[Rehab] Fwd: Job Posting - Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

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>Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
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>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: 22-00837
>Post Close Date:  September 30, 2021
>Point of Contact:  <mailto:keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us>Keri Osterhaus
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>Rehabilitation Counselor
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>Job Description:
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>This is a non-merit position with the Iowa 
>Department for the Blind.  Positions in this 
>class are exempt from the screening and referral 
>requirements of the Iowa Department of 
>Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.
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>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 Linn 
>county and surrounding counties in eastern Iowa.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Duties and responsibilities to include the following areas:
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>It is the policy of the Department for the Blind 
>to conduct background checks on all finalist 
>candidates prior to any offer of employment.
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>Selectives:
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>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
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>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.
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>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;
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>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;
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>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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