Voc Rehab Counselor

Description

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet advances education, workforce development, and economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. The Cabinet provides education and training programs, employment and re‑employment services, unemployment insurance, and disability determination services to help Kentuckians gain skills, find work, and maintain economic stability. It partners with education providers, workforce boards, and employers to align training with labor market needs and oversees labor programs that promote fair and safe workplaces. The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation empowers individuals with disabilities to maximize employment, achieve economic self‑sufficiency and independence, and to contribute back to society. It also assists businesses and employers in recruiting, retaining, and accommodating employees with disabilities. The agency is seeking a Voc Rehab Counselor to perform professional vocational rehabilitation services including eligibility determination, guidance and counseling, and caseload management oversight for persons with disabilities who are seeking gainful employment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides vocational counseling; assesses consumers, collects, evaluates and interprets medical, psychological, vocational and other reports to determine eligibility for services and to identify needs for vocational rehabilitation services, and coordinates appointments for consumers.
• Ensures job placement aligns with consumers' unique strengths, abilities, and interests; coordinates job coaching and other professional services as needed.
• Plans and coordinates delivery of vocational rehabilitation services based on assessments and Individual Plans for Employment (IPE); informs consumers about services, providers, responsibilities, and terms; monitors caseload budgets; assesses need for rehabilitation technology.
• Develops and maintains case documentation; interprets and applies agency policies, procedures, and state and federal laws; enters data in the Case Management System; travels throughout the district to provide services.
• Develops referrals and performs basic public‑relation functions, partnering with organizations, schools, physicians, and other entities throughout the district to arrange services for consumers.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Safeguards confidential and sensitive information, completes required trainings, signs acknowledgements, and adheres to all policies, statutes, and requirements related to information security during and after employment.
• Participates in E‑Verify and provides Form I‑9 information as required.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Graduate of a college or university with a master’s degree in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching or therapy, guidance and/or counseling, psychology, sociology, orientation and mobility, social work, special education, education with emphasis in vocational counseling, disability studies, behavioral science, human services, vocational assessment, addiction counseling, addiction studies, or a related field.

Experience, Training, or Skills: None required.

Substitute Education for Experience: A bachelor’s degree plus an additional two years of professional experience in rehabilitation, rehabilitation teaching or therapy, vocational assessment, employer relations, rehabilitation technology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, supported employment, job placement, guidance and/or counseling, psychology, sociology, orientation and mobility, social work, special education, education with emphasis in vocational counseling, customized employment, health studies, human relations, human resources, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school counseling, addiction studies, addiction counseling or a related field will substitute for the required master’s degree.

Special Requirements: None.

Working Conditions

Work is performed primarily in an office setting. Occasional travel will be required to coordinate services between customers and the agency.

Probationary Period

This position has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

Pay

Pay Grade 14 – $4,229.56 per month.

Schedule

Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week.