Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 9-P11 - Bay City

About the role

The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity seeks a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor to provide professional vocational rehabilitation guidance and counseling services to individuals with disabilities, as well as consultation and training services to business customers. This position offers a range of services including vocational guidance and counseling, physical restoration, training, education, accommodations, retention services, and placement services. The counselor also informs community partners and the general public about vocational rehabilitation services and develops relationships with businesses within an assigned geographic or program area.

Responsibilities

• Informs community partners and the general public of vocational rehabilitation services.
• Develops and maintains relationships with businesses within an assigned geographic or program area.
• Exhibits knowledge of labor market information and effectively uses placement strategies.
• Utilizes resources to obtain and maintain customer employment while providing high-quality services to businesses.
• Uses clinical skills to determine customer’s eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services and develop and implement an individualized plan for employment.

Requirements

• Education: Possession of a master’s degree with a major in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, guidance and counseling, special education, social work, psychology, occupational therapy, speech therapy, or physical therapy.
• Experience:
  • Rehabilitation Counselor 9: No specific type or amount is required.
  • Rehabilitation Counselor 10: One year of professional experience providing rehabilitation counseling services equivalent to a Rehabilitation Counselor 9.
  • Rehabilitation Counselor P11: Two years of professional experience providing rehabilitation counseling services equivalent to a Rehabilitation Counselor, including one year equivalent to a Rehabilitation Counselor 10; or, three years of professional experience providing rehabilitation services coordination equivalent to a Rehabilitation Services Coordinator, including one year equivalent to a Rehabilitation Services Coordinator P11.

Qualifications

Additional Requirements and Information:

• Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and your official college transcript(s) to your application.
• For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.
• A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, if it contains the elements listed above.
• The college/university does not have to send the transcript directly to LEO.
• For more information regarding official transcripts, click here.

Skills

Knowledge of labor market information and effective use of placement strategies, utilization of resources to obtain and maintain customer employment, and clinical skills to determine customer’s eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services and develop and implement an individualized plan for employment.

Benefits

Position offers a remote/hybrid schedule based on performance and operational need, but all work must be performed in Michigan. If you currently reside outside of Michigan, you must relocate to Michigan to perform the duties of this position.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.