Rehabilitation Counselor I Jobs

State of New Hampshire Job Posting

Department of Education

Division of Workforce Innovation

Vocational Rehabilitation

Berlin VR Office

Rehabilitation Counselor I/II

Labor Grade: 19/21

Position #TMPPT5928

Part-Time

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Education, Division of Workforce Innovation & Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation has full-time vacancy for a Rehabilitation Counselor I/II.

Rehabilitation Counselor I

SCOPE OF WORK: To assist persons with disabilities to increase employment potential and optimize personal independence by recommending and providing comprehensive services within a specified region for the Division of Workforce Innovation, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Provides counseling and guidance to persons with disabilities and significant others in order to maximize employment potential and personal independence.

Analyzes and interprets individual functional profiles of persons with disabilities by collecting and/or recommending medical, psychological, and vocational evaluations and analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing the diverse information obtained to recommend eligibility decisions and determine rehabilitation needs.

Implements mutually developed Individualized Plans for Employment, after they are approved by the VR Supervisor, and follows state and federal regulations and policies, which establish long-term vocational goals, intermediate strategies and objectives, specific services, timelines, costs, providers of service, and program accountabilities.

Recommends, drafts, and monitors the expenditure of state and federal funds to secure prescribed essential services and commodities to accomplish the Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan.

Manages a sizable and diverse caseload to ensure timely services and to meet a numerical goal of successful rehabilitations. Documents individual case records to comply with state and federal regulations and policies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least twelve (12) courses or thirty-six (36) credits in social work, psychology, sociology, education, rehabilitation counseling, vocational guidance, human resources, human services, or a related field. Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

Experience: Two years’ professional, paraprofessional, or technical experience in education, vocational guidance, rehabilitation counseling, human resources, workers’ compensation, employment services or human services.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS - Under a recent change to the rules, an applicant's relevant experience now counts towards formal education degrees referenced in the posting See Per 405.1.

18 Months of additional relevant experience = Associate's degree

36 Months of additional relevant experience = Bachelor's degree

54 Months of additional relevant experience = Master's degree

License/Certification: Must possess a valid driver’s license and/or access to transportation for use in statewide travel.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Individuals hired at the level of Rehabilitation Counselor I agree, as a condition of hire, to pursue a plan of action developed within six months of the date of hire that will ensure they qualify for the Rehabilitation Counselor II level within 7 years. Until this requirement is met, individuals will not have signature authority to complete eligibility determinations or Individual Plans for Employment. This does not, however, apply to individuals hired into the position of Rehabilitation Counselor I (Benefits), which remains at the “I” level permanently.

Rehabilitation Counselor II

SCOPE OF WORK: To provide comprehensive services to increase employment potential and optimize personal independence for eligible persons with disabilities within a specified region for the Division of Workforce Innovation, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Provides counseling and guidance to persons with disabilities and significant others in order to maximize employment potential and personal independence.

Develops individual functional profiles of persons with disabilities by collecting and/or prescribing medical, psychological, and vocational evaluations and analyzing, interpreting and synthesizing the diverse information obtained to make eligibility decisions and determine rehabilitation needs.

Approves, implements, and amends mutually developed Individualized Plans for Employment following state and federal regulations and policies, which establish long-term vocational goals, intermediate strategies and objectives, specific services, timelines, costs, providers of service, and program accountabilities.

Plans, approves, and monitors the expenditure of state and federal funds to secure prescribed essential services and commodities to accomplish the Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan.

Manages a sizable and diverse caseload to ensure timely services and to meet a numerical goal of successful rehabilitations. Documents individual case records to comply with state and federal regulations and policies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: (1) Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Rehabilitation Counseling;

OR

(2) Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Counseling* and four (4) specific graduate level courses (aka core courses), one in each of the following:

* The master’s degree must be in the field of counseling. Examples of degrees that may be considered as a master’s in counseling or as counseling-related may include, but are not necessarily limited to, degrees in rehabilitation, special education, social work, and psychology. If the degree is in a counseling discipline other than rehabilitation counseling, a course on the Theories and Techniques of Counseling, as defined by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), must be part of the degree requirements. Other required courses may be taken as part of or in addition to the original master’s degree.

OR

(3) Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Behavioral Health, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Psychometrics, Disability Studies, Rehabilitation, Human Relations, Social Work, Human Services, Special Education, Marriage and Family, Vocational Assessment/Evaluation, and Occupational Therapy and six (6) specific post-graduate graduate level courses (aka core courses), one in each of the following:

Experience: Two years’ professional, paraprofessional, or technical experience in education, vocational guidance, rehabilitation counseling, human resources, workers’ compensation, public employment services or human services.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS - Under a recent change to the rules, an applicant's relevant experience now counts towards formal education degrees referenced in the posting See Per 405.1.

18 Months of additional relevant experience = Associate's degree

36 Months of additional relevant experience = Bachelor's degree

54 Months of additional relevant experience = Master's degree

License/Certification : Must possess a valid driver’s license and/or access to transportation for use in statewide travel.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification.

For further information please contact Steven Aylward, [email protected] .