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Counselor (General and PPP Caseload) - Williamsburg Area Office (REPOST)
State of South Carolina
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Location
South Carolina, 29210
Salary
$45,300 - $61,100
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves helping people with disabilities in South Carolina find and keep competitive jobs by providing counseling, assessments, and personalized employment plans.
You'll manage a caseload that includes general clients and those in the PPP program, coordinating services like job placement and career guidance.
It's a great fit for someone with a background in counseling or psychology who enjoys building relationships and supporting others toward meaningful work.
Key Requirements
- Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field qualifying under CSPD guidelines
- Ability to counsel and advise individuals with physical and mental disabilities toward vocational goals using Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE)
- Strong communication skills to build and maintain relationships with clients, employers, vendors, medical professionals, and colleagues
- Proficiency in logical thinking to identify problems, gather data, establish facts, and draw conclusions
- Experience or ability to conduct vocational assessments, career exploration, and job preparation
- Valid driver's license with a clean 10-year driving record (required for interview)
- Official college transcripts to verify degree
Full Job Description
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Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!
In this position you will perform the following job duties:
- Prepare & assist eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment by coordinating services to include vocational counseling, guidance, and direct job placement. (General/PPP Caseload)
- Conduct and coordinate communication assessments, vocational assessments, career exploration, and job preparation instruction and design individualized plan for employment (IPE).
- Complete caseload management activities weekly
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Psychology or other degree qualifying under CSPD guidelines.
- Ability to counsel and advise students and youth with various physical mental disabilities toward a vocational goal through Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE) and consideration of the consumers' interest, abilities and needs.
- Should be able to communicate effectively to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, vendors, employers, the medical community, and coworkers.
- Must be able to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Additional Information
The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible work schedules
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
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