with ICM is an asset.

- Ability to document and maintain records and prepare reports.

- Successful candidates must pass a Criminal Record Check.

- A valid driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle are required.

Additional Details:

Salary: $58,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Schedule: 8:30am-4:00pm Monday-Friday

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