Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry/Rehabilitation Counselor

State of Louisiana•Shreveport, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor performs casework within an assigned caseload, using skills and techniques to help people with disabilities engage successfully with their communities and obtain, maintain, and advance in employment. Travel may be required as needed. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), within 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 community resources. The role assesses consumers’ functional limitations and vocational potential, determines eligibility for services, coordinates rehabilitation plans and needed services, and provides counseling and employment-related support. The position maintains knowledge of accommodations and technology, organizes caseload activity, and develops employer contacts and labor market information to support consumers’ employment goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience in rehabilitation services, social services, administrative services, therapy services, or nursing; OR
Bachelor’s degree in a rehabilitation field, a social sciences field, social work, education, nursing, health and human services, speech therapy, or business administration; OR
Master’s degree.

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 rehabilitation.
Maintain knowledge of accommodations and technology that can remove or eliminate barriers to employment.
Assess consumers’ needs and problems and help identify vocational and social solutions, improve interpersonal skills, understand the labor market, and achieve employment.
Counsel consumers, family members, and significant others regarding 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; travel may be required.