Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry/Rehabilitation Counselor

State of Louisiana•Lake Charles, LA

About The Position

The Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor position is responsible for performing casework within an assigned caseload. The counselor uses skills and techniques to help people with disabilities successfully navigate their community environments and obtain, maintain, and advance in employment. Travel may be required as needed. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), part of the Office of Workforce Development, assists people with disabilities in pursuing competitive integrated employment and independence in their communities. LRS provides rehabilitation services and works cooperatively with businesses and other community resources. The position is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and is part of the Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor career progression group.

Requirements

Meet one of the following minimum qualification pathways: a bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience in rehabilitation services, social services, administrative services, therapy services, or nursing; a bachelor’s degree in a rehabilitation field, social sciences field, social work, education, nursing, health and human services, speech therapy, or business administration; or a master’s degree.
Submit a complete electronic application with relevant, detailed education and experience information; resumes are not accepted in place of the application’s education and experience sections.
Submit to drug screening and a background check if selected for employment.

Nice To Haves

Ability to build and support teams toward common goals.
Ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.
Ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

Schedule interviews to assess potential rehabilitation consumers’ functional limitations and vocational potential.
Determine eligibility for rehabilitation services after reviewing comprehensive medical and psychosocial evaluations.
Coordinate consumers’ rehabilitation plans, including vocational guidance and counseling, training programs, and other needed services, using available resources to support maximum rehabilitation.
Maintain knowledge of accommodations and technology that can remove or eliminate barriers to employment.
Assess consumers’ needs and problems, determine vocational and social solutions, and assist them with interpersonal skills, understanding the labor market, and achieving employment.
Counsel consumers, family members, and significant others about vocational plans, services, and expected outcomes.
Maintain adequate caseload flow and organization.
Schedule supervisory meetings with consumers, return phone calls, process mail, and ensure appropriate expenditure of public funds.
Maintain employer contacts and labor market information to help consumers achieve employment.
Perform other duties as assigned and travel as required.