Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee

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## **Position Overview**

The Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is the states lead

division serving people with disabilities committed to diversity,

equity, inclusion, accessibility, and racial justice. The mission of the

Division is to assist individuals with disabilities in achieving their

goals of employment, education, and independent living. This position

coordinates customer case records and documents in a field office

pertaining to the service delivery activities to customers in the Bureau

of Customer and Community Field Services/Vocational Rehabilitation

Program The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee position will

receive formal and informal training not to exceed twelve (12) months to

learn the rules, regulations, and policies of the Vocational

Rehabilitation Program to ultimately manage a caseload providing

services to individuals with disabilities to gain competitive integrated

employment. Demonstrates commitment to valuing diversity, equity,

accessibility, and racial justice by contributing to an inclusive

learning and working environment. The Division of Rehabilitation

Services is seeking to hire a self-motivated and detail-oriented

individual with good communication skills.

## **Essential Functions**

• Serves as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee for a period
  
  

not to exceed twelve (12) months, receives formal and informal

orientation in the principles, techniques, procedures, and policies

related to rehabilitating persons with disabilities in a general

vocational rehabilitation, transition, Secondary Transition

Experience Program (STEP), or specialty caseload.

• Studies and becomes proficient in utilizing the Divisions case
  
  

management system.

• Travels to attend and participate in staff meetings, conferences,
  
  

workshops, and in-service training related to the discipline of

rehabilitation counseling.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably
  
  

within the scope of the duties enumerated above.