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REHABILITATION COUNSELOR - ENTRY
Salary
$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly
Location
Alexandria, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
LWC181844-08-16-23RC
Department
LWC-Office of Workforce Development
Opening Date
08/17/2023
Closing Date
8/22/2023 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
Rehab Counselor Entry/ Rehab Counselor
Office of Workforce Development
Division: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS)
Location: Alexandria/Rapides
Position #: 174185
Announcement #: LWC181844-08-16-23
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WITH EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES!
This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty or Classified Temporary Appointment. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected.
This position is in a Career Progression Group and may be filled as a Rehabilitation Counselor Entry or Rehabilitation Counselor depending on the qualifications of the candidate selected. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for 8100-Professional Level Exam in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.
Applicants without current test scores can apply to take the test here (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/592075/8100-ple-professional-level-exam) .
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities
LWC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application.
Applications may be rejected if incomplete
For Further Information About This Vacancy Contact
Rita Chambliss
HR Analyst
[email protected]
Louisiana Workforce Commission
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus one year of professional level experience in social services, teaching, counseling, administrative services, nursing, recreation therapy, music therapy, physical therapy, art therapy, rehabilitation instruction, rehabilitation evaluation, worker's compensation dispute resolution, or job placement/job development involving persons with disabilities.
Substitutions
A baccalaureate degree in rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation/assessment, social services, social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, guidance and counseling, family and child counseling, education, vocational education, deaf or blind education, rehabilitation education, rehabilitation teaching, nursing, mental health, human services/resources, business administration, speech therapy or biomedical engineering will substitute for the one year of required experience.
A master's degree in any field will substitute for the one year of required experience.
Note
There is no substitution for the degree.
Note
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To provide eligible rehabilitation consumers with beginning professional, counseling, guidance, training, vocational alternatives, and placement services resulting in gainful employment and/or self-sufficiency.
Level Of Work
Entry.
Supervision Received
Close from a Rehabilitation District Supervisor and functional from a Rehabilitation Counselor, Rehabilitation Counselor- Master or Specialist.
Supervision Exercised
May have direct-line over Rehabilitation Counselor Associate or support staff.
Location of Work:
May be used by state agencies with rehabilitation counseling functions.
Job Distinctions
Differs from Rehabilitation Counselor by type of supervision received and lack of independence of action.
Examples of Work
Performs rehabilitation casework at a beginning professional level with supervisory review utilizing newly acquired knowledge, skills and techniques to enable a disabled individuals with disabilities (i.e. learning disabled, epilepsy, personality disorders, mood disorders, serious burn victims, orthopedic impairments, mental retardation, traumatic brain injured, etc.) to successfully interface with his or her total environment - both social and vocational.
Assesses functional limitations and vocational potential of eligible rehabilitation consumers, interpreting psychological and specialized medical information, and utilizing comprehensive vocational evaluations assessments, with supervisory review.
Counsels consumers, family members, significant others, etc. relative to physical restoration, implications of prognosis, and social/psychological adjustments to facilitate independence, and arranges for ancillary services as needed.
Provides counseling, guidance, training, vocational alternatives, and placement services, with supervisory review, to achieve the consumers individualized rehabilitation goal, adhering to all state and federal laws and regulations, and agency policies and procedures.
Conducts less complex psychosocial evaluations with supervisory review aimed at assessing rehabilitation problems and needs manifested in various disabilities.
Develops knowledge base of medical aspects of disabilities to include significant consequences and complications, functional problems and social implications.
Utilizes acquired rehabilitation knowledge in the technical formulation and monitoring of contractual agreements for individualized plans based on each consumers specific disability, interests, skills and goals, with supervisory review.
Assists in conducting workshops, and provides individual counseling to assist consumers with improving interpersonal skills, understanding the labor market, and achieving gainful employment and/or self-sufficiency.
Develops knowledge of various therapeutic modalities to remove or accommodate disabilities to the extent possible utilizing physical/mental restoration, adaptive devices, etc.
Interprets medical and psychological information utilizing acquired knowledge of physical and mental capabilities, medical aspects of disabilities, significant consequences and complications, functional problems, and social implications.
Collaborates and consults with other agencies, health professionals, educators, vocational evaluators, and community leaders to achieve each consumers plan of rehabilitation.
Develops and maintains knowledge of labor market information to assist consumers with job placement. Confers with public and private employers to establish job opportunities for consumers. Aids consumers in securing employment consistent with their goal.
Maintains required documentation of casework activities and ensures confidentiality of case information.
Supervises work of paraprofessional staff in completion of caseload support duties critical to the successful rehabilitation of consumers. Evaluates performance and provides guidance.
Attends training to develop and maintain knowledge and skills which requires in-state travel, to include overnight stays, and may require out-of-state travel.
Performance of duties involves field travel which requires possession of a valid drivers license unless a reasonable accommodation is made.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a State Employee, You Will Earn Competitive Pay, Choose From a Variety Of Benefits, And Have Access To a Great Professional Development Program
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Independence Day,
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Memorial Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Labor Day,
- Good Friday,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries.
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Do you have experience with Caseload Management?
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Do you have experience with Rehabilitation Counseling and Job Placement services resulting in gainful employment?
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State of Louisiana
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the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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