Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Blind 35 Hour

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Blind) (35 Hour)

Hybrid

Recruitment # 241223-9140EB-001

Location Windsor, CT

Date Opened 12/30/2024 12:00:00 AM

Salary $75,230* - $101,078/year (*New state employees start at the minimum)

Job Type Open to the Public

Close Date 1/31/2025 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

  Do you want to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment?

  Apply today and be part of a fulfilling journey in public se rvice !

  THE POSITION

The State of Connecticut (/portal. ct. gov/) , Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS (/portal. ct. gov/AgingandDisability) ), Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) , is currently recruiting for a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Blind) (/ jobapscloud. com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay. asp?ClassNumber=9140EB&R1=&R3=) , who is Bilingual in English and Spanish, providing outreach to communities serving underserved populations and outreach to organizations. This position will require traveling and working with individuals who are legally blind or visually impaired.

HIGHLIGHTS

• LOCATION: 184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT

• UNIT: Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB (/portal. ct. gov/aginganddisability/content-pages/bureaus/bureau-of-education-and-services-for-the-blind) )

• SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 35 Hours per Week, First Shift, 8:30am - 4:15pm, Monday through Friday

• POSITION NUMBER: 34713

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview (/ jobapscloud. com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits) page!

• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked one of the Best Employers of 2023 (/portal. ct. gov/das/press-room/press-releases/2023/forbes-state-of-ct-ranked?language=en_US) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule

• Professional growth and development opportunities

• A health work/life balance (/ jobapscloud. com/ct/sup/EVPPDF123020. pdf) to all employees

DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO

• Engage in a rewarding career;

• Provide support to a division that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve;

• Assist our clients so they can achieve success;

• Make a difference in the public sector;

• Work together in a collaborative team environment.

A B OUT US

ADS offers a myriad of programs and services to assist older adults and people with disabilities. Our programs, policies and practices are designed to:

• Deliver integrated aging and disability services responsive to the needs of Connecticut c itizens;

• Provide leadership on aging and disability issues statewide;

• Pro vide and coordinate aging and disability programs and services in the areas of employment, education, independen t living, accessibility and advocacy;

• Advocate for the rights of Connecticut residents with disabilities and older adults; and

• Serve as a resource on aging and disability issues at the state level.

Selection Plan

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Please Note: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i. e. , Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

TO APPLY

• The only way to apply to this posting is via the 'Apply' or 'Apply Online' buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center (/jobapscloud. com/ct/) job posting.

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U. S. , you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.

• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.

• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 (/ cga. ct. gov/2021/act/Pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA. PDF) , the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS. SHRM@ct. gov .

• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

AFTER YOU APPLY

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email and/or phone, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• NOTE: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc. , at the discretion of the hiring agency.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and trainin.