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SUMMARY
Vocational Counselors assist staff and patients in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program of vocational rehabilitation that will result in patients entering skills training and obtaining employment. They provide and/or coordinate the pre-vocational activities that help patients develop and achieve vocation rehabilitation goals and function successfully in the competitive workplace.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Perform intake of all patients to obtain vocation and educational background information to identify preliminary needs and develop an initial plan of services to meet those needs.
Conduct a comprehensive vocational/educational assessment including patient history, test administration and the evaluation of the patients capacity to function
Prepare a Vocational Rehabilitation Plan with short and long range goals and methodology to achieve goals
Maintain a list of patients with updated status regarding involvement in work-related activities, work readiness, and employment status at 30-60-90-180 day intervals.
Provide on-going individual and group counseling of all patients to establish vocational decisions and assist in achieving goals
Meet with each assigned patient at least once every 30 days
Provide instruction in one or more of the courses in the Pre-Employment (with an emphasis on Life Skills Training, Job Readiness, Job Retention curricula
Function as an integral member of the treatment team
Provide training and consultation to clinical staff in Vocational Rehabilitation principles and practices to help ensure coordination and integration of vocational services into the treatment process
Maintain concise and accurate records of each patients vocational status and progress, updating them daily
Submit activity logs to supervisor daily, via email
Document interactions with patients and others daily
Submit patient sign-in sheets to supervisor each week, via email by Friday 5:00 PM
Work one scheduled late night each week
Monitor patients progress before, during and after employment within the guidelines of ACCESS VR
COMPETENCIES (KSAs)
Ethical Practices
Judgment
Relationship Management
Emotional Intelligence
Empathy
Professional Boundaries
Global and Cultural Awareness
Critical Evaluation
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Communication
Teamwork
Crisis Management
Technical Capacity
REQUIRED EDUCATION
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Other
$75k-98k (estimate)
02/07/2024
05/16/2024