Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 

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A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and greater New York Area.

Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities, so our success depends on those we employ.

The Role

Under general direction, the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor is responsible for assessing client skills, aptitudes, needs and preferences towards facilitating the client’s job readiness and employment search. This position provides individual and group vocational counseling including assessments, evaluations, and referrals. Functions as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in developing vocational goals and objectives for the client’s treatment plan.
This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.

What You Will Do

• Conducts educational/vocational assessments, including work and educational history, administers educational/vocational tests, and evaluates clients' job readiness and job search skills.
• Utilizes the results of assessment to develop with clients vocational/educational goals and objectives and provides and/or coordinates those activities which will help clients achieve identified goals of securing employment and/or education.
• Provides on-going individual and group counseling to help clients make appropriate vocational/employment decisions, obtain job readiness/employment, and maintain employment.
• Assists clients in obtaining appropriate identification.
• Participates in assessing and maintaining clients’ Job Performance Evaluations towards improving skill levels in preparation for employment.
• Prepares required reports and keeps statistics on client participation in work related activities and employment.
• As assigned, assumes staff-on-duty assignments, including the observation of urine specimen collection, medication management including the direct observation of clients during medication pass for adherence to their prescribed medication regime and conducts facility/safety runs and room checks as assigned to visually assess clients for the use of alcohol/ drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions.
• Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high-quality client records that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.
• Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
• Functions as an integral member of the treatment team by participating in case conferences, team meetings, treatment planning meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc.
• Refers clients to appropriate vocational/educational services in community and monitors progress.
• Provides follow-up and post-job placement support services to clients including linkages to transitional benefits.
• Develops and maintains linkages with community based educational, remedial, vocational, employment and support resources.
• Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Who You Will Be

• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) for designated programs
• A Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Counseling or Guidance.
• Must possess strong vocational assessment, individual and group vocational/job preparation skills.
• Working knowledge of substance abuse treatment modalities and client self-help/support modalities.
• Strong writing skills; competencies in writing comprehensive educational/vocational assessments and progress notes.
• Available to work a flexible schedule as needed in response to participant and staff needs.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EMR.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Team player and ability to work independently