Voc Rehab Counselor

About the role

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet seeks a Voc Rehab Counselor to provide professional vocational rehabilitation services.

Responsibilities

• Provides vocational counseling; assesses consumers, collects, evaluates and interprets medical, psychological, vocational and other reports to determine eligibility for services and in determining needs for vocational rehabilitation services for consumers to prepare for, enter into or retain employment;
• Counsels and guides consumers; coordinates appointments for consumers;
• Coordinates job placement ensuring it is consistent with consumers' unique strengths, abilities and interests; coordinates job coaching and other services needed from professionals;
• Plans and coordinates the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services based on assessments and Individual Plans for Employment (IPE); provides consumers with information concerning services, service providers, responsibilities and terms;
• Maintains caseload budgets; assesses the need for rehabilitation technology;
• Develops and maintains case documentation; interprets and applies agency policies and procedures and state and federal laws; enters data in the Case Management System;
• Travels throughout the district to provide services to consumers;
• Develops referrals and performs basic public relation functions; partners with organizations, schools, physicians, etc. throughout the district to arrange services for consumers;
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• 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;
• 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 may substitute for the required master's degree.

Qualifications

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete trainings, sign acknowledgements, follow all policies and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

$4,229.56 Monthly

Schedule

18A | 37.5 HR/WK