Therapy Aide- #WWRW0176

Title: Therapy Aide- #WWRW0176

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range: Anticipated salary: $30,000 up to low 40's

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Fishersville, Woodrow Wilson Av

Agency Website: https://www.wwrc.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties:

Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) Occupational Therapy Department seeks a therapy aide. The therapy aide position will be responsible for providing quality routine tasks related to the efficient operation of the Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy Departments (including Student Health on an as-needed basis) and assisting in pre-determined client-related activities that are assigned and supervised by a licensed therapist/clinician. The therapy aide ensures maintenance and cleanliness of the therapy areas, equipment, and supplies; performs clerical duties such as filing, duplicating, and answering phones; retrieves/distributes mail; and checks inventory of all occupational therapy-related equipment/supplies. Duties may include running off-campus department-related errands and providing client support transportation as needed. The above are consistent with on-the-job training and are within the laws of Virginia governing the practice of therapy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to demonstrate positive interactions with various levels of staff/clients/caregivers/consumers/vendors.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to follow guidelines and expectations related to client and staff confidentiality.
• Ability to manipulate/handle adaptive equipment or other assistive technology.
• Be fully responsible for all delegated and outlined tasks and duties.

• To meet the expectations of the Therapy Aide, the incumbent must have access to personally identifiable and confidential information about agency consumers and/or agency staff.

Additional Considerations:

Experience and/or basic knowledge regarding disabilities.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1.
A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-connected veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.