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Supervises professional rehabilitation and clerical employees in a service unit of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.

The duties involve planning and supervising the operation of a rehabilitation unit in a mental or correctional institution, public school, hospital, rehabilitation center or other field service unit. Units vary in nature, size, and in the make-up of professional personnel depending upon the location and objectives of the activity. Responsibility is involved for orienting new employees to the work, employing and training clerical assistants, and supervising employees from other agencies who are assigned to the unit. Responsibility is attached for coordinating the rehabilitation services with the programs of the saliency or institution at which the services are provided. In a relatively large unit (e.g., 25 or more employees) or in a unit where services are varied and complex, immediate supervision is normally available from a higher-level supervisor. The planning and scheduling of unit activities and supervision, training, and review of the work are performed with a considerable degree of independence. A higher-level supervisor is consulted for periodic reviews of unit effectiveness and to plan any changes or additions in the overall service program.

Examples of duties characteristic of positions in this class:

1. Supervises a rehabilitation service unit located in a mental or correctional institution, public school, hospital, at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, or other field service units.
2. Plans and supervises the work of such personnel as rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluators, social workers, instructors, special activities aides, and supervises assigned to a rehabilitation service unit; trains and supervises professional and clerical employees within a unit and reviews their work for conformance with agency standards and objectives.

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3. Supervises and/or coordinates the work of employees assigned to the unit by the cooperating agency; consults with officials end employees of agencies and institutions where the unit is located to coordinate, explain, and evaluate the rehabilitation services.
4. Supervises a section of a large program such as one major phase of a training or evaluation program at the rehabilitation center; may supervise a district service provided to several schools in a public school district; may supervise a workshop in a large mental hospital program.
5. Consults with a program supervisor to resolve problems with subordinate employees and to review problems in carrying out the services of the unit; assists the supervisor in planning and formulating services and recommending changes and revisions in the program.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with major studies in psychology, education, guidance, social work, or a related field, and four years of experience in rehabilitation work or a closely related field. One year of the required experience must have been in a State rehabilitation program. Graduate work in rehabilitation or associated study may be substituted for experience on an equivalent time basis.

Good knowledge of the methods and techniques of rehabilitation work; skill in the techniques of interviewing and counseling; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people from widely varying social and economic environments; ability to plan and supervise the work of others.