Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services is seeking Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors who are excited to help individuals reach their employment goals. This role supports students and adults with disabilities as they explore careers and build skills for the future. It offers a chance to make a real difference through guidance, encouragement, and personalized planning. Join a team where your dedication helps people achieve greater independence and opportunity.

This position provides vocational guidance and individualized support to students and adults with disabilities as they prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. As a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, you will perform the following duties:

• Applicant Assessment: Conduct face-to-face interviews to gather information about disability, education, employment history, and other key factors
• Eligibility Evaluation: Review medical and psycho social information to decide an applicant's potential for vocational rehabilitation
• Plan Development: Work with customers to set vocational goals and create an Individualized Plan for Employment
• Service Coordination: Arrange evaluations, coordinate planned services, as well as provide counseling and guidance throughout the process
• Progress Monitoring: Maintain case records, document updates, and follow-up regularly to support customer success
• Community Liaison: Build relationships with schools, employers, and service providers to enhance referral sources and placement opportunities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are typically 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday. Work hours are negotiable - 7.5 hour workday and lunch period is 30 minutes or 60 minutes depending on work hours. AWS (alternate work schedule) may be available.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, after successful completion of the training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $60,538.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Successful completion of the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern program or the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Possession of an active Certified Rehabilitation Counselor certificate issued by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; or
• Proof of approval to sit for the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor certification examination, provided by the CRCC, and completion of a master’s degree; or
• A master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation, mental health, special education, social work, human services, psychology, or a closely related field.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
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