What is Vocational Rehab?
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federally funded employment program for eligible Native Americans with a diagnosed disability residing in our service areas: Churchill County, Pershing County, and Nye County.
Purpose of VR
Our purpose is to help eligible individuals with disabilities get or keep a job. Applicants must be qualified to receive VR services; VR is not an entitlement program. If you are eligible, both you and our vocational rehabilitation counselor will help identify a suitable job goal, determine the services needed to become ready for the job, and assist with the employment search. Any services provided must be in support of your employment goal.
Our Location:
1007 Rio Vista Drive
Fallon, NV 89406-5463
Phone: (775) 428-2250
Fax: (775) 423-8960
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Eligibility Requirements
You Must:
- Be an enrolled member of a Federally Recognized Tribe
- Reside on the boundaries of the following areas:
- Churchill County or the Fallon Reservation/Colony
- Nye County or the Yomba Reservation
- Pershing County or the Lovelock Colony
- Have a documented physical or mental disability that makes it hard for you to receive or keep employment
VR Process
Step 1: Applying for Services by Contacting the VR program
Step 2: Determining Eligibility within a 60 Day Timeframe
Step 3: Career Exploration & Developing an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)
Step 4: Following Your Plan Developed Between You and Your VR Counselor
Step 5: Finding a Job That Fits Your Interests and Abilities
Step 6: Successfully Employed After 90 Days of Consistent Employment
What to Expect
VR is a commitment, partnership, and a process. Your rehabilitation process can take several months from application to successful employment. VR will work with you to identify any disability-related barriers you may have that are interfering with your ability to obtain or sustain employment and to develop solutions to address and overcome those barriers.
Together you and your VR Counselor will:
- Assess your strengths, resources, priorities, abilities, capabilities, interests, and rehabilitation needs
- Explore, clarify, and determine your employment and career choices
- Address your disability-related barriers to employment
- Develop and carry out a plan for employment (IPE) that will result in suitable employment
- Maintain contact for several months after successful employment
Types of VR Services
Some VR Services include but are not limited to:
- Training or education to help you find employment.
- Occupational license, tools, equipment or technology which may aid in helping you hold a job.
- Vocational counseling and guidance to assist you in selecting a job goal.
- Assessments to determine your job skills and interests.
- On-the-job training, job search assistance, job interview skills, follow-up and follow-along services.
- Transition services for students with disabilities.
- Traditional healing services.
