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Job Duties:
Entry Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
- Introduces clients to the vocational rehabilitation program including program eligibility criteria and client’s right and responsibilities.
- Reviews client’s medical and/or psychological information to identify employment needs and goals as well as available services and resources.
- Provides vocational counseling, career exploration, and labor market exploration to determine suitable employment goals.
- Meets with clients on one on one basis to problem solve and establish or modify an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)
- Provides case management and maintains regular contact with clients, service providers, and collaborative programs, and assess services and IPE progress.
- Manages fiscal resources including authorizing, reviewing, and payment of services.
Intermediate Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Same duties as listed above and the following duties:
- Provides case management to clients with complex needs and goals
- Serves as program liaison for specialized groups
- Provides guidance to Entry Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Same duties listed above and the following duties:
- May serve as back up to the Rehabilitation Supervisor
- Provides case management to clients with highly complexity level
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of Federal and State laws, statutes, rules, regulations pertaining to vocational rehabilitation services.
- At least one year of case management experience.
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
- Broad knowledge of physical, mental, and cognitive disabilities.
- Familiar with referral and community resources.
- Understands computer access technology and assistive aids & devices.
- Knowledge of occupational opportunities and labor market trends.
- Ability to motivate clients in achieving goals.
- Effective oral and written communication.
- Strong time management skills.
- Resourceful and problem solver.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Arizona Level 1 Clearance Card
- If the position is required to drive on state business, the position will require the possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate tot the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12).
- Be subject to a search of Child Protective Services Central Registry
Qualifications:
- Must demonstrate a minimum of an intermediate proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) as evidenced by any of the following credentials: Registry of Interpreters for the deaf (RID): Certificate of Interpretation (CI), Certificate of Transliteration (CT), Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Interpreter Certification (IC), Transliteration Certificate (TC); SC:L (Specialty Certification: Legal); NIC (National Interpreter Certification) or any RID accreditation that is acceptable for state licensure; Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI): Basic; Advanced, Master, Court Interpreter Certificate; Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA): a score of 3.5 or higher; Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI) rating of INTERMEDIATE or above; or be a native ASL user. If none of these credentials are documented, the candidate will be required to have their communications evaluated by a certified ASL interpreter as part of the interview process.
- Successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), applicable to all newly hired state employees
- Successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.