Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Hybrid

Ready to empower individuals with disabilities and guide them towards meaningful employment? Join our team and make a lasting impact by helping individuals achieve their career goals and independence! The State of Connecticut, Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS), Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) is seeking a qualified individual to join our team as Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
1. Discover an exciting opportunity to deliver vital vocational rehabilitation services to individuals. Explore further details about these rewarding positions below! Individuals in their final semester of a Master's degree program may apply. Candidate cannot be appointed until all degree requirements are complete.

• Schedule:
  
  Monday
  - Friday
• Shift: Full-time, 35 hours per week, First Shift
• Environment:
  Hybrid work environment, including office-based, community based, and remote work responsibilities
• Locations: 1642 Bedford St, Stamford, CT

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

• Providing vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities
• Dealing with the public and conducting community outreach
• Managing referrals from general intake, community organizations, school systems and other community referrals
• In this role you will provide valuable vocational rehabilitation services to our clients in one of three exciting functional areas:
• General Counselors
  - Primary responsibilities include conducting intakes, gathering and reviewing records for eligibility determination, performing assessments, providing career counseling and individualized services to eligible transition age youth and/or adults with disabilities regarding their employment options, and developing effective partnerships through community outreach.
• Level Up Counselors
  - Concentrate on helping high school students with disabilities by collaborating with schools, students and families, by providing pre-vocational services, resources, and information that the student will need to transition from high school into the work force.
• Workforce Counselors
  - Go into the community to build relationships with employers and market BRS services, they educate employers on the benefits of employing our qualified clients, and secure placement and training opportunities for our job seekers based on current labor market trends.

In the Department of Aging and Disability Services, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services this class is accountable for performing professional rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities.

• Performs a limited range of professional rehabilitation planning for and services to individuals with disabilities and rehabilitation needs;
• Conducts interviews and explains functions, services and eligibility requirements of the agency;
• Counsels individuals and assists in planning, selecting, preparing for and achieving a vocational goal;
• Obtains sufficient case information from schools, employers, Social Security Administration and other public and private agencies and medical facilities;
• Arranges for services within the agency or other community agencies;
• Prepares written reports to document decisions and assesses vocational rehabilitation potential;
• Establishes community referral sources;
• Prepares case histories and other case records as components of an assigned caseload using an electronic system;
• Coordinates and delivers presentations;
• May administer vocational tests;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of the principles and techniques of vocational rehabilitation counseling and interviewing; disability and resulting functional limitation and medical terminology; community resources;

Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;

Ability to relate to different cultural and economic backgrounds; organize time, set priorities and manage workload using an electronic system; gather, analyze and evaluate significant information pertinent to the rehabilitation of an individual; establish and maintain an effective counseling relationship with individuals; write reports.

• A Master's degree from an accredited college with a major course of study in vocational rehabilitation counseling, psychology, special education or related behavioral or…