Vocational Counselor

• Provide oversight of Adult Career & Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) and Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) employment services.
• Complete all required training hours prescribed by funders.
• Provide services, documentation and billing within designated time frames.
• Provide guidance through one-to-one vocational counseling to consumers.
• Develop a collaborative relationship with funders and the consumer’s natural and collateral support.
• Provide job development for either paid or unpaid work.
• Conduct site visits per best practices.
• Maintain long-term follow-up services to consumers.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with community employers.
• Provide job coaching to maximize the success of job placements.
• Oversee the conduct, safety and supervision of individuals participating in activities.
• Provide limited case management services when necessary.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as scheduled by supervisor.
• Respond to quality assurance requests for documentation.
• Other job duties, as assigned.

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Interact with staff and consumers of diverse cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds.
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with coworkers, supervisors, organizations, the general public, and local government offices.
• Keep abreast of all state and agency regulations/operations procedures.
• Maintain core training requirements.
• Abide by The Community Place Code of Conduct.

• Must be able to physically perform stooping, kneeling, walking, lifting, grasping, pulling, standing, talking, hearing.
• Must be able to perform light work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Must be able to travel as needed frequently getting in and out of a car both indoors and outdoors and may have exposure to various weather conditions.

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of relevant human services experience or four (4) years of experience in the provision of work readiness service;
• Accepted: Associate’s degree in human services and two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Must possess a valid NYS driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• A criminal background check will be conducted as a condition of employment.

Salary : $23