JC-533976 SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR, QUALIFIED REHABILITATION PROFESSIONAL

This posting states its location as Los Angeles County rather than a street address. The work is assigned within that county.

This position is located in the city of Inglewood.

Under the general supervision of the Team Manager, Supervisor I, the Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional (SVRC-QRP) facilitates the effective delivery of services to consumers in a DOR service delivery team. The SVRC, QRP is accountable for the quality, quantity, and effectiveness of services provided to all DOR consumers and must effectively and consistently align the non-delegable duties with the delegable tasks performed by other team members for each consumer's case.  

The duties of the SVRC, QRP include the following non-delegable functions:  1) determining vocational rehabilitation (VR) eligibility; 2) determining priority for services; 3) development of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE); 4) determining amendments to the IPE; and 5) determining successful employment outcome achieved and completing case closure for services of Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) consumers.

Multiple vacancies may exist.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

The majority of the work will take place in one of the following locations with consumers, the public, colleagues, and other stakeholders: a DOR open office setting in a cubicle environment, offsite in the community, at events and various partner locations, and/or at an approved alternate work location. The incumbent must have the ability to work in an office setting for up to 40 hours per week and remain at a workstation for extended periods while utilizing a personal computer, peripherals, and other office equipment with or without accommodation. The incumbent will be working in an office setting with both natural and artificial lighting. Strong interpersonal skills are required to interact effectively with consumers, the public, colleagues, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

Special Requirements:

• If mailing in an application, include JC#533976 on your State Application (STD678) in the "Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for which you are applying" section found under the “Questions” tab of your CalCareer application template
• Applicants who do not submit the required information may not be considered for this job
• Employment Application (STD.678):
• It is a requirement to submit work experience, dates, and hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application in order of current and old work experience
• Resumes or other documents cannot substitute a state application
• Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD.678 may not be considered
• A Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, counseling or a closely related field from a recognized institution and successful completion of one graduate course with a primary focus on the Theories and Techniques in counseling is mandatory
• Reliability, dependability and exceptional interpersonal skills are essential
• Upon hire, applicant may be required to provide official college transcripts
• Resume is required
• Transcript is required
• Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required . SOQ should be no longer than 2 pages, single-spaced in 12 font size Arial
• Responses should include the questions and numbered
• 1
• How do you interpret and apply federal/state VR laws and maintain compliance in service documentation?2
• Describe about a time you helped a client overcome a significant barrier to employment
• What was your strategy and what outcome resulted?3
• Describe a challenging situation you faced as a counselor and how you resolved it?

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for State of California Department of Rehabilitation is Martin Rivera.