Transition Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
About The Position
The Transition Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor identifies blind or visually impaired individuals whose disability presents a substantial barrier to employment and provides a structured rehabilitation program to support their path to suitable work. The position conducts applications, interviews, diagnostic assessments, and eligibility determinations, and develops individualized employment plans tailored to each consumer’s abilities, interests, and capabilities. The role coordinates and authorizes services that support employment, including job development and placement, and engages directly with employers. It also conducts outreach and re-education with eye-care providers and community referral sources to strengthen access to vocational rehabilitation services. Case finding, plan development, and service provision must comply with federal eligibility criteria. The job requires walking through different job sites, high schools, and college campuses. It is rated as light work, with occasional exertion of up to 20 pounds, frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds, and negligible force exerted constantly to move objects. The worker sits most of the time, and using arm and/or leg controls requires exertion greater than that for sedentary work.
Requirements
- A master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from an appropriately accredited institution; or
- A master's degree in a related human services field from an appropriately accredited institution; or
- Current certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor by the Commission of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience conducting eligibility interviews and diagnostic assessments to determine service needs for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
- A strong track record developing individualized employment plans that align consumer abilities, interests, and capabilities with appropriate vocational goals.
- Expert proficiency coordinating rehabilitation services, including job development and placement activities carried out directly with community employers.
- Demonstrated experience performing outreach and re-education with ophthalmologists, optometrists, county DSS offices, and other referral sources to strengthen referral pipelines.
- Proven success executing case finding, service planning, and program delivery in compliance with federal eligibility criteria for vocational rehabilitation services.
Responsibilities
- Identify blind or visually impaired individuals whose disability creates a substantial impediment to employment.
- Explain vocational rehabilitation services to potential consumers and referral sources, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, and county DSS offices.
- Complete applications, initial interviews, and diagnostic studies as part of preliminary assessments.
- Determine consumer eligibility and assist in developing individualized employment plans aligned with consumer abilities, capabilities, and interests.
- Coordinate or authorize services that support consumer employment goals.
- Provide and coordinate job development and placement activities based on consumer job goals.
- Conduct outreach and re-education with eye-care providers and other referral sources to improve the volume and quality of referrals.
- Carry out case finding, plan development, and service provision in accordance with federal eligibility criteria.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Standard and supplemental retirement plans
- NCFlex program with pre-tax benefits
- Paid vacation leave
- Paid sick leave
- Paid community service leave
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
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Job Type
Full-time
