Rehabilitation Counselor - Cedar Rapids

Job Description

Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS) is recruiting to fill a Rehabilitation Counselor position at our Iowa Works 1025 Kirkwood Pkwy SW, Cedar Rapids, IA office.

Provide counseling and comprehensive rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities. Develop individualized plans for employment for individuals with disabilities and communicate with others to identify needs, develop partnerships, and counsel.

• Identify and provide Pre-Employment Transition Services to potentially eligible students and connect appropriate individuals with disabilities to services.
• Interview applicants and applicant’s support team, contact various sources to procure medical, psychological, social, and educational information, and explain rights, responsibilities, and scope of services to individuals with disabilities.
• Analyze disability information, determine applicant eligibility or ineligibility, complete eligibility certification, and analyze disabilities to determine significance of disability classifications.
• Provide counseling and guidance to assist eligible individuals in identifying primary employment factors, exploring short‑and long‑term goals, researching options, and making informed employment choices leading to sustainable employment.
• Delegate research on employment needs to team staff and develop employment plans addressing disability issues, barriers, interests, preferences, abilities, and accommodation needs to maximize potential.
• Follow and interpret federal regulations in all decision making and apply policies consistently to all cases.

In addition you will develop partnerships, consult with businesses and industries, and create opportunities for on‑the‑job training, work‑based learning, and/or job placement to maximize the potential of individuals with disabilities. You will provide education and training to businesses about disability inclusion and network with apprenticeship programs to advance individuals with disabilities in employment. You will carve jobs in competitive integrated employment that match individual abilities and employment plan goals, collaborate with the Iowa Workforce Development Business Engagement Team and other resources for job development and employer development, and provide counseling on employer expectations and necessary reasonable accommodations.

You may travel statewide to schools, rehabilitation facilities, businesses, and other community locations, and participate in staff meetings, committees, conferences, training, and other activities.

The successful candidate must be able to pass a criminal background check conducted by the Iowa Department of Public Safety.

The current Rehabilitation Counselor pay grade is 28. For Rehabilitation Counselor positions with a bachelor’s degree, the position will be capped at 85%.

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is a state agency committed to providing employment services for individual job seekers and to connect employers to available workers through our Iowa WORKS partnership. IWD continually strives to improve processes and align the organization to provide effective, demand‑driven products and services. IWD staff in Des Moines consists of administrative services, disability determination services, information technology, labor market information, unemployment insurance services, vocational rehabilitation services, and workforce services.

The agency also maintains a statewide delivery system of Iowa WORKS Centers and satellite and expansion offices where both employers and job‑seeking Iowans can receive workforce assistance.

• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off, including nine paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave with no cap on sick leave accrual.
• Prepare for the future with the IPERS retirement package, as well as an additional optional deferred compensation retirement plan.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
• Free Life and Long‑term Disability Insurance with the option to purchase additional coverage.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Discount Programs for support.

Hours of work:
Monday-Friday…