Rehabilitation Services Counselor

Position Summary: As a Human Services Counselor in the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Unit, you will provide advanced professional counseling to empower people with disabilities to achieve employment as the avenue to self-sufficiency, independence, inclusion, economic equality, and integration into society.

This position supports individuals with disabilities to identify their job-related goals and to develop individual plans for employment. The counselor provides or purchases a comprehensive variety of services, which may include training, physical/mental restoration, assistive technology, supported employment, and job placement. This position also provides significant counseling and guidance to help persons served identify their strengths and abilities; adjust to disability; exercise informed choice; maintain progress through their individual plans; and understand labor market trends and employment opportunities.

Minimum Standard Requirements: A bachelor’s degree in a field of study reasonably related to vocational rehabilitation, to indicate a level of competency and skill demonstrating basic preparation in a field of study such as vocational rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, disability studies, business administration, human resources, special education, supported employment, customized employment, economics, or another field that reasonably prepares individuals to work with consumers and employers; and demonstrated paid or unpaid experience, for not less than one year, consisting of—

Direct work with individuals with disabilities in a setting such as an independent living center: or

Direct service or advocacy activities that provide such individual with experience and skills in working with individuals with disabilities; or

Direct experience in competitive integrated employment environments as an employer, as a small business owner or operator, or in self-employment, or other experience in human resources or recruitment, or experience in supervising employees, training, or other activities

Additional education requirement for minimum Standards: Candidates selected under the Minimum Standards will be required to complete additional graduate level courses within five years of their employment start date, as follows: (minimum of SEVEN graduate courses):

• Priority to complete: ONE integrated OR TWO separate graduate courses with the primary focus on Theories of Counseling AND Techniques of Counseling
• Priority to complete (medical and psychosocial aspects): TWO with the individual or combined primary focus on 1) Medical Aspects of Disabilities; 2) Psychosocial Aspects of Disabilities; AND 3) Multicultural Issues
• ONE on Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling
• ONE on Assessment
• ONE on Occupational Information OR Job Placement
• ONE on Case Management AND Rehabilitation Services

Standard #3- A master’s or doctorate degree in Counseling, Rehabilitation Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or Clinical Social Work plus the additional education requirements described below: or

Standard #4- A master’s or doctorate in one of the following closely related fields, majors or disciplines plus the additional education requirements described below:

• Behavioral Health
• Behavioral Science
• Business Administration
• Clinical Social Work
• Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• Disability Studies
• Education
• Human Relations
• Human Resources
• Human Services
• Law
• Management
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Psychology
• Psychometrics
• Public Administration
• Rehabilitation Administration/Services
• Rehabilitation Psychology
• Social Work
• Special Education
• Vocational Assessment/Evaluation

Additional education requirements for Standard #3 and #4: Candidates selected under Standards 3 and 4 will be required to complete additional graduate level courses within three years of their employment start date, as follows:

• One integrated or two separate courses in the Theories of Counseling and the Techniques of Counseling; and
• One integrated or two separate courses in the Medical Aspects of Disability and the Psychosocial Aspects of Disability.

INDWICH

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43,950.40 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $43,950 - $0