Rehabilitation Counselor - Full Time - Days
About The Position
The Rehabilitation Counselor develops, implements, and documents rehabilitation counseling services, including serving as a role model, providing job coaching, and delivering individual and small-group instruction. Services incorporate assessments of each person’s needs, strengths, and preferences, including economic, psychological, medical, educational, and social factors that affect personal and vocational adjustment. The counselor evaluates and documents progress toward established goals to ensure services meet changing needs, communicates unmet needs and concerns to service providers, and participates in service-plan adjustments, meetings, and reviews as able. The role also involves reviewing documentation, monitoring program activities and conditions, and serving as a primary contact and resource for information, guidance, and assistance as needed. The counselor develops and recommends strategies, provides referrals and service linkages, and offers coaching, counseling, advocacy, and conflict resolution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, education, or a related field.
- Three years of experience providing rehabilitation services in a vocational setting.
- Valid New York State driver’s license that meets the Agency’s driving policy, an acceptable driving record, and dependable transportation.
- Ability to work flexible hours and travel throughout Cattaraugus County.
- Ability to respond appropriately to emergencies and other unusual or crisis situations.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to develop positive working relationships with people served, external stakeholders, and multiple levels of staff.
- Ability to identify areas for continuous improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling with clinical experience in a vocational setting.
- Six months of experience working in an outpatient clinic setting.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and document rehabilitation counseling services.
- Serve as a role model, provide job coaching, and deliver individual and small-group instruction.
- Assess the needs, strengths, and preferences of people served, taking into account factors affecting personal and vocational adjustment.
- Evaluate and document progress toward established goals and respond to changing service needs.
- Communicate unmet needs and other concerns to service providers.
- Participate in service-plan adjustments, meetings, and reviews as able.
- Review documentation and monitor program activities and conditions.
- Serve as a primary contact and provide information, guidance, and assistance as needed.
- Develop and recommend strategies to achieve goals and address needs.
- Provide referrals and link people to services.
- Provide coaching, counseling, advocacy, and conflict resolution.
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Job Type
Full-time
