DSHS DVR Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

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DVR Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1-3 In Training in Spokane

The job of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor is suited for the person that has a commitment to the economic prosperity of students, youth and adults with disabilities who are seeking good-paying jobs and advancement in their careers. You provide vocational rehabilitation counseling and case management services to assist people with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining employment. Join the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and our hard-working team of professionals as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1-3 in Training.

We are seeking motivated people committed to providing vocational rehabilitation services to clients with disabilities.

In cooperation with other agencies and service providers, you will work with participants to complete comprehensive assessments and develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) to achieve their employment goals. In this role, you will independently provide vocational rehabilitation counseling and case management to a caseload of students, youth, and adults with disabilities to assist them in achieving a competitive employment outcome.

• You will learn to serve a caseload of 50-110 DVR participants
• Determine each participant s eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services necessary to achieve their employment goal
• Provide vocational rehabilitation counseling and support
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of participant needs identifying the disability-related barriers to employment that require VR services
• Arrange and interpret results of diagnostic testing and other vocational rehabilitation assessment tools; obtain benefit reports and interpret results to assist and counsel participants
• Assist participants in developing and implementing an Individual Plan for Employment and monitor progress toward completion of employment goals
• Maintain close working relationships with those who jointly serve DVR participants; promote DVR programs to the public and employers and conduct outreach in the community to share information about DVR services
• Lead group orientations, workshops, and related activities to facilitate informed choices and prepare participants for employment

• Current Certification as a Rehabilitation Counselor by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
• Or a master s degree in rehabilitation counseling, psychology, counseling, or a field related to vocational rehabilitation
• Or a master s degree with at least 18 quarter or 12 semester credit hours of rehabilitation counseling courses, plus 6 months of paid/unpaid vocational counseling, job placement, vocational assessment, or other areas of rehabilitation counseling experience
• Bachelor s degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling or reasonably related field, and enrolled in a rehabilitation counseling or related master s program that will be completed within two years, plus one year paid/unpaid experience consisting of direct work with people with disabilities or related experience
• Direct work with people with disabilities in settings such as an independent living center, or direct service/advocacy activities that provide experience with persons with disabilities
• Experience as an employer, small business owner, self-employment, or in roles related to education, human resources, recruiting, or supervising employees in integrated employment environments

for a complete list of desired qualifications. If you are currently enrolled (or accepted to an accredited vocational rehab master’s program), you may qualify for tuition reimbursement. Please discuss this at the time of interview.

• Apply technical knowledge of medical and psychological aspects of disabling conditions, labor market information, transferable skills evaluations, assistive technology, and job modifications
• Assist participants in exercising informed choices to make collaborative decisions that are consistent with appropriate vocational rehabilitation practice
• Support participants in developing a wide variety of social, educational, and…