Dshs Dvr Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1-3

Are you a leader with a passion for assisting people with disabilities by providing vocational rehabilitation services to assist them in obtaining and maintaining employment? Join the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and our hard-working team of professionals in SeaTac.
In this role, you will independently provide vocational rehabilitation counseling and case management to a caseload of individuals with varying types of disabilities to assist them in achieving a competitive employment outcome.
King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use.
Some of what you'll do

• Manage and spend an allotment of case service funds to authorize and pay for vocational rehabilitation services required by customers
• Arrange and interpret results of diagnostic testing and other vocational rehabilitation assessment tools
• Develop and implement customers' individualized plans for employment
• Determine customer eligibility for DVR services by obtaining and analyzing relevant medical information, and identifying the disability-related barriers to employment that require VR services
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of each customer's need for vocational rehabilitation services
• Provide vocational rehabilitation counseling and devise work methods to deliver vocational rehabilitation services to a caseload of 90-110 customers with varying types of disabilities that are a substantial barrier to employment
• Develop an effective VR counseling relationship that is responsive to the unique needs of each customer and necessary to achieve their employment goal
• Assess and support client progress throughout the rehabilitation process and address any newly identified disabilities or barriers to employment
• Provide vocational rehabilitation counseling to support, guide, and foster customers' insight and understanding of their strengths, capabilities, and disability-related barriers to employment

• Those with current certification as a Rehabilitation Counselor by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)

• A master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, psychology, counseling, or *a field related to vocational rehabilitation (such as one that promotes the physical, psychosocial, or vocational well-being of individuals with disabilities)

• A master's degree *with at least 18 quarter or 12 semester credit hours of rehabilitation counseling courses

• Bachelor's degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling or *reasonably related field

• Accepted or enrolled in a rehabilitation counseling or related master's program

• One year of paid/unpaid experience consisting of:

• Direct work with individuals with disabilities in a setting such as an independent living center; or
• Direct experience as an employer, as a small business owner or operator, or in self-employment, or other experience in human resources, recruitment, or experience in supervising employees, training, or other activities that provide experience in competitive integrated employment environments.
• Direct service or advocacy activities that provide individuals with experience and skills in working with people with disabilities; or

• Click here for a complete list of VR Consultant 1 qualifications. Starting salary depends on your qualifications.

• Professionals with knowledge of disabilities and the models of vocational rehabilitation service delivery that lead to successful employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, including supported employment models
• Desire to develop exceptional vocational rehabilitation counseling skills
• Experience working with people who have disabilities
• Ability to apply technical knowledge of medical and psychological aspects of disabling conditions, labor market information, transferable skills analysis, assistive technology, and job modifications
• Emotional intelligence to assist in redirecting anger or frustration into positive communication and behavior
• Ability to work effectively with all types of people, especially those who are frustrated by their life circumstances

• A letter of interest
• Provide as attachments: proof of acceptance or enrollment in a rehabilitation counseling or related master's program and bachelor's degree transcript/coursework OR master's degree diploma and complete transcript of coursework OR CRCC certificate
• Resume

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle
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