Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor jobs in Honolulu, HI

Job Title: Rehabilitation Vocational Evaluator

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Schedule: Core Hours are Monday through Friday 7:45am-4:30pm; travel may be required

Compensation: Based on experience with competitive benefits package

Summary: As a Rehabilitation Vocational Evaluator for the Workforce Development Department, you will be responsible for administering vocational and educational assessments to assist clients on public assistance.  The goal is to assist these clients with determining a vocational goal to find employment conducive to their functional abilities.  You’ll also provide group and one on one educational and vocational guidance services as needed.  We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and organizational skills, experience with motivational counseling and interviewing.  Comfortable with public speaking in medium to large groups and training experience with individuals or groups of up to 20.  

Essential Duties: 

• Facilitates and administers all required Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation (DVE) testing, recommends testing needs and methods for diagnostic and prognostic data.
• Administers and interprets psychometric and occupational tests; develops and modifies testing instruments and methodologies to meet specialized participant needs; observes, records, and interprets participant behaviors and performances as they relate to the job market; and provides specialized vocational guidance and counseling to identify job interests and to help attain job-seeking skills.  
• Analyzes participant personal, work, and economic history; medical, educational, social and/or psychological data; and physical strengths and barriers to employment, BioPsychoSocial assessment (BPS) and Case Complexity in order to assist in determining viable vocational alternatives.    
• Develops comprehensive and integrative reports of findings and recommendations in the development of individualized vocational goals, objectives, plans, and additional service needs to determine job placement and to teach selective skills and/or behaviors and documents information in a written report.  
• Follows up with counselors to assess needs and see if recommendations require revision in order to better meet the participant’s needs.   The RVE reports directly to the Program Coordinator, and weekly meetings will be held to discuss program participants and performance outcomes.
• Compiles, analyzes, and reports results of testing from all DVE tools, incorporating observations, case-notes, and professional opinion.
• Makes recommendations toward Individualized Service Plan (ISP) and employment goals in concert with Employment Counselors and case worker.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university with course work in vocational evaluation, psychology, counseling, occupational therapy
• Including one to two years’ experience in employment counseling or related field
• Demonstrable experience working directly with a diverse population in both an individual and classroom setting.

At Goodwill Hawaii our mission is simple, yet powerful, we help people with employment barriers reach their full potential and become self-sufficient.  We are the third largest non-profit agency in Hawaii and our motivation is sustaining Hawaii’s community through the power of work.   We service over 11,000 people and last year placed over 1,500 people into employment, resulting in $24 million in annual wages earned as a result of these job placements.  Join the Goodwill Hawaii family and help strengthen our Hawaii community, one job at a time.  

Goodwill Hawaii participates in E-Verify and is committed to fully complying with all Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action laws and regulations.   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. We also foster a drug-free work environment.