Rehabilitation Service Specialist, Ontario

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Rehabilitation Service Specialist providing rehabilitation services to Canadian Armed Forces veterans and families. Collaborating with a team to improve wellbeing and overcome barriers to re-establishment.

Responsibilities:

  • Determine required rehabilitation assessments to further assess Participant’s capacity for improvement and clarify rehabilitation needs and coordinate as required
  • Ensure services and plans are needs-based, goal-oriented and align to program mandates of improving the six functional domains of well-being and reduce/eliminate barriers to re-establishment and are safe, cost-effective and of high quality
  • Develop thorough Rehabilitation Plans for program Participants in consultation with the Participant, their family/caregiver, Rehabilitation Service Professionals (RSPs) and the Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Case Manager
  • Act as the service integrator, collaborating equally with medical, psycho-social and vocational RSPs delivering services to participants
  • Empower Participant to problem-solve by exploring options of community-based interventions and resources to achieve desired outcomes
  • Identify barriers or risk factors contributing to suboptimal outcomes and pro-actively develop and implement strategies

Requirements:

  • A bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Counselling, Rehabilitation, Social Sciences, Health Services, Human Services, or a related field
  • A health professional designation; or Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional (CVRP or a CVRP-F)
  • A minimum of (3) year experience in the direct provision of medical, psycho-social or vocational rehabilitation services (or a combination thereof)
  • Experience working with persons living with mental or physical health problems creating barriers in life
  • Employment conditional on obtaining federal security clearance – Reliability Status
  • Ability to travel across the region as required
  • Bilingual (French / English) is considered an asset
  • Experience working with employers, community resources, and training institutions
  • Current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are encouraged to apply

Benefits:

  • Work from home and earn a competitive starting salary of $75,200.00
  • Comprehensive and flexible health and dental benefits
  • RRSP Matching program of 2.5% base earnings
  • Coverage for your credential or designation fee
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Generous time-off policies that promote work/life balance