Vocational Rehabilitation Services Coordinator 9-P11 - PreETS Coordinator - Traverse City

State of Michigan • Traverse City, MI

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Coordinator 9-P11, Pre-ETS Coordinator, assists potentially eligible students with disabilities in exploring careers, understanding work requirements, practicing work skills, choosing careers, and exploring training options. The position coordinates and plans program services and provides partner education and outreach related to Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS). The work focuses on potentially eligible students with disabilities ages 14–26 who receive Pre-ETS.

Pre-ETS includes five required activities: instruction in self-advocacy; workplace readiness training; job exploration counseling; work-based learning experiences; and counseling on opportunities to enroll in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at institutions of higher education.

A remote or hybrid schedule may be possible based on performance and operational needs, but all work must be performed in Michigan. Employees residing outside Michigan must relocate to Michigan to perform the duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in rehabilitation counseling/services, secondary education, special education, business, human resources, social work, psychology, guidance and counseling, or occupational therapy.
• Rehabilitation Services Coordinator 9: no specific type or amount of experience required.
• Rehabilitation Services Coordinator 10: one year of professional experience providing rehabilitation services coordination equivalent to a Rehabilitation Services Coordinator 9.
• Rehabilitation Services Coordinator P11: two years of professional experience providing rehabilitation services coordination equivalent to a Rehabilitation Services Coordinator, including one year equivalent to a Rehabilitation Services Coordinator 10.
• Attach a cover letter describing relevant strengths and work experience, a detailed resume with employment dates and hours per week, and official college/university transcripts.
• Foreign degrees must be evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless recognized by CHEA; provide the evaluation with the application.

Responsibilities

• Assist potentially eligible students with disabilities with career exploration and learning about work requirements.
• Help students practice work skills, choose a career, and explore training options.
• Coordinate and plan program services.
• Provide partner education and outreach related to Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS).
• Support delivery of Pre-ETS activities: self-advocacy instruction, workplace readiness training, job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, and counseling about transition or postsecondary education opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level