Transition Counselor (FLorence)

South Carolina DDSN; South Carolina; On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible work schedules

15 days annual (vacation) leave per yr

15 days sick leave per year

13 paid holidays

State Retirement Plan

Deferred Compensation Programs

Job summary

South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is seeking a qualified counselor to help South Carolina residents with disabilities achieve competitive employment by coordinating services such as vocational counseling, guidance, and direct job placement.

This full-time role involves assessments, individualized plans for employment, caseload management, and collaboration with partners across the medical, employer, and community networks.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Counseling & Advising

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Education

Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Psychology or CSPD-qualified degree

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 Carolina residents 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.

• 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