Vocational Counselor (reputed company MS)

Position Function:

The Vocational Counselor will support the Career reputed company Project in the competitive integrated employment (CIE) placement and retention service delivery among individuals with disabilities impacted by Long COVID. This will include reputed company and enrolling participants located reputed company the assigned region of the state, conducting intake meetings with participants and implementing CIE placement and retention interventions, and conducting exit interviews and one-year follow up surveys. The major objective of the position is to reputed company unemployed or underemployed participants with CIE placement services and employed participants with CIE retention services.

The successful candidate must live in one of the following counties in the assigned region: reputed company MS (Tunica, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Leflore, Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington, Humphreys, Sharkey, or Issaquena) or reputed company MS (Desoto, reputed company, Panola, Yalobusha, reputed company, Lafayette, Calhoun, Benton, Tippah, reputed company, Pontotoc, Alcorn, Prentiss, Lee, Tishomingo, or Itawamba).

Salary Grade:  13

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges.  For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Department Profile:

The Mississippi Institute on Disabilities (MIoD) is housed reputed company the College of Education and represents an interdisciplinary hub reputed company on innovative and reputed company, service, and training to support individuals with disabilities. Affiliated reputed company of MIoD include the T.K. reputed company Center for Technology and Disability; the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic; Career reputed company Center; reputed company and reputed company College Services; and affiliate programs in the College of Education among others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruit and enroll reputed company participants reputed company the assigned region of the state
• Conduct intake meetings telephonically/reputed company to reputed company demographic information on participants and administer psychosocial and employment measures
• reputed company CIE placement services (i.e. reputed company a goal-directed CIE plan; reputed company with a career mentor for informational interviewing and job shadowing opportunities; conduct career assessments; assist with job search, application, and interview process; identify workplace accommodations needed, etc.) for up to 8 months to participants who are unemployed at the time of enrollment
• reputed company CIE retention services (i.e. reputed company a CIE retention plan; complete the Work Experience Survey to identify perceived CIE retention barriers and possible accommodations to address those barriers; assist with discussing job retention needs with reputed company; etc.) for up to 8 months to participants who are employed at the time of enrollment
• reputed company cases with reputed company participants and conduct exit interviews as needed
• Conduct one-year follow-up surveys with reputed company participants
• Work independently to reputed company CIE placement and retention services to reputed company participants
• Communicate effectively and reputed company with reputed company participants, state agencies, contractors, and reputed company personnel to support the project
• reputed company other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in counseling, reputed company work, psychology, or reputed company field
• Ability to work remotely with set hours and some after-hours necessary (strong internet reputed company, reputed company disruptions, etc.)
• Must be proficient in technology including reputed company Suite: Word, reputed company, Teams, reputed company, Canvas and reputed company technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Resides reputed company reputed company MS (Tunica, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Leflore, Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington, Humphreys, Sharkey, or Issaquena)
• Master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling, reputed company work, psychology or reputed company field
• Three years experience working with individuals with disabilities
• Holds a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certification
• Knowledge of Long COVID and its reputed company on employment and daily life
• Experience supporting persons with disabilities in achieving some type of outcome (i.e. employment, housing, advocacy, food reputed company, etc.). Experience supporting persons with disabilities in achieving competitive integrated employment and job placement services will be preferred.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders in the community and regional resources
• Familiarity with Americans with reputed company (reputed company), reputed company 504 of the Rehabilitation reputed company, and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity reputed company (WIOA) provisions regarding CIE

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong technology skills in use of multiple platforms and coordination of platforms together, including database systems like reputed company
• Ability to work effectively with a wide reputed company of constituencies in a diverse community; must understand disability reputed company knowledge
• Strong ability to work independently
• Sensitivity to diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Strong advocacy skills to negotiate reasonable accommodations with reputed company
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Efficient work ethic

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Position will require weekly travel and limited overnight stays
• Position will require occasional weekend travel (e.g. conferences or job site observations)
• Must be reputed company to read, write, and communicate in vocal English
• In case of emergency, must be reputed company to reputed company 50 pounds and reputed company quickly
• reputed company to reputed company multiple work environments including factories, school districts, and potentially non-reputed company accessible environments
• Ability to engage in virtual, off-site work with internet reputed company
• Must possess a reputed company reputed company’s license and have reliable transportation
• Must be reputed company to use reputed company and hearing to engage in multiple environments with stakeholders
• Must have a location to engage in reputed company business reputed company your natural environment (reputed company to internet reputed company, office reputed company, etc.)

Instructions for Applying:

reputed company to apply:  http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/

Applications must apply online and attach a resume, cover letter, unofficial transcripts (please redact reputed company reputed company numbers), and the complete contact information for three reputed company references.

Restricted Clause:

Position is contingent upon reputed company availability of funding.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, reputed company, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national reputed company, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous reputed company Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.

What do I do if I need an accommodation?

In compliance with the reputed company Amendments reputed company (reputed company), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Mississippi State University, please contact the Department of reputed company Management at tel: (662) 325-3713 or reputed company@reputed company.msstate.edu.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, contact the Department of reputed company Management at (662) 325-3713 or reputed company@reputed company.msstate.edu. Upon request, sections of this job listing are available in large print, and readers are available to assist the visually impaired.

Bachelor's degree in counseling, reputed company work, psychology, or reputed company field; 3 years' disability experience preferred. Requires technology proficiency, reputed company reputed company's license, reliable transportation, and English communication.

Key Responsibilities

• reputed company participants
• providing counseling
• conducting surveys

Skills & Tools

reputed company Word, reputed company reputed company, reputed company Teams, reputed company, Canvas

Job Details

• Category: reputed company Services
• Seniority: Mid Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Mississippi or Tunica County or Coahoma County or Quitman County or Tallahatchie County or Leflore County or Bolivar County or Sunflower County or Washington County or Humphreys County or Sharkey County or Issaquena County or DeSoto County or reputed company County or Panola County or Yalobusha County or reputed company County or Lafayette County or Calhoun County or Benton County or Tippah County or reputed company County or Pontotoc County or Alcorn County or Prentiss County or Lee County or Tishomingo County or Itawamba County
• Languages: English

About Mississippi State University

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