Rehabilitation Counselor

About the position

Rehabilitation Counselors in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) work with persons who experience functional impairments and disabilities associated with mental health, physical, and/or psychosocial challenges affecting employment, independent living, or personal adjustment. Rehabilitation Counselors utilize various professional counseling and clinical modalities to promote and support optimal functioning, independence, personal adjustment, adaptation to disability and recovery.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a developmental Rehabilitation Counselor (RC) providing vocational and personal adjustment counseling, therapeutic rehabilitation interventions, and case coordination services.
• Provides developmental vocational rehabilitation services to Veterans with a wide array of psychiatric and physical disabilities and psychosocial conditions.
• Serves as a consultant to an interdisciplinary treatment team or other clinical staff regarding the Veteran's vocational rehabilitation needs.
• Ensures fidelity to evidence-based and evidence-informed vocational and professional counseling practices.
• Conducts biopsychosocial assessments using medical records, pertinent disability documentation, and observation.
• Selects, administers, and interprets psychometric assessments and vocational instruments.
• Determines clinical need for and capacity to benefit from therapeutic and rehabilitation services.
• Develops patient-centered treatment plans using SMART goals.
• Provides job development, job placement, job coaching, job accommodation, adaptation, retention, and education services.
• Promotes employment programs to community employers to establish relationships for work opportunities for Veterans.
• Facilitates job placement for Veterans by teaching job search skills, resume/application development, and interview skills.
• Utilizes clinical counseling techniques to assist Veterans in developing soft skills.
• Understands the basics of military culture to assist Veterans with returning to the community.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
• Participation in the COVID-19 vaccination program is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Vocational Rehabilitation role expected.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position held.