Remote Rehabilitation Counselor

Provides recovery-oriented vocational and personal adjustment counseling to Veterans in the SUD outpatient program.

Conducts assessments using record reviews, observations, disability documentation, interviews, and input from Veterans' support systems.

Assists Veterans with identifying vocational strengths, interests, skills, barriers, and support needs.

Teaches job search skills, resume and application development, interview preparation, and basic computer skills.

Completes job analyses to support job coaching, retention services, and successful task performance.

Counsels Veterans on workplace soft skills, including personal hygiene, cooperation, following instructions, and use of natural supports.

Provides vocational and personal adjustment counseling under close or general supervision.

Provides case management and transferable skills analyses to support employment, education, and independent living goals.

Synthesizes assessment and diagnostic information with labor market trends and community resources.

Develops customized vocational evaluations based on each Veteran's abilities, aptitudes, interests, values, and preferences.

Uses assessment tools, functional capacity information, and vocational preparation data to evaluate skills, residual capacities, accommodation needs, and assistive technology needs.

Facilitates job placement through structured job readiness and employment preparation support.

Coordinates job search clubs to improve Veterans' self-directed job search activities.

Promotes employment programs to community employers under the supervision of certified rehabilitation counselors.

Conducts outreach and job development to match Veteran strengths with local workforce needs.

Travels to work sites and meets with community employers, as needed.

Provides therapeutic rehabilitation interventions and evidence-informed or evidence-based rehabilitation modalities.

Conducts biopsychosocial assessments and documents personal, vocational, and educational histories.

Consults with the interdisciplinary SUD team to determine clinical need for and capacity to benefit from rehabilitation services.

Coordinates work restoration and resilience treatment, transitional work placement, supported employment, assistive technology, benefits counseling, and benefits protections.

Enhances care coordination by ensuring medical clearance and appropriate timing of rehabilitation interventions.

Procures and manages transitional work agreements with community, state, and federal agencies.

Monitors work site compliance with agreements to ensure Veterans are trained and evaluated consistent with industry standards.

Devises solutions to reduce or eliminate placement barriers, including modification of environmental or functional demands in work settings.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Telework: Available, ad-hoc only, as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized