[Jobs] VR counselor position in Staunton, Virginia

[Taylor, James G.]

The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is
recruiting for a vocational rehabilitation counselor in the Staunton
regional office (see

job announcement below).

 

Please help us get the announcement out to individuals who would qualify
and may be interested.

 

Jim Taylor

Chief Deputy Commissioner

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

 (e-mail) jim.taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov

 (phone) 804-371-3111

 

**

 

Agency: DBVI

 

Agency Title: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

 

Role Title: Counselor II

 

Work Title: VR Counselor

 

Position #: 00088

 

Location: Staunton

 

Open To: General Public

 

Pay Band: 4 ($28,987 - $59,492)

 

Hiring Range: Negotiable based on qualifications/salary history

 

Close Date: 10/13//2006

 

Comments: The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired is
the Commonwealth's agency solely dedicated to enabling individuals with
blindness

and vision impairments achieve equal access to all that life has to
offer. Our services encompass education, rehabilitation teaching and
vocational rehabilitation.

We have a nationally recognized low vision program and a Statewide
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind located in Richmond. Our employees
embody our values

of integrity, honesty and teamwork, and ensure diversity, respect for
the individual and personal choice. We empower our customers to achieve
their maximum

level of employment, education and personal independence.

 

Responsibilities: The Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired is
seeking a qualified professional to determine applicants' eligibility
for program services,

and to plan, develop, implement and manage vocationally focused
Individual Plans for Employment for eligible consumers resulting in
successful employment

outcomes. You will provide vocational rehabilitation services for blind
and visually impaired persons, including analysis of diagnostic reports,
determination

of program eligibility, development of individual rehabilitation
programs, job development and placement.

 

Qualifications: Requires knowledge of the rehabilitation process,
community resources, Americans with Disabilities Act and Social Security
Administration

guidelines and work incentives, and alternative skills that enhance the
independence of blind or visually impaired individuals. Must possess
skills to

arrange for and interpret diagnostic evaluations; apply counseling
theories and principles; and apply program agency, and state policies
and procedures.

Ability to manage a caseload; meet multi-tasked job demands; represent
the agency in a variety of settings; function without close daily
supervision; set

own daily schedule; integrate and effectively use various large sets of
data (demographic, medical, occupational); and effectively make
presentations to

groups. Requires Masters degree in rehabilitation counseling or closely
related fields, or currently is a Certified Rehab Counselor (CRC) or
Certified

Vocational Evaluator (CVE). Include college/university transcript and/or
copy of applicable certification with application. Statement of Economic
Interests

is required. Successful completion of fingerprinting and criminal
background check.

 

Contact Information: Applications are required! ***Applications will be
accepted until at least 5:00 p.m., October 13, 2006. Applications
received after

this date may or may not be considered depending on the applicant
pool.*** Use the easiest way to apply: On-line at
http://jobs.virginia.gov. You can even

save your application on-line! Don't have internet access: Visit your
local library or Virginia Employment Commission. Alternate methods to
apply: Pick

up a Virginia state application from the local Virginia Employment
Commission office or download one from
http://jobs.virginia.gov/emplApplication.html.

Mail your completed application to be received no later than the
deadline to: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Attention:
Human Resources,

8004 Franklin

Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229. Postmarks are not accepted. Resumes may
NOT be substituted for State applications. Or you may fax your
application to 804-662-7662.

Or you may email your application to applications at drs.virginia.gov
however you must follow it with the original signed application.
Minorities and people

with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY. Reasonable
accommodations upon request.

 

 

 

 

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The
Virginia
Department
for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is recruiting for a vocational rehabilitation counselor in the
Staunton
regional office (see
job announcement below).
 
Please help us get the announcement out to individuals who would qualify and may be interested.
 
Jim Taylor
Chief Deputy Commissioner
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
 (e-mail) jim.taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov
 (phone) 804-371-3111
 
**
 
Agency: DBVI
 
Agency Title: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
 
Role Title: Counselor II
 
Work Title: VR Counselor
 
Position #: 00088
 
Location:
Staunton
 
Open To: General Public
 
Pay Band: 4 ($28,987 - $59,492)
 
Hiring Range: Negotiable based on qualifications/salary history
 
Close Date: 10/13//2006
 
Comments: The
Virginia
Department
for the Blind and Vision Impaired is the Commonwealth&#8217;s agency solely dedicated to enabling individuals with blindness
and vision impairments achieve equal access to all that life has to offer. Our services encompass education, rehabilitation teaching and vocational rehabilitation.
We have a nationally recognized low vision program and a
Statewide
Rehabilitation
Center
for the Blind located in
Richmond
. Our employees embody our values
of integrity, honesty and teamwork, and ensure diversity, respect for the individual and personal choice. We empower our customers to achieve their maximum
level of employment, education and personal independence.
 
Responsibilities: The Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired is seeking a qualified professional to determine applicants&#8217; eligibility for program services,
and to plan, develop, implement and manage vocationally focused Individual Plans for Employment for eligible consumers resulting in successful employment
outcomes. You will provide vocational rehabilitation services for blind and visually impaired persons, including analysis of diagnostic reports, determination
of program eligibility, development of individual rehabilitation programs, job development and placement.
 
Qualifications: Requires knowledge of the rehabilitation process, community resources, Americans with Disabilities Act and Social Security Administration
guidelines and work incentives, and alternative skills that enhance the independence of blind or visually impaired individuals. Must possess skills to
arrange for and interpret diagnostic evaluations; apply counseling theories and principles; and apply program agency, and state policies and procedures.
Ability to manage a caseload; meet multi-tasked job demands; represent the agency in a variety of settings; function without close daily supervision; set
own daily schedule; integrate and effectively use various large sets of data (demographic, medical, occupational); and effectively make presentations to
groups. Requires Masters degree in rehabilitation counseling or closely related fields, or currently is a Certified Rehab Counselor (CRC) or Certified
Vocational Evaluator (CVE). Include college/university transcript and/or copy of applicable certification with application. Statement of Economic Interests
is required. Successful completion of fingerprinting and criminal background check.
 
Contact Information: Applications are required! ***Applications will be accepted until at least 5:00 p.m., October 13, 2006. Applications received after
this date may or may not be considered depending on the applicant pool.*** Use the easiest way to apply: On-line at http://jobs.virginia.gov. You can even
save your application on-line! Don't have internet access: Visit your local library or Virginia Employment Commission. Alternate methods to apply: Pick
up a Virginia state application from the local Virginia Employment Commission office or download one from http://jobs.virginia.gov/emplApplication.html.
Mail your completed application to be received no later than the deadline to: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Attention: Human Resources,
8004
Franklin
Farms Drive,
Richmond
,
VA
23229
. Postmarks are not accepted. Resumes may NOT be substituted for State applications. Or you may fax your application to 804-662-7662.
Or you may email your application to applications at drs.virginia.gov however you must follow it with the original signed application. Minorities and people
with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY. Reasonable accommodations upon request.