Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee (UMP)
About The Position
The Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual with good communication skills to coordinate customer case records and documents related to service delivery in a field office serving the Bureau of Customer and Community Blind Services/Vocational Rehabilitation Program. The trainee receives formal and informal training for up to 12 months to learn the program’s rules, regulations, and policies, with the goal of managing a caseload and providing services that help people with disabilities achieve competitive integrated employment. The position also interprets and translates information into Spanish for individuals with limited English proficiency. The Division’s mission is to assist individuals with disabilities in achieving employment, education, and independent-living goals. The position is based at the Chicago headquarters and follows a Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. schedule with a one-hour unpaid lunch. Hybrid schedule availability is anticipated, with reporting to headquarters as operational needs require. Travel is required, including overnight stays as appropriate.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from a college or university program accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation administration, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, deaf education, special education, or a closely related field.
- Ability to speak, read, and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level.
- Ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee for a period not exceeding 12 months and receives orientation in rehabilitation principles, techniques, procedures, and policies.
- Receives training related to general vocational rehabilitation, transition, Secondary Transition Experience Program (STEP), or specialty caseloads.
- Studies and becomes proficient in using the Division’s case management system.
- Coordinates customer case records and documents pertaining to service delivery activities.
- Interprets and translates information into Spanish for limited English-speaking individuals.
- Travels to attend and participate in staff meetings, conferences, workshops, and in-service training related to rehabilitation counseling.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.
Benefits
- Pension program
- Competitive group health, life, dental, and vision insurance
- 3 paid personal business days annually
- 12 paid sick days annually, with carryover from year to year
- 10–25 days of paid vacation annually, including 10 days in the first year of employment
- 13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years
- Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Deferred Compensation supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
- 5% salary differential for bilingual positions
- Commuter Savings Program in Chicago
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
