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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II/III (Open and Promotional)

Salary

$78,769.60 - $116,084.80 Annually

Location

County of San Mateo, CA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

G190M

Department

Human Services Agency

Opening Date

05/22/2024

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Description

Note: The job announcement was amended on June 11, 2024 to change the recruitment to continuous.

The Human Services Agency is seeking a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II/III. This position is a fully experienced journey/advanced journey level class in the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor series. The incumbent has a full caseload, which includes individuals with severe emotional disabilities and serious vocational deficiencies and performs a complete range of counseling and placement services using accepted vocational rehabilitation principles and techniques. The duties may include but are not limited to: interviewing clients, evaluating skills and job readiness, analyzing medical information, vocational case management, report writing and charting client progress and developing a vocational rehabilitation plan to assist Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) clients into securing and maintaining employment.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.

• Two years of experience providing vocational and supportive counseling to assist clients with overcoming barriers to vocational success.

• Two years of experience evaluating work skills and work capacities to assist clients with formulating vocational plans.

• Two years of experience working with diverse populations including people who were previously experiencing homelessness, people with mental health disabilities, people in alcohol and drug recovery programs, formerly incarcerated individuals, and others with disabilities and/or barriers to employment.

• Experience collaborating/conferring with treatment providers, including case managers, Department of Rehabilitation staff, and medical personnel.

• Experience facilitating vocational groups.

• Ability to analyze and interpret medical, social, psychological, and educational data to develop an action plan based on that data.

• Ability to administer and evaluate vocational tests.

• Knowledge of social security regulations as well as other benefits programs to provide benefits counseling to individuals including work incentives.

• Ability to follow complex policies and administrative procedures.

• A thorough working knowledge and demonstrated skill in vocational rehabilitation counseling principles and technique.

• Creative problem-solving skills with ability to look "outside the box" and be action oriented.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as computer literate.

NOTE: The eligible list generated from this recruitment may be used to fill future extra-help, term, unclassified, and regular classified vacancies.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify for a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II is one year of basic experience in counseling and job placement of vocationally handicapped adults and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor III is three years of experience performing journey level Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor duties.

Knowledge of:

Principles and objectives of vocational rehabilitation counseling; Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) standards and requirements; skills, traits and abilities needed in a wide variety of occupations; private and public programs serving the unemployed; laws regulating employment and employer-employee relations; unions and apprenticeship programs; social service programs and regulations; standardized vocational aptitude and interest tests; social and psychological problems of disabled persons; basics of psychology, sociology and economics in relationship to employment and counseling of the handicapped; elements of mental illness and approved treatment methods; basic medical and psychiatric conditions related to the rehabilitation process; community organizations and resources including agencies involved in job placement, vocational rehabilitation and work training; employment and labor market trends; principles and techniques of interviewing.

Skill/Ability to:

Interpret laws and regulations; follow complex policies and administrative procedures; interview and counsel vocationally handicapped individuals; plan and direct rehabilitation services programs for clients; apply principles of rehabilitation counseling; analyze and interpret medical, social, psychological and educational data to develop an action plan based on that data; relate to and establish good working relationships with clients from diverse educational, social and cultural backgrounds; analyze and interpret test and work evaluation data; motivate clients to undertake and achieve vocational rehabilitation; write comprehensive reports and maintain records and train counseling personnel.

Application/Examination

Open & Promotional. Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, Confidential and Management extra-help/limited term positions prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score on this examination.

All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. All examinations will be given in San Mateo County, California, and applicants must participate at their own expense.

IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org to apply.

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE

Final Filing Date: Continuous until filled

Screening Date: TBD

Combined Panel Interview: TBD

San Mateo County is centrally located between San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. With over 750,000 residents, San Mateo is one of the largest and most diverse counties in California and serves a multitude of culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse communities. The County of San Mateo is committed to advancing equity in order to ensure that all employees are welcomed in a safe and inclusive environment. The County seeks to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply. Eighty percent of employees surveyed stated that they would recommend the County as a great place to work. The County of San Mateo is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels.

Analyst: Arlene Cahill (Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II- G III-G190)

Please visit www.smcgov.org/media/100151/download?inline= for a complete listing of all benefits for this classification.

Benefits are offered to eligible employees of the County of San Mateo. All benefits are subject to change.

As an additional benefit, the County offers extensive training and development programs designed to improve skills and enhance career opportunities. Most programs are offered on County time at no cost to you.

County employees are also covered by the federal Social Security system and earn benefits for retirement based on salary and time worked.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the supplemental questions below. Your responses will provide detailed information about your background and experience related to this position. This information will weigh heavily in the application screening by the subject matter experts and will also be used in the selection process. Answer the questions completely, paying attention to the multi-parts of the questions. While being thorough and detailed, also be concise. Your strategic use of language as well as neatness, clarity of expression, attention to detail, proper use of grammar and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for your responses.

• I have read and understand the instructions above.

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  Describe your education and work experience that prepares you for the position of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II/III.

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  Describe your specific professional work experience providing vocational rehabilitation counseling services to the following populations: 1) Individuals with psychiatric disabilities; 2) Individuals with substance abuse issues; and 3) Formerly incarcerated individuals and 4) people who have previously experienced homelessness. As part of your answer, please include: A) the duties performed and the setting in which you gained this experience; B) in what capacity you worked with that particular population; C) the caseload sizes; and D) what you have found to be effective approaches to working with these populations in order to assist in achieving their identified vocational case plan goals.

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  Describe a work example of a Vocational Rehabilitation plan you created for your client. As part of your answer, please include: 1) the situation; 2) the key elements you used in developing the plan; 3) the actions you took in implementing it; and 4) the outcome.

  Required Question

Agency

County of San Mateo

Address

County of San Mateo Human Resources Department 455 County Center Redwood City, California, 94063-1663

Phone

(650) 363-4343

Website

https://jobs.smcgov.org

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