Vocational Counselor

Reports to: Director of Vocational Rehabilitation

Classification: Full-time, non-exempt

• Manages a caseload of individuals who have disabilities, tracks and records participant’s progress through program phases.
• Provides intake interviews to program participants and orients them to the JVS program.
• Researches, develops and delivers curriculum for programmatic groups and activities.
• Gathers information from participants, their family members and community stakeholders who are all involved in the discovery and support needs planning process.
• Engages participants in a discovery process which gives a global picture of each individual and matches their education, talents and interests with employer needs.
• Works with participants on self-awareness, self-analysis and investigation of job interests and options
• Provides liaison with referral sources and reports to them as appropriate.
• Refers participants to various service providers in the community depending on needs and coordinates services with other service providers as needed.
• Provides specialized services for NJDVRS program participants which includes but is not limited to Customized Employment Services, Community Based Work Evaluations, Pre Employment Transition Services.
• Coordinates and develops field trip sites for participants.
• Assists with transportation needs and travel training when needed.
• Reaches out to area employers for the purpose of developing community-based activities for participants.
• Attends various community-based activities with participants.
• Refers participants to career services and follows up job placements as per program requirements.
• Participates in preparations for CARF accreditation as needed.
• Performs other duties consistent with program needs and not calling for materially different skills.

• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Vocational Counseling, Psychology and/or related fields.
• Experience in providing counseling services to people who have disabilities.
• Strong verbal, writing and computer skills. Must have a strong background in running group activities.