[Job-Listings] FW: Job Posting - Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor / Career Instructor Iowa

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor / Career Instructor


Location: Polk County, IA 
Salary Minimum: $51,854.40
Salary Maximum: $78,977.60
Job Type:  Full-time
Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
Job Number: 23-02461
Post Close Date:  April 11, 2023
Point of Contact:   <mailto:keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us> Keri Osterhaus

To Apply: All applications must be submitted through the State of Iowa job
application site at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa. Applicants
are strongly encouraged to attach both a cover letter and resume to their
online application.

Job Description: 

 

This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of the Blind. Only
applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all
selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list. 

The Department for the Blind (IDB) is searching for experienced candidates
for the position of Vocational Rehabilitation Career Counselor. The position
will serve clients participating in Vocational Rehabilitation services,
focusing on providing counseling and instruction to students of the Iowa
Blindness Empowerment and Independence Center and the Young Adult Transition
Program.

Following successful completion of the orientation and training activities,
the position will be housed at the Iowa Department for the Blind in Des
Moines, Iowa. The training for this position is a minimum of 14 weeks and is
completed in Des Moines, Iowa.

This position is responsible for assisting students of the Iowa Department
for the Blinds programs to identify employment goals. The position provides
counseling and guidance and ensures that clients receive training in the
alternative techniques of blindness in order for the individual to
successfully pursue their vocational goals.  Ideal candidates will have a
solid understanding of career development, employer engagement and
instruction strategies. The successful candidate will also have experience
developing plans, partnering with service providers and education
professionals, and providing access to work-based learning experiences
including job shadows, informational interviews, and volunteer, paid, and
unpaid work opportunities. In addition, strong documentation, collaboration,
organization and time management skills are essential to the position.

Duties and responsibilities include the following areas:

Instruction

*	Teach small group classes to IDB clients covering topics such as
career exploration, job readiness, counseling on post-secondary education,
identifying and requesting accommodations, and job search strategies. 
*	Ensure that class participants have strategies,
alternative/nonvisual techniques and appropriate assistive
technology/devices for accomplishing tasks typically performed by someone in
a chosen career field.
*	Connect clients with volunteer and paid work experiences and arrange
for necessary supports including job coaches, rehabilitation technology and
transportation. 
*	Provide clients instruction in effective participation in job fairs,
reverse job fairs, employment showcases, college fairs, and other events
where they are able to create connections, improve soft skills, and increase
confidence. 
*	Provide guidance in and teach alternative techniques of blindness
related to the career development and job search process. 

Counseling and Guidance/Plan Development

*	Determine eligibility for services, assesses vocational, social and
medical needs through appropriate testing and medical reports. 
*	Assist clients to explore potential career paths, develop goals for
achieving potential careers and identify the steps needed to achieve the
identified career goal, including self-employment goals. 
*	Assist clients, through informed choice, in determining appropriate
vocational goals and serve as a resource for clients seeking information
regarding employment and employment goals. 
*	Develop, implement and review individual plans for employment
jointly with vocational rehabilitation.

Collaboration and Partnerships:

*	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. 
*	Meet regularly with local businesses to develop work experience, job
shadow, and informational interview opportunities for clients. 
*	Work with Iowa Workforce System partners and other VR counselors to
expand opportunities and share resources for clients to access employment
and training opportunities. 

Case Management: 

*	Independently prioritize workload to maximize effective use of time,
resources, and agency assets. 
*	Submit accurate reports, case recordings, authorizations and
correspondence on time. 

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

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.

AND

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.

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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