Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant 1/2 (PCN 05-2137)

**This recruitment is exempt from the Hiring Freeze (Administrative Order 358).** **ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS!** **The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, is recruiting for aVocational Rehabilitation Assistant 1/2 located in Fairbanks! No Cover Letter Required!** **This position is in the General Government Unit (GGU) at a Range 11/13.** **What You Will Be Doing:** The Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant (VRA) will be directly involved in assisting clients, including scheduling appointments and conducting in-office meetings. The VRA will solicit information from clients and maintain detailed records. Additionally, they will assist with the purchase of services and equipment for clients. The VRA will be required to maintain current knowledge on a wide variety of vocational rehabilitation services, including employment opportunities, medical resources, training/education opportunities and other rehabilitation-related subjects. **Our Mission, Values, and Culture:** This individual is to provide paraprofessional administrative and technical support to counselors and evaluators by performing routine, on-going assignments which focus on carrying out substantive technical aspects of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities. The mission of Vocational Rehabilitation is to assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining competitive employment. **Benefits of Joining Our Team:** You will be joining a small team with a big goal in helping Alaskans with disabilities obtain and maintain meaningful employment. You will have a direct impact in improving the lives of individuals in Fairbanks and the Northern region of Alaska. **The Working Environment You Can Expect:** This position is located in a busy yet quiet administrative office and operates during regular business hours (7:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday); flexibility is available within those hours in addition to the ability to telework at times. You will be working with a team of para-professional and professional staff helping Alaskans with disabilities obtain and maintain employment. **Who We Are Looking For:** We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: - Clerical: Knowledge of filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms. **To view the general description and example of duties for the position, please go to the following link:**https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs **Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions** This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. ***Please ensure your application*** *(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.* *Competency Description* *The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.* **Minimum Qualifications** **Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant Level 1:** Any combination of education, training, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: - Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. - Com…