Voc Rehab Counselor (Odessa)

About the role

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) seeks a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Trainee - Sr VRC to support the mission of helping individuals with disabilities achieve employment goals.

Responsibilities

• Assists eligible individuals with disabilities to prepare for, retain, obtain and/or advance in competitive, integrated employment and includes assisting students with disabilities to transition successfully from high school to postsecondary education and employment.
• Develops and maintains relations with community referral sources, businesses, employers and schools.
• Collections and analyzes all information necessary to make an accurate eligibility decision (e.g. medical, psychological, school records, employment records, etc.).
• Affords critical thinking skills and sound decision making in performance of routine rehabilitation work in the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program.
• Develops and implements a process leading to successful job placement.
• Applies best value purchasing practices and uses available, comparable benefits and services to ensure effective use of public funds.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with major in Rehabilitation Counseling or Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling from an accredited college or university; OR master’s degree with major in counseling or related degrees such as Special Education, Social Work, Psychology, or Human Services from an accredited college or university plus one-year related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with a major in vocational rehabilitation from an accredited college or university plus one-year related work experience;
• Bachelor’s degree with major in Counseling, Education, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or Public Health from an accredited college or university plus two years related work experience;
• Bachelor’s degree with any other major plus three years related work experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with major in Rehabilitation Counseling or CRC certificate or LPC credential.
• Experience working with blind/visually impaired individuals.
• Bachelor's Degree in a field of study reasonably related to vocational rehabilitation, 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 customers and employers.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary: $3,582.00 - $4,940.00/month.
• Additional benefits for active employees: https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.