SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR, QUALIFIED REHABILITATION PROFESSIONAL

State of California•Sacramento, CA

73d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the city of Santa Rosa. The Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional (SVRC, QRP) provides vocational rehabilitation counseling to individuals with disabilities and consumers of DOR utilizing a variety of counseling modalities and techniques to adjust to disability, identifies barriers, and identifies appropriate interventions and strategies to maximize employment, independent living, and equality relative to the non-delegable functions. Under the direction of the Team Manager, Staff Services Manager I, a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional (SVRC, QRP) facilitates the effective delivery of services to consumers in a Vocational Rehabilitation Service Delivery (VRSD) Team. The core duties of the SVRC, QRP include the following non-delegable functions: 1) determining vocational rehabilitation (VR) eligibility; 2) determining priority for services; 3) development of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE); 4) determining amendments to the IPE; and 5) determining successful employment outcome achieved, and completing case closure for services of Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) consumers. The SVRC, QRP is accountable for the quality, quantity, and effectiveness of consumer employment outcomes and must effectively and consistently align the non-delegable duties with the delegable tasks performed by other team members for each consumer's case. This position may possibly have access to earning clinical hours with licensed supervision for interns seeking LMFT, LCSW or LPC. This would be offsite at a partner agency. Note: Hiring Manager will review applications every two weeks starting 11/04/2025. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, counseling or a closely related field from a recognized institution and successful completion of one graduate course with a primary focus on the Theories and Techniques in counseling is mandatory.
Upon hire, applicant may be required to provide official sealed college transcripts.
Resume is required.
It is a requirement to submit work experience, dates, and hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application in order of current and old work experience.
Resumes or other documents cannot substitute a state application.
Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD.678 may not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate with all levels of internal and external contacts in a professional manner, and with integrity and respect
Ability to help facilitate expeditious resolution of problems from in-person requests, incoming phone calls and emails
Knowledge of DOR resources and processes, RAM, and federal and state Code of Regulations
High level of organizational skills and office equipment and processes proficiency
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
Knowledge of department's mission and goals
Experience communicating with and providing information regarding DOR services to applicants and consumers

Responsibilities

determining vocational rehabilitation (VR) eligibility
determining priority for services
development of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)
determining amendments to the IPE
determining successful employment outcome achieved, and completing case closure for services of Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) consumers