Rehabilitation Counselor - Albany

💼 Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Georgia

📅 1 day ago

Summary/Objective:

The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) is seeking candidates for high visibility positions in our Vocational Rehabilitation Program. GVRA offers candidates the opportunity to work with community partners, organizations, and internal and external stakeholders throughout the state to develop partnerships with education and leverage resources.

Under broad supervision, provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to individuals with disabilities to facilitate competitive and integrated employment outcomes. Provides vocational counseling and guidance to determine eligibility and, develop a vocationally focused plan with eligible individuals leading to successful employment outcomes. Mentors and trains counselors. Serves as lead counselor for the office or area of assignment and may provide clinical supervision for graduate student interns, Counselor 1, Counselor 2, and other staff members, as assigned.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Conducts interviews with VR participants (potentially eligible individuals, applicants, and clients) to determine need and interest in VR services.
• Determines eligibility, identifies the order of selection, conducts a comprehensive needs assessment, develops an individualized plan for employment, and authorizes services.
• Reviews and interprets education, vocational, psychological, and medical information.
• Travels within the caseload assignment or assigned school areas to meet with individuals, providers, partners, and other outreach.
• Counsels and guides participants throughout the rehabilitation process, including establishing employment goals, facilitating job search efforts, maintaining contact with clients, and moving the case to closure.
• Monitors client movement through the VR process and ensures timely provision of services.
• Provides information to educate the public, other agencies, vendors, and potential customers about rehabilitation services.
• Provides individualized assessment of employment development for the purpose of student goal planning, as well as rehabilitation team planning.
• Creates and maintains a high-performance environment characterized by positive leadership, ethical decision-making, effective case management that safeguards client welfare, strong team orientation, and a culture focused on the individual's seeking assistance from GVRA.
• Adheres to internal controls when authorizing expenditures to ensure fiscal decisions are reasonable, appropriate, allocable, and necessary for vocational rehabilitation funds.
• Documents accurately and timely in client information system while adhering to the GVRA Client Services Policy Manual and federal regulations of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA).
• In collaboration with the Policy, Training, and Strategic Initiatives, the District Manager and Supervisor, provides counselor development and training. May be required to be subject matter expert on topics identified by audit findings or skill deficiencies.
• Serves as a mentor to other counselors and staff members, including approval of work products (such as Individualized Plan for Employment development).
• Provides feedback to Office Supervisor regarding observations and performance of fellow counselors.
• Observes rules of confidentiality as stated by departmental guidelines in the dissemination and interpretation of test results and other case file information.
• May be responsible for handling complex cases.
• May be responsible for attending community and external partner meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Technical Capacity
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Organizational Skills
• Thoroughness
• Flexibility

Preference will be given…