A TVR program has a variety of different staff to help with administration and service provision. This step includes descriptions of the type of work that each position does within the program.

Director or Manager

TVR directors or managers are typically in charge of managing the TVR grant. Responsibilities typically include facilitating the achievement of grant goals and objectives, budget planning and monitoring, staff supervision and development, community and partner building, reporting, and sometimes direct participant service as well, especially during counselor absence.

A sample Director job description can be found here.

Counselor

TVR counselors typically provide case management activities for a caseload of participants throughout the TVR process. This includes participant meetings, assessment of participant disabilities, counseling and guidance, referrals, job-related services, case notes, eligibility determinations, development/approval of IPEs, arrangement of TVR services, and regular communication with participants and medical/other service providers. Some counselors may have additional responsibilities as well, such as reporting, partnership/community development, orientation for applicants, services for groups, and supervising staff.

Sample counselor job descriptions can be found here and here.

Counselor Assistant/Rehabilitation Technician

Counselor assistants/rehabilitation technicians typically assist counselors with caseload duties, but do not have the experience or training to carry out some counselor responsibilities, such as guidance and counseling or eligibility determinations. Activities counselor assistants/rehabilitation technicians are typically responsible for includes preparing and sending referrals, providing job-related services, arranging for participant services and sometimes carrying them out with participants, and communicating with participants and medical/other service providers. They may also have additional responsibilities such as checking case files for accuracy, reporting, partnership/community development, orientation for applicants, and services for groups.

Administrative Assistant or Program Assistant

Administrative assistants typically help with greeting and communicating with participants and assisting the director/manager and counselors as needed. Depending on the strengths and preferences of the team, administrative assistants may help with things such as entering data and running data reports, assisting with scheduling appointments, meetings and services, case file checking, and facilitating orientation sessions.

A sample administrative assistant job description can be found here.

Job Developer

Job developers are typically responsible for developing partnerships inside and outside the tribe to provide job training and employment opportunities for TVR participants. Job developers may help with job-related services (e.g., hosting a job club, assisting with resumes/applications), assessments (e.g., interests, functional strengths and limitations, trial work experiences), and may also help with reporting.

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