Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional

Job Description

Job Description and Duties
This position is located in the city of Inglewood . Under the general supervision of the Team Manager, Supervisor I, the Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional (SVRC-QRP) facilitates the effective delivery of services to consumers in a DOR service delivery team. The SVRC, QRP is accountable for the quality, quantity, and effectiveness of services provided to all DOR consumers and must effectively and consistently align the non-delegable duties with the delegable tasks performed by other team members for each consumer's case. The duties of the SVRC, QRP include the following non-delegable functions:  1) determining vocational rehabilitation (VR) eligibility; 2) determining priority for services; 3) development of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE); 4) determining amendments to the IPE; and 5) determining successful employment outcome achieved and completing case closure for services of Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) consumers. Multiple vacancies may exist. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification. SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR, QUALIFIED REHABILITATION PROFESSIONAL

Special Requirements
If mailing in an application, include JC#533976 on your State Application (STD678) in the "Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for which you are applying" section found under the “Questions” tab of your CalCareer application template . Applicants who do not submit the required information may not be considered for this job. Employment Application (STD.678): It is a requirement to submit work experience, dates, and hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application in order of current and old work experience. Resumes or other documents cannot substitute a state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD.678 may not be considered. A Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, counseling or a closely related field from a recognized institution and successful completion of one graduate course with a primary focus on the Theories and Techniques in counseling is mandatory. Reliability, dependability and exceptional interpersonal skills are essential. Upon hire, applicant may be required to provide official college transcripts. Resume is required. Transcript is required. Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required . SOQ should be no longer than 2 pages, single-spaced in 12 font size Arial. Responses should include the questions and numbered. 1. How do you interpret and apply federal/state VR laws and maintain compliance in service documentation? 2. Describe about a time you helped a client overcome a significant barrier to employment. What was your strategy and what outcome resulted? 3. Describe a challenging situation you faced as a counselor and how you resolved it?

Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • Working knowledge of department's vocational rehabilitation service delivery processes and activities; • Familiarity and/or experience working with medical, psychological, educational, social, rehabilitation technology, and employment terminology related to DOR applicants and consumers; • Knowledge of department's mission and goals; • Experience communicating with and providing information regarding DOR services to applicants and consumers

Minimum Qualifications

A Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, counseling or a closely related field from a recognized institution and successful completion of one graduate course with a primary focus on the Theories and Techniques in counseling is mandatory. Reliability, dependability and exceptional interpersonal skills are essential. Upon hire, applicant may be required to provide official college transcripts. Resume is required. Transcript is required. Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required . SOQ should be no longer than 2 pages, single-spaced in 12 font size Arial. Responses should include the questions and numbered. 1. How do you interpret and apply federal/state VR laws and maintain compliance in service documentation? 2. Describe about a time you helped a client overcome a significant barrier to employment. What was your strategy and what outcome resulted? 3. Describe a challenging situation you faced as a counselor and how you resolved it? Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • Working knowledge of department's vocational rehabilitation service delivery processes and activities; • Familiarity and/or experience working with medical, psychological, educational, social, rehabilitation technology, and employment terminology related to DOR applicants and consumers; • Knowledge of department's mission and goals; • Experience communicating with and providing information regarding DOR services to applicants and consumers