Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee

Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60652

Job Requisition ID:  43596​

Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: REHABILITATION COUNSELOR TRAINEE - 38159 
Skill Option: Vocational Rehabilitation 
Bilingual Option: None 

Opening Date: 12/16/2024

Closing Date/Time: 12/30/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary $4,952-$6,952/month ($59,424-$83,424/year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

Position Overview

The Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is the state’s lead division serving people with disabilities committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and racial justice.  The mission of the Division is to assist individuals with disabilities in achieving their goals of employment, education, and independent living.  This position coordinates customer case records and documents in a field office pertaining to the service delivery activities to customers in the Bureau of Customer and Community Field Services/Vocational Rehabilitation Program   The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee position will receive formal and informal training not to exceed twelve months to learn the rules, regulations, and policies of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program to ultimately manage a caseload providing services to individuals with disabilities to gain competitive integrated employment.  The Division of Rehabilitation Services is seeking to hire a self-motivated and detail-oriented individual with good communication skills.  

Essential Functions

Serves as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, receives formal and informal orientation in the principles, techniques, procedures, and policies related to rehabilitating persons with disabilities in a general vocational rehabilitation, transition, Secondary Transition Experience Program (STEP), or specialty caseload.

Studies and becomes proficient in utilizing the Division’s case management system.

Travels to attend and participate in staff meetings, conferences, workshops, and in-service training related to the discipline of rehabilitation counseling.

Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires possession of a Master’s Degree from a college or university program accredited by the Council On Rehabilitation Education (CORE) OR a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation administration, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, deaf education, special education, or a closely related field. 

*Qualifying state employees, in the employee Upward Mobility Program, may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this class

Conditions of Employment

Requires ability to travel.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm; 1 hour unpaid lunch. 
Work Location: 8620 S Pulaski Rd Chicago, IL 60652-3633 

Division of Rehabilitation

Bureau of Customer and Community Field Services

Region 1 / South
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Social Services