Placement Counselor - #ARS00224
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Title: Placement Counselor #ARS00224
State Role Title: Counselor II
Hiring Range: Anticipated salary is $48648 commensurate with experience.
Pay Band:4
Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs
Location:Aging & Rehab Svcs
Recruitment Type: General Public G
What started as a collection of taverns and rest stops along the Great Wilderness Road has grown into the New River Valleys retail hub pairing brandname shopping and dining with locally owned eateries and boutiques. Christiansburg is a place of past and present with historic neighborhoods and innovative business and development existing side by side. If you enjoy working with others and love Christiansburg or surrounding areas then come and work with us.
Job Duties:
In partnership with people with disabilities the DRS Field Rehabilitation Services Division assists individuals with disabilities to make informed choices that will maximize their employment through coordinated service delivery. DRS staff will assist the Workforce Network to deliver quality workforce services to individuals with disabilities who want to work and employers seeking to hire them to the extent that this provides benefit to the DRS program.
We are seeking a Placement Counselor to comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services which result in employment and enhanced independent living in compliance with federal state and agency policy and procedures. Core case management services may include guidance and counseling employer engagement/cultivation PreEmployment Services and Counseling Job readiness training services and job placement services. Caseload may consist of Students youth and adults with varying disabilities including but not limited to serious mental illness substance abuse hearing impairment and all other disabilities.
The Christiansburg office serves 4 counties and the City of Radford.
Minimum Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have:
Knowledge/Experience
- Training or experience in Business Management Communications Human Services Marketing Vocational Rehabilitation or related field
- Working knowledge of marketing concepts and promotional techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to write for professional and public audiences and conduct training.
- Knowledge of various software programs such as spreadsheet word processing desktop publishing and database management as applicable to marketing programs.
- Use of the Internet for the purpose of employment outcomes.
- Experience in developing prospects and implementing marketing strategies.
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to establish effective working relationships among diverse professionals constituents and advocates.
Additional Considerations
- Some knowledge of human service delivery systems and the vocational rehabilitation process.
Special Instructions
- This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code 2.21201.1.
- A fingerprintbased criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact for assistance.
Minorities Individuals with disabilities Veterans Americorp Peace Corps and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginias New Recruitment Management System. Mailed emailed faxed or hand delivered applications and/or rsums will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Recruitment Type: General Public G
What started as a collection of taverns and rest stops along the Great Wilderness Road has grown into the New River Valleys retail hub pairing brandname shopping and dining with locally owned eateries and boutiques. Christiansburg is a place of past and present with historic neighborhoods and innovative business and development existing side by side. If you enjoy working with others and love Christiansburg or surrounding areas then come and work with us.
Job Duties:
In partnership with people with disabilities the DRS Field Rehabilitation Services Division assists individuals with disabilities to make informed choices that will maximize their employment through coordinated service delivery. DRS staff will assist the Workforce Network to deliver quality workforce services to individuals with disabilities who want to work and employers seeking to hire them to the extent that this provides benefit to the DRS program.
We are seeking a Placement Counselor to comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services which result in employment and enhanced independent living in compliance with federal state and agency policy and procedures. Core case management services may include guidance and counseling employer engagement/cultivation PreEmployment Services and Counseling Job readiness training services and job placement services. Caseload may consist of Students youth and adults with varying disabilities including but not limited to serious mental illness substance abuse hearing impairment and all other disabilities.
The Christiansburg office serves 4 counties and the City of Radford.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge/Experience
- Working knowledge of marketing concepts and promotional techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to write for professional and public audiences and conduct training.
- Knowledge of various software programs such as spreadsheet word processing desktop publishing and database management as applicable to marketing programs.
- Use of the Internet for the purpose of employment outcomes.
- Experience in developing prospects and implementing marketing strategies.
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to establish effective working relationships among diverse professionals constituents and advocates.
Additional Considerations
- Some knowledge of human service delivery systems and the vocational rehabilitation process.
Special Instructions
- This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code 2.21201.1.
- A fingerprintbased criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact for assistance.
Minorities Individuals with disabilities Veterans Americorp Peace Corps and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginias New Recruitment Management System. Mailed emailed faxed or hand delivered applications and/or rsums will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
State Role Title: Counselor II
Hiring Range: Anticipated salary is $48648 commensurate with experience.
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs
Location:Aging & Rehab Svcs
Agency Website: Type: General Public G
What started as a collection of taverns and rest stops along the Great Wilderness Road has grown into the New River Valleys retail hub pairing brandname shopping and dining with locally owned eateries and boutiques. Christiansburg is a place of past and present with historic neighborhoods and innovative business and development existing side by side. If you enjoy working with others and love Christiansburg or surrounding areas then come and work with us.
Job Duties:
In partnership with people with disabilities the DRS Field Rehabilitation Services Division assists individuals with disabilities to make informed choices that will maximize their employment through coordinated service delivery. DRS staff will assist the Workforce Network to deliver quality workforce services to individuals with disabilities who want to work and employers seeking to hire them to the extent that this provides benefit to the DRS program.
We are seeking a Placement Counselor to comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services which result in employment and enhanced independent living in compliance with federal state and agency policy and procedures. Core case management services may include guidance and counseling employer engagement/cultivation PreEmployment Services and Counseling Job readiness training services and job placement services. Caseload may consist of Students youth and adults with varying disabilities including but not limited to serious mental illness substance abuse hearing impairment and all other disabilities.
The Christiansburg office serves 4 counties and the City of Radford.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge/Experience
- Working knowledge of marketing concepts and promotional techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to write for professional and public audiences and conduct training.
- Knowledge of various software programs such as spreadsheet word processing desktop publishing and database management as applicable to marketing programs.
- Use of the Internet for the purpose of employment outcomes.
- Experience in developing prospects and implementing marketing strategies.
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to establish effective working relationships among diverse professionals constituents and advocates.
Additional Considerations
- Some knowledge of human service delivery systems and the vocational rehabilitation process.
Special Instructions
- This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code 2.21201.1.
- A fingerprintbased criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact for assistance.
Minorities Individuals with disabilities Veterans Americorp Peace Corps and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginias New Recruitment Management System. Mailed emailed faxed or hand delivered applications and/or rsums will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
