Rehabilitation Counselor --Entry/Rehabilitation Counselor

Supplemental Information

Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor

Office of Workforce Development

Division: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS)

Location: Jefferson, La

Position #: 73317

Announcement: LWC193986-4-25-24KK

Position Information:

These positions may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); as a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees); or as a Detail to Special Duty.Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

This position is in a Career Progression Group and may be filled as a Rehabilitation Counselor Entry or Rehabilitation Counselor depending on the qualifications of the candidate selected. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Core Competencies:

DemonstratingAccountability:Theabilitytoacceptownershipforyouractions,behaviors,performance,and decisions.

DisplayingExpertise:Theabilitytoexhibitspecializedskillsorknowledgegainedfromexperienceortraining

DrivingResults: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.

PreferredCompetencies:

AcceptingDirection:Theabilitytoacceptandfollowdirectionsfromthosehigherinthechainofcommand.

ActingwithEthicsandIntegrity:Theabilitytobeconsistent,honest,andatrustworthystewardofState resources.

CommunicatingEffectively:Theabilitytorelayinformationcorrectlyandappropriatelytoconnectpeopleand ideas.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

This agency participates in E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and background check.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you need a special accommodation for a disability.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154

LWC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Kedrick Kennedy

kkennedy@lwc.la.gov

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus one year of professional level experience in social services, teaching, counseling, administrative services, nursing, recreation therapy, music therapy, physical therapy, art therapy, rehabilitation instruction, rehabilitation evaluation, worker's compensation dispute resolution, or job placement/job development involving persons with disabilities.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A baccalaureate degree in rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation/assessment, social services, social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, guidance and counseling, family and child counseling, education, vocational education, deaf or blind education, rehabilitation education, rehabilitation teaching, nursing, mental health, human services/resources, business administration, speech therapy or biomedical engineering will substitute for the one year of required experience.

A master's degree in any field will substitute for the one year of required experience.

NOTE:

There is no substitution for the degree.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide eligible rehabilitation consumers with beginning professional, counseling, guidance, training, vocational alternatives, and placement services resulting in gainful employment and/or self-sufficiency.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Rehabilitation District Supervisor and functional from a Rehabilitation Counselor, Rehabilitation Counselor- Master or Specialist.

Supervision Exercised:

May have direct-line over Rehabilitation Counselor Associate or support staff.

Location of Work:

May be used by state agencies with rehabilitation counseling functions.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Rehabilitation Counselor by type of supervision received and lack of independence of action.

Examples of Work

Performs rehabilitation casework at a beginning professional level with supervisory review utilizing newly acquired knowledge, skills and techniques to enable a disabled individuals with disabilities (i.e. learning disabled, epilepsy, personality disorders, mood disorders, serious burn victims, orthopedic impairments, mental retardation, traumatic brain injured, etc.) to successfully interface with his or her total environment - both social and vocational.

Assesses functional limitations and vocational potential of eligible rehabilitation consumers, interpreting psychological and specialized medical information, and utilizing comprehensive vocational evaluations assessments, with supervisory review.

Counsels consumers, family members, significant others, etc. relative to physical restoration, implications of prognosis, and social/psychological adjustments to facilitate independence, and arranges for ancillary services as needed.

Provides counseling, guidance, training, vocational alternatives, and placement services, with supervisory review, to achieve the consumers individualized rehabilitation goal, adhering to all state and federal laws and regulations, and agency policies and procedures.

Conducts less complex psychosocial evaluations with supervisory review aimed at assessing rehabilitation problems and needs manifested in various disabilities.

Develops knowledge base of medical aspects of disabilities to include significant consequences and complications, functional problems and social implications.

Utilizes acquired rehabilitation knowledge in the technical formulation and monitoring of contractual agreements for individualized plans based on each consumers specific disability, interests, skills and goals, with supervisory review.

Assists in conducting workshops, and provides individual counseling to assist consumers with improving interpersonal skills, understanding the labor market, and achieving gainful employment and/or self-sufficiency.

Develops knowledge of various therapeutic modalities to remove or accommodate disabilities to the extent possible utilizing physical/mental restoration, adaptive devices, etc.

Interprets medical and psychological information utilizing acquired knowledge of physical and mental capabilities, medical aspects of disabilities, significant consequences and complications, functional problems, and social implications.

Collaborates and consults with other agencies, health professionals, educators, vocational evaluators, and community leaders to achieve each consumers plan of rehabilitation.

Develops and maintains knowledge of labor market information to assist consumers with job placement. Confers with public and private employers to establish job opportunities for consumers. Aids consumers in securing employment consistent with their goal.

Maintains required documentation of casework activities and ensures confidentiality of case information.

Supervises work of paraprofessional staff in completion of caseload support duties critical to the successful rehabilitation of consumers. Evaluates performance and provides guidance.

Attends training to develop and maintain knowledge and skills which requires in-state travel, to include overnight stays, and may require out-of-state travel.

Performance of duties involves field travel which requires possession of a valid drivers license unless a reasonable accommodation is made.