STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: REHABILITATION COUNSELOR II
Class Code: 7616-21 Date Established: 08-11-67
Occupational Code:
7-7-9 Date of Last Revision: 08-20-07
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide comprehensive rehabilitation
services to increase employment potential and optimize personal independence
for eligible persons with disabilities or works’ compensation clients.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Provides
counseling and guidance to persons with disabilities or injuries in order to
maximize employment potential and person independence.
·
Develops
individual functional profiles of persons with disabilities or injuries by
recommending medical, psychological and vocational evaluations and analyzing information
obtained to make eligibility decisions and determine rehabilitation needs.
·
Plans,
approves and monitors the expenditure of state and federal funds to secure
prescribed essential services and commodities as part of the individual’s
employment plan.
·
Manages a
client caseload to ensure timely services and follow rehabilitation plans for
employment and personal independence.
·
Makes detailed
investigations and final recommendations on difficult or unusual cases in the
determination of eligibility for services and handles reconsideration or appeal
cases.
·
Establishes
and maintains contacts with area employers, employment services, and other
rehabilitation agencies in order to assist clients in employment opportunities.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats and
procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use
of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or
scientific expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional
nature in a wide range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for contributing to
immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of
services to the public or other state agencies.
Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test
results and require a significant investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and
little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing reports,
and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving
problems and achieving work objectives.
This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in analyzing
and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and
in making decisions according to established technical, professional or
administrative standards.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master’s degree from a recognized
college or university in (1) Rehabilitation Counseling; or (2) Counseling* and four
(4) graduate level courses (aka core courses) in each of the following:
a) One course on
Assessment
b) One course on
Occupational Information or Job Placement
c) One course on
Medical or Psychosocial and Cultural Aspects of Disabilities
d) One course on
Community Resources or Delivery of Rehabilitation Services
*The master’s degree must be in the field of
counseling. Examples of degrees that may
be considered as a master’s in counseling or as counseling-related may
include, but are not necessarily limited to, degrees in rehabilitation, special
education, social work, and psychology.
If your degree is in a counseling discipline other than rehabilitation
counseling, a course on the Theories and Techniques of Counseling, as defined
by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), must be
part of the degree requirements. Other
required courses may be taken as part of or in addition to the original
master’s degree.
Experience: Two years’ professional or technical
experience in education, vocational guidance, rehabilitation counseling, human
resources, workers’ compensation, public employment services or human
services.
License/Certification: Eligibility for
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Rehabilitation Counselor applicants must successfully
participate in a written examination measuring possession of knowledge, skills
and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of federal and state laws and
regulations and the State Plan regarding vocational rehabilitation. Knowledge of the principles and practices of
vocation counseling. Knowledge of
individual and group behavior with special emphasis on psychosocial aspects of
disability. Knowledge of current social,
economic and health problems and resources with special emphasis on factors
related to vocational rehabilitation.
Knowledge of the physical and emotional issues of disability as they
affect employment outcomes. Knowledge of
standard psychometric and occupational tests.
Ability to secure and maintain the cooperation of physicians, employers,
educators and others in rehabilitation work.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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