Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor - Vocational Services
EAC Network
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor - Vocational Services
Job Details
Job Location
175 Fulton Ave 4th Floor, Hempstead, NY, 11550 - Hempstead, NY
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Bachelors Degree
Salary Range
$25.00 - $33.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
Up to 25%
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
EAC Network, a not-for-profit social service agency that empowers, assists, and cares for over 62,888 people in need through 100 programs across Long Island and NYC, seeks a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor to work full time for its Vocational Services Program.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor position is a non-exempt position paying $25-33 per hour at 35 hours per week. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM and the office is located in Hempstead, NY. The role reports to the Program Director.
Comprehensive benefits package includes:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401K
• Vision
• Very generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & More.
Primary Purpose of Job:
The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor is responsible for providing counseling, vocational assistance, and employment services to clients referred at drug/alcohol treatment programs in Nassau County with the outcome of economic self-sufficiency as the objective of the counseling process.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
+ Perform client intake to obtain information to initiate the counseling process.
+ Provide on-going individual and group counseling to develop vocational and educational plans based on education, employment background, expressed interest and career exploration activities.
+ Conduct follow-up counseling sessions to review progress towards established goals.
+ Administer, score, and interpret aptitude, interest, and work sample tests when appropriate.
+ Function as agency liaison with vocational agencies such as ACCESS/VR, DOL and One-Stop Employment Centers.
+ Maintain individual client case folders.
+ Consult with family, school, and community agencies regarding client's progress.
+ Utilize the educational training, skills and experience obtained to provide appropriate professional services, techniques, and strategies for clients.
+ Explore and develop employment opportunities and community resources for referral purposes.
+ Prepare required forms and keep statistics on client contacts, referrals, job activities, etc.
+ Travel between locations in which the agency provides vocational services to in Nassau County.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required:
+ Bachelor’s degree in either counseling, psychology, sociology, or otherwise related field with a minimum of two years of experience in the career counseling of clients with alcohol/substance abuse problems and/or clients from other disadvantaged populations; or Master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, or related field of rehabilitation psychology; or Master’s degree in any counseling or psychology specialization, with one year of experience in the career counseling of clients with alcohol/substance abuse problems and/or clients from other disadvantaged populations; or Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree student supervised by a CRC.
+ Must be proficient in computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, Microsoft Office applications, calendar, and email and/or database software necessary to perform work assignments.
+ Ability to motivate self and work independently.
+ Must have access to car and possess a valid New York State Driver's License.
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