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    Vocational Counselor - Long Island City, United States - Phoenix House

    Phoenix House
    Phoenix House Long Island City, United States

    1 day ago

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    Description
    Vocational Counselor

    Job Details

    Job Location

    Long Island City Residential - Long Island City, NY

    Position Type

    Full-Time/Part-Time

    Education Level

    Bachelors Degree

    Salary Range

    $ $30.67 Hourly

    Travel Percentage

    None

    Job Shift

    Morning

    Job Category

    Nonprofit - Social Services

    Description


    SUMMARY


    Vocational Counselors assist staff and patients in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program of vocational rehabilitation that will result in patients entering skills training and obtaining employment.

    They provide and/or coordinate the pre-vocational activities that help patients develop and achieve vocation rehabilitation goals and function successfully in the competitive workplace.

    The schedule will be Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm, hours can be flexible.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.


    Perform intake of all patients to obtain vocation and educational background information to identify preliminary needs and develop an initial plan of services to meet those needs.

    Conduct a comprehensive vocational/educational assessment including patient history, test administration and the evaluation of the patients capacity to function.

    Prepare a Vocational Rehabilitation Plan with short and long range goals and methodology to achieve goals.


    Maintain a list of patients with updated status regarding involvement in work-related activities, work readiness, and employment status at day intervals.

    Provide on-going individual and group counseling of all patients to establish vocational decisions and assist in achieving goals.

    Meet with each assigned patient at least once every 30 days.

    Provide instruction in one or more of the courses in the Pre-Employment (with an emphasis on Life Skills Training, Job Readiness, Job Retention curricula.

    Function as an integral member of the treatment team.


    Provide training and consultation to clinical staff in Vocational Rehabilitation principles and practices to help ensure coordination and integration of vocational services into the treatment process.

    Maintain concise and accurate records of each patients vocational status and progress, updating them daily.

    Submit activity logs to supervisor daily, via email.

    Document interactions with patients and others daily.

    Submit patient sign-in sheets to supervisor each week, via email by Friday 5:00 pm.

    Monitor patients progress before, during and after employment within the guidelines of ACCESS VR

    COMPETENCIES (KSAs)

    Ethical Practices

    Judgment

    Relationship Management

    Emotional Intelligence

    Empathy

    Professional Boundaries

    Global and Cultural Awareness

    Critical Evaluation

    Problem Solving

    Decision Making

    Communication

    Teamwork

    Crisis Management

    Technical Capacity

    Qualifications


    REQUIRED EDUCATION
    Bachelor's in Counseling, Psychology, Sociology or a related field

    Master's in Vocational Rehabilitation or Guidance Counseling a plus.

    LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

    Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) preferred


    REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
    Minimum two years of experience in the vocational rehabilitation counseling of persons in a behavioral health treatment setting.


    WORK ENVIRONMENT
    This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.


    PHYSICAL DEMANDS


    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.


    Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.

    Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

    Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities


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