Rehabilitation Specialist I

State of Mississippi

Agency: State of Mississippi
Location: MS
Salary: $38K - $43K
Type: full-time
Work arrangement: onsite
Posted: 2026-09-01

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Rehabilitation Specialist I

Salary

$37,846.57 - $42,856.28 Annually

Location

38 - LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

9806-0331-20260828laud

Department

0331 - DRS-OFFICE OF VOC REHABILITATION

Opening Date

08/28/2026

Closing Date

9/10/2026 11:59 PM Central

Agency Minimum Salary

$37,846.57

Agency Maximum Salary

$42,856.28

About the Agency

The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) is a state agency dedicated to helping Mississippians with disabilities to live and work independently. MDRS serves through four major programs: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind (VRB), Office of Special Disability Programs (OSDP), and Disability Determination Services (DDS). Services also include support through Assistive Technology, the Office of Business Development and much more. It is the mission of MDRS to provide appropriate and comprehensive services in a timely and effective manner. Programs and services assist individuals with disabilities to gain employment, retain employment, and to live independently. MDRS is always looking for qualified and passionate employees to help fulfill its mission. To inquire about this position, please email careers@mdrs.ms.gov.

About the Position

This position is with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and performs a full range of professional vocational rehabilitation assignments and work. Some Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors may serve as a Specialty Counselor for a population with deaf/hearing loss, Supported employment, etc.
Examples of work performed are as follows:.
• Counseling and guiding individuals with disabilities to assist them in achieving employment outcomes consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests and informed choice.
• Analyzes and interprets the pertinent educational, social, medical, psychological and vocational information of applicants or consumers in order to determine their aspirations, interests, motivations, aptitudes and scholastic achievements;
• Conducts diagnostic interviews to obtain medical, psychological, educational, social, vocational and personal information to assist people with disabilities in making appropriate career choices;
• Determines appropriate referrals to other agencies and community partners, including appropriate medical, psychological and psychiatric services;
• Completes a comprehensive assessment for each applicant and eligible VR consumer accessing appropriate external resources as necessary;
• Determines the consumer's eligibility, the need for VR Services, and ensures VR Services are appropriate;
• Develops a rehabilitation plan with each consumer that is consistent with the consumer's aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities and career goals;
• Follow-up and monitoring of a consumer's services to ensure timely provision of services and progress to Individualized Plan of Employment (IPE) completion or employment outcome;
• Independently authorizes and approves expenditures of state/federal funds for individualized goods and services to consumers;
• Prepares case reports to monitor and record th

Rehabilitation Specialist I

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