Vocational Expert - CRCC or ABVE Cert REQUIRED (Remote, P/T, 1099 Contractor)

Remote (Work from anywhere) US Citizen/ Permanent Resident (Green Card)

• Government Contract
• Part-Time/ 1099
• Work hours will be anytime between 8:00 am – 6 pm, Mon. – Friday (no weekends or holidays)

Reports to: StratComm Project Manager Who is StratComm (Strategic Communications, Inc.)? https://stratcomminc.com StratComm, Inc. manages Vocational Expert (VE) services for the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Hearing Operations (OHO) Summary: We are seeking a Vocational Expert (VE) to provide impartial testimony and expert analysis during disability hearings conducted by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The VE offers professional opinions on a claimant’s ability to work, considering their physical or mental limitations, past work experience, transferable skills, and the availability of jobs in the national economy. Pay: Pay is provided for each service provided, per hearing. Fee schedule includes the following possible services ordered: study fee, remand study, testimony, answering interrogatories. Responsibilities:

• Receive, open, and navigate electronic folders.
• Receive, open and navigate encrypted emails for paper cases
• Fully complete case file reviews and understand each case.
• Complete any research necessary to respond to questions at the hearing prior to the commencement of the hearing.
• Provide Expert Testimony at Hearings
• Appear for the hearing on time.
• Provide accurate, policy compliant evaluations of claimant skill levels in relation to prior vocational activity and transferability of skills.
• Provide accurate, policy compliant responses to vocational questions concerning all aspects of work based on direct reliance on and reference to acceptable vocational standards/sources, industrial/occupational trends, and local labor market conditions; applicable Social Security policy.
• Cite, explain, and furnish any sources relied on to support the VE’s testimony.
• Provide immediate, accurate and well-reasoned responses to vocational questions based upon education and experience in the vocational field when the work identified as being available by the VE differs from an acceptable vocational source.
• Where testimony is provided remotely by telephone or Microsoft Teams, the VE must ensure audio quality and clarity of the call.
• If the ALJ believes that the VE testimony is not policy compliant or is insufficient, the ALJ will ask the VE to revise or clarify the testimony.
• Provide all written answers to questions/interrogatories within established time frames.
• Provide accurate evaluation of claimant skill levels in relation to prior vocational activity and transferability of skills.
• Provide well-reasoned responses to vocational questions based on acceptable vocational standards and sources, industrial and occupational trends, and local labor market conditions, and applicable Social Security policy.
• Write in a clear, concise, grammatically correct, and fully responsive manner

Qualifications: · At least five years of direct experience providing vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, · Current national certification as either a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), or National certification as a Fellow or Diplomate by the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), and · Meet the continuing educational requirements of their national certifications from either the CRCC or ABVE. · Fluency in Spanish a plus, but not required. #vocational expert#part-time #jobs #careers #1099 Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply! StratComm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin. We are a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Job Types: Part-time, Contract Base Pay: $29.52 - $149.05 per hour Application Question(s):

• Do you hold a current national certification as either a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), or National certification as a Fellow or Diplomate by the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)?

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