A professional who plans and directs self-employment rehabilitation programs for handicapped persons throughout state or region. Responsibilities include:

• Interviews handicapped applicants to determine suitable job or business consistent with applicant's experience, training, aptitude, and physical limitations.
• Accepts or recommends acceptance of suitable candidates.
• Develops training methods and trains handicapped persons in operation of business, according to knowledge of retail merchandising principles and techniques.
• Plans desirable locations for enterprises, considering available facilities, traffic volume, fixtures and equipment costs, and character of business.
• Negotiates lease or donation of space with property owners and other interested parties.
• Establishes statistical and accounting procedures to evaluate productivity of business and success of proprietor.
• Coordinates activities with religious, charitable, and other agencies carrying out related programs to benefit handicapped persons.
• Prepares public information materials explaining program for radio, television, and printed media and presents lectures to interested groups to increase public awareness of handicapped citizens' problems.
• Confers with state purchasing officials to obtain fixtures and initial stock for retail operations at most favorable prices available.
• Supervises activities of vending-stand supervisors within territory assigned.
• May confer with contractors and inspect construction of retail stands for conformity with contract provisions.