Counselor I (Transition Caseload) - Spartanburg Area Office

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long-term Disability

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Flexible Schedules

Vacation Leave

Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

State Retirement Plan

Deferred Compensation

Job summary

South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department seeks a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor to support students and adults with disabilities in achieving competitive employment in South Carolina. You will conduct assessments, design Individualized Plans for Employment, coordinate services, and collaborate with employers, vendors, and medical professionals to remove barriers.

This full-time, on-site role offers comprehensive benefits and a strong work-life balance within a state

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Psychology, or CSPD-qualified degree.
• Ability to counsel and advise students and youth with disabilities toward vocational goals.
• Strong communication to build relationships with consumers, vendors, employers, and colleagues.
• Capacity to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, and draw conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate services to assist eligible South Carolinians with disabilities in achieving competitive employment.
• Conduct communication and vocational assessments and design IPE plans.
• Complete caseload management activities weekly.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Counseling

Career guidance

IPE planning

Communication

Disability support

Education

Master’s degree in VR/Counseling

Job description

Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!

In this position you will perform the following job duties:

• Prepare & assist eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment by coordinating services to include vocational counseling, guidance, and direct job placement. (Transition Caseload)
• Conduct and coordinate communication assessments, vocational assessments, career exploration, and job preparation instruction and design individualized plan for employment (IPE).
• Complete caseload management activities weekly
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

If invited to interview, please obtain your Official 10 year driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles to bring with you. Official transcripts will be required to verify college degree.

• Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Psychology or other degree qualifying under CSPD guidelines.
• Ability to counsel and advise students and youth with various physical mental disabilities toward a vocational goal through Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE) and consideration of the consumers' interest, abilities and needs.
• Should be able to communicate effectively to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, vendors, employers, the medical community, and coworkers.
• Must be able to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work schedules
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs