Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor jobs in Fairbanks, AK

Job Summary: Job Incumbent provides vocational rehabilitation counseling for people with disabilities by assisting clients to set employment goals and helping them to develop Individualized Plans of Employment (IPE) to guide the rehabilitation process. Incumbent monitors progress of IPEs through the process until clients achieve employment and procures goods and services in keeping with clients’ needs and IPE goals. Job incumbent provides ongoing case management to include intake, assessment of disabilities and makes eligibility determinations, secures documentation of disability for program eligibility. Incumbent maintains accurate and confidential case notes and client files, coordinates with supports and services in & outside Tanana Chiefs Conference on behalf of mutual and transitioning clients, serves as a client advocate, and contributes to public awareness of disability issues and the Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

Essential Functions: This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbent(s).

Physical Demands: This position requires recurring bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and stretching. Job incumbent may be required at times to lift up to forty pounds. Incumbent must be able to walk moderate distances while visiting villages. Incumbent must be able to work accurately and efficiently in a busy and sometimes stressful environment.

Summation: Job incumbent has high contact with people which make communication and interpersonal skills important. Incumbent provides vocational rehabilitation counseling and case management with a high degree of creativity, organization, and sensitivity.