Do you have the experience, compassion, and drive to help guide the provision of essential services to individuals with disabilities? Apply for this Assistant District Administrator position with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (BVRS). As part of our York District Office’s leadership team, you will support staff, streamline operations, and influence program direction in meaningful, evidence-based ways to help eligible persons with disabilities. Bring your talents to an energizing team that improves lives every day!
This position performs managerial and administrative work to ensure the provision of effective vocational rehabilitation services to eligible persons with disabilities. It plays a central part in maintaining quality programs and ensuring staff have the operational support they need to work together effectively. As an Assistant District Administrator, you will perform the following duties:
- Direct Staff: Supervise clerical and counseling personnel, assign work, approve and disapprove client service requests, and evaluate overall staff and program performance
- Manage Operations: Oversee District office functions when the District Administrator is unavailable, plan and implement personnel actions, and participate in complain resolution
- Evaluate Processes: Review client service programs, training efforts, and service delivery outcomes for quality, compliance, and effectiveness
- Recommend Plans: Develop and suggest caseload distribution and staffing adjustments to maintain and increase organizational effectiveness
- Analyze Records: Access, update, review, and interpret case service records, statistics, and reports to support evidence-based operational decision making
- Implement Positive Change: Help enact and administer programs, procedures, and staff training and development initiatives that support efficient interaction between offices to ensure effective service delivery
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are typically 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday. Work hours are negotiable; 7.5-hour workday and lunch period is 30 minutes (or 60 minutes depending on work hours). This position may be eligible for Alternate Work Schedules (AWS).
- Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, upon successful completion of the training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in York. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Placement, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Rehabilitation Teacher for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or Orientation and Mobility Instructor; or
- Two years of professional experience providing social services, counseling or guidance in a vocational rehabilitation program.
Other Requirements:
- PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements:
- This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
- Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
This position is not subject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding.
You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.
Recruitment Methods:
- Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:
- Promotion Without Exam
- Reassignment (Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment.)
- Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
- Transfer (Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.)
- Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
- Voluntary Demotion
- Reinstatement (Former civil service employees may only be reinstated to the job title from which they resigned. Current civil service employees are not eligible through reinstatement.)
Promotion Without Examination (PWOE):
- Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
- Orientation and Mobility Specialist
- Social Worker 2
- We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST07 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements.
- Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.
- The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.
- Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
- Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. (This statement is not needed if the questions have that the documents are needed at a future date.)
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.