Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I - Limited Service

at State of Vermont in White River Junction, Vermont, United States

Job Description

Join a high-performing team of dedicated staff committed to helping people with disabilities become employed and advance in their careers. The White River Junction Office of HireAbility is recruiting for a skilled rehabilitation/career counselor with an ability to support participants with physical, psychological, or cognitive disabilities in their efforts to access careers and gain employment. This position is a General Counselor role and will primarily work in the office with young adults and adults around their barriers to employment while exploring careers and credential attainment.

Job duties include assessment, guidance, and counseling, assisting in finding employment/career and work experiences, case management, documentation, and collaboration with many community providers. Good computer skills are required and must be proficient in MS Office as well as various video platforms (MS Teams, Zoom, Facetime, etc.).

This position is being recruited at 3 levels: VR Associate Counselor which requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field, with a commitment to obtain a Master's Degree within 5 years of hiring, and VR Counselor I & II which requires a Master's degree. The preferred degree is a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling, but Masters in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Education and others will be considered.

Duties are performed in a variety of settings including Department offices, consumer homes, institutions, work sites and premises of service providers. Substantial travel is required, for which private means of transportation must be available. Some work outside of normal office hours may be required.