Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2

The Position

Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisors and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors manage a caseload budget; determine eligibility or ineligibility; assess vocational rehabilitation needs; develop individualized plans for employment (IPE); coordinate the delivery of services; provide counseling and advocacy services; provide appropriate job placement; and determine employment outcome in order to minimize disabling conditions and reduce dependency for individuals whose mental or physical disability presents a barrier to employment and/or self-sufficiency.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies for positions in either transition services or to work with individuals with a primary diagnosis of ID/DD. Rehabilitation Counselors who work with a transition caseload will serve students and young adults.

Duties include meeting with clients; completing intakes; determining eligibility; providing vocational counseling, guidance, and advocacy; assessing vocational rehabilitation needs; completing Individualized Plans for Employment; and coordinating and providing services focused on assisting our clients with securing employment. Other positions will work with a specialty caseload that consists of individuals with a primary diagnosis of ID/DD, which may include Mental Health diagnoses and/or Physical Disabilities. This position requires knowledge and experience providing supported employment and customized employment services for Individuals with the most significant disabilities.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of WIOA and how it applies to providing services for Individuals with significant disabilities based on section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act and will be familiar with interagency collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

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