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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor


Location: Linn County, IA 
Salary Minimum: $51,292.80
Salary Maximum: $78,124.80
Job Type:  Full-time
Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
Job Number: 22-01842
Post Close Date:  January 14, 2022
Point of Contact:   <mailto:keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us> Keri Osterhaus

To Apply:  Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Job Description: 

This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department for the Blind.  

The Department for the Blind (IDB) is seeking applicants for the position of
Senior Services Specialist for the Blind 1/ Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor. The position will be statewide with regional assignment focus in
central and north central Iowa counties. Domicile may be negotiated for the
selected applicant.
 
 Following successful completion of the orientation and training activities
in Des Moines, the position will require a home-based office with travel
required. The training for this position is a minimum of 14 weeks and is
completed in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
This position is responsible for assisting clients who are blind or have
vision loss to obtain, maintain or advance in employment. The position
provides counseling and guidance and ensures that clients receive training
in the alternative techniques of blindness in order for an individual to
make a positive adjustment to blindness and successfully pursue vocational
goals.  
 
Duties and responsibilities to include the following areas:
Case Management

*	Independently prioritize workload to maximize effective utilization
of time, resources, and agency assets. This position covers a territory of
several counties in central Iowa and requires frequent travel.
*	Submit necessary reports, case recordings, authorizations, and
correspondence in a timely and accurate manner. 
*	Maintain client files and other records in an organized and
specified format. 

Application and Eligibility Determination

*	Interview applicant, consult with family, and contact other sources
such as ophthalmologists, community partners, and employers to procure
visual, medical, psychological, social and educational information. 
*	Determines eligibility for services, assesses vocational, social and
medical needs through appropriate testing and medical reports. 

Plan Development/Counseling and Guidance/Plan Implementation

*	Provide guidance and counseling regarding client's personal and
vocational adjustment throughout the rehabilitation process.
*	Assist clients through informed choice in determining appropriate
vocational goals and serves as a resource for clients seeking information
regarding employment and employment goals. 
*	Maintains a working knowledge of assistive technology and reasonable
accommodations.

Employer Development and related duties:

*	Assist clients to obtain an employment outcome using a variety of
job development and job placement strategies including contacting employers,
assessing employers' needs, and providing resources and education to
employers and clients. 
*	Counsel and guide clients in the establishment of self-employment
goals. 

Public Awareness and Education

*	Advocate, consult, advise, educate, mediate, and intercede with
service providers, employers, and the general public. 
*	Develop and maintain referral sources by providing information and
resources through personal contacts, written communication and
presentations. 

It is the policy of the Department for the Blind to conduct background
checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment

 

Selectives

257 Career Development Counseling
6 months' experience at the high school or college level or in the public or
private sector such as Iowa Workforce Development or an employment agency.
In the case of the latter, must have experience analyzing and assessing
applicants' work and education history and applying it to career goals.  

*	Must possess broad knowledge of postsecondary education and/or job
training infrastructure.  
*	Must be able to communicate with program participants of varying
academic and vocational abilities

AND
752 Vocational Rehabilitation
6 months' experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both that
specifically relates to employment and training services for individuals
with disabilities. That knowledge base will include an awareness of the
unique needs of this population, laws relating to discrimination or
reasonable accommodations, assistive technology, and an understanding of
employment and training systems and services, especially as provided in
Iowa.

 

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in human
service-oriented sciences, education, marketing or business and experience
equal to three years of full time professional work;

OR

the equivalent of three years of full-time experience as a rehabilitation
counselor or teacher shall be considered as qualifying provided the employee
has successfully completed training to meet the certification criteria
established by the agency;

OR

an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting the
equivalent of one year of full-time professional work experience for each
year of the required education to a maximum substitution of four years.  

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