Vocational Counselors assist staff and patients in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program of vocational rehabilitation that will result in patients entering skills training and obtaining employment. They provide and/or coordinate the pre-vocational activities that help patients develop and achieve vocation rehabilitation goals and function successfully in the competitive workplace. The schedule will be Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm, hours can be flexible.
Perform intake of all patients to obtain vocation and educational background information to identify preliminary needs and develop an initial plan of services to meet those needs.
Conduct a comprehensive vocational/educational assessment including patient history, test administration and the evaluation of the patients capacity to function.
Prepare a Vocational Rehabilitation Plan with short and long range goals and methodology to achieve goals.
Maintain a list of patients with updated status regarding involvement in work-related activities, work readiness, and employment status at 30-60-90-180 day intervals.
Provide on-going individual and group counseling of all patients to establish vocational decisions and assist in achieving goals.
Meet with each assigned patient at least once every 30 days.
Provide instruction in one or more of the courses in the Pre-Employment (with an emphasis on Life Skills Training, Job Readiness, Job Retention curricula.
Function as an integral member of the treatment team.
Provide training and consultation to clinical staff in Vocational Rehabilitation principles and practices to help ensure coordination and integration of vocational services into the treatment process.
Maintain concise and accurate records of each patients vocational status and progress, updating them daily.
Submit activity logs to supervisor daily, via email.
Document interactions with patients and others daily.
Submit patient sign-in sheets to supervisor each week, via email by Friday 5:00 pm.
Monitor patients progress before, during and after employment within the guidelines of ACCESS VR