Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I, II, III Youth Rehabilitation Services

About the role

This Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor will be responsible for coordinating and providing rehabilitation services leading to employment for eligible students with disabilities. You will engage with students, families, and school personnel to obtain and maintain case service information to prepare students for employment. You'll support coordination of early disability-employment interventions designed to help transition-age youth with disabilities develop skills and habits for adult life to increase their chance of future employment by accessing post-secondary education, vocational training, job placement, job retention, and job follow-along services.

Essential functions

• Provides specialized vocational rehabilitation services, counseling, and support to clients and family members that promote successful employment and greater independence.
• Conducts interviews and completes comprehensive assessments to identify a client's aptitudes, abilities, education level, interests, and to gather or verify other relevant data.
• Obtains and evaluates employment, medical, psychological, psychiatric, social, educational, and vocational information to determine eligibility for and provision of vocational rehabilitation services and identify client needs and appropriate resources.
• Develops employment rehabilitation plans that identify services, establish performance measures, and outline goals that align with each client's abilities and priorities.
• Identifies barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, or transportation problems, and works with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
• Provides individualized services such as career counseling, guidance, and job training, and participates in job development and placement programs including contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating placement outcomes.
• Ensures compliance with agency, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, professional mandates, and best practices.
• Captures and maintains a variety of records and reports that clearly and accurately document details and outcomes of each case.
• Uses automated case management systems and computer software to research, review, analyze, document, and report on client information.
• Meets with clients and family members through telephone, email, and in-person interactions.
• Communicates and interacts effectively with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, ages, and races.

Job requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I

• Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Rehabilitation Counseling, Social, Health or Behavioral Science, Education, or related field.
• Coursework, training, and/or work experience in case management such as assessing, planning, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating options and services to meet an individual’s human service needs using effective counseling or interviewing techniques as well as other available resources such as service plans or case management systems.
• Coursework, training, and/or work experience in health or human services work such as applying theories, principles, laws and practices of health or human services programs and services that assist with and improve life for individuals, families, or communities such as financial support, employment, unemployment, housing, health care, disease prevention, substance abuse, child protective services, physical/mental health treatment and prevention or vocational rehabilitation.
• Coursework, training, and/or work experience in narrative report writing.

Job requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II

• Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Rehabilitation Counseling, Social, Health or Behavioral Science, Education, or related field.
• One year of experience in performing vocational rehabilitation work to assist eligible individuals achieve employment by providing services such as conducting comprehensive assessments, determining eligibility, developing rehabilitation plans, and coordinating or directly providing career counseling, training, or job placement services.
• One year of experience in case management such as assessing, planning, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating options and services to meet an individual’s human service needs using effective counseling or interviewing techniques as well as other available resources such as service plans or case management systems.
• One year of experience in preparing case summaries and reports that clearly and accurately document findings, supporting facts, and recommendations.
• Six months of experience in ensuring compliance vocational rehabilitation laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.

Job requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor III

• Possession of a Masters degree or higher in Rehabilitation Counseling, Social, Health or Behavioral Science, Education, or related field.
• Two years of experience in performing vocational rehabilitation work to assist eligible individuals achieve employment by providing services such as conducting comprehensive assessments, determining eligibility, developing rehabilitation plans, and coordinating or directly providing career counseling, training, or job placement services.
• Two years of experience in case management such as assessing, planning, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating options and services to meet an individual’s human service needs using effective counseling or interviewing techniques as well as other available resources such as service plans or case management systems.
• Two years of experience in preparing case summaries and reports that clearly and accurately document findings, supporting facts and recommendations.
• One year of experience in ensuring compliance vocational rehabilitation laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.

Benefits

The State of Delaware recognizes the value of telework and flexible working schedules. This position is eligible for Telework according to the State of Delaware's Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. More information will be shared at the time of interview.

Contact

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/.

Application and supplemental questionnaire

To apply for this position, fill out the Supplemental Questionnaire and Application NOW using the Internet or upload your resume to start an application. For further assistance, you may contact us by phone at (302) 739-5458, or e-mail at jobs@delaware.gov.