Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

As a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Altoona District Office, you play a key part in helping individuals overcome barriers to employment. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to support personal growth and career success. Your efforts will help people build confidence and achieve their goals. Be part of an agency that promotes opportunity, inclusion, and positive change.

This position focuses on supporting individuals with disabilities as they work toward meaningful and sustainable employment. You will guide customers through each step of the vocational rehabilitation process and ensure they receive the services they need. As a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, you will perform the following duties:

• Develop Referral Sources:
  Build relationships with community partners to identify potential customers
• Conduct Interviews:
  Gather information about customer needs, backgrounds, and goals
• Determine Eligibility:
  Review medical, vocational, and psychosocial information to assess rehabilitation potential
• Coordinate Services:
  Arrange evaluations, authorize services, and track progress through completion
• Support Employment Goals:
  Counsel customers, develop plans, and assist with job placement activities
• Maintain Records:
  Update case notes, manage online files, and prepare required documentation

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

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week, Monday
  - Friday
• Work hours are typically 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a 30-minute lunch. Work schedule may be negotiable within a 7.5 hour work day. The position is eligible for AWS (alternate work schedule).
• This position will serve Blair and Bedford Counties.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, upon 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 Altoona or an approved office in the caseload territory.
  
  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.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• 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
• A master's degree in vocational rehabilitation, mental health, special education, social work, human services, psychology, or a closely related field; 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.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential…