Title: Placement Counselor - #ARS00914

Hiring Range: Minimum starting salary is $44,100 commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Aging & Rehab Svcs

Agency Website: https://www.dars.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Martinsville is located in Southern Virginia near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although it is known for NASCAR racing, it’s also a place to visit because of the outdoor recreation, culture and the arts, and southern cooking. Adventurers can kayak down the Smith River, go fishing or walk along nature trails. The city offers art centers, multi-cultural museums, and other historical landmarks. And of course, there are delicious eats spread around town to satisfy a myriad of cravings.

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Job Duties

The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) is seeking a Job Placement Counselor. In partnership with persons with disabilities, provides comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services which result in employment and enhanced independent living in compliance with federal, state, and agency policy and procedures.

Core case management services may include guidance and counseling, employer engagement/cultivation, Pre-Employment Services and Counseling, Job readiness training services and job placement services. Caseload may consist of Students, youth, and adults with varying disabilities including, but not limited to serious mental illness, substance abuse, hearing impairment and all other disabilities. Our programs and services to assist people with disabilities to prepare for, secure, retain or regain employment.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in developing employment prospects and employer relationships. Working knowledge of marketing concepts and promotional techniques. Demonstrated ability to write for professional and public audiences and conduct training. Knowledge of various software programs such as spreadsheet, word processing, desktop publishing, and database management as applicable to marketing programs. Some experience with assisting job seekers with their applications for employment outcome utilizing the internet and online websites. Ability to establish effective working relationships among diverse professionals, constituents, and advocates.

Bachelor’s degree in business management, Communications, Human Services, Marketing, Vocational Rehabilitation, or related field; or equivalent experience to demonstrate proficiency in working with businesses to employ individuals with disabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Some knowledge of human service delivery systems and the vocational rehabilitation process.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1. A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate. The selected candidate must complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment (Va. Code § 2.2-3114)

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-662-9101

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.