Rehabilitation Counselor

Pay Rate: $66,560 per year Telecommute Status: Onsite How many days a week at a regular work location?: 3 days onsite Announcement:
PRIDE Industries is a fast-paced company with a mission: To Create Jobs for People with Disabilities while providing high quality, value-added solutions to our nationwide customers. We are currently recruiting to fill the following position:
**Job Description**:
**PRIDE Industries**

**Job**: Rehabilitation Counselor - Commercial Contracts

**Job Code**: AA052 - PR-Rehab Counselor-Comm

**HR Title Group**: HR, Payroll & Training

**Salary Grade**: E12

**FLSA Status**: Exempt

**Approval Date**: September 2022

**SUPERVISES**:
There may be direct reports with this position.

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Under limited supervision, the Rehabilitation Counselor assists in recruitment and provides ongoing support to people with disabilities working on commercial contracts, including local state set-aside contracts. Employees in this job class are responsible for documenting and maintaining case files on employees with disabilities. This job class requires knowledge in the vocational rehabilitation field.

**TYPICAL DUTIES**:
1. *Supports recruitment activities with local referring agencies (State Departments of Rehabilitation, Veterans Association, Mental Health, etc.) to facilitate recruitment and support for people with disabilities.

2. *Understands and complies with the qualifying requirements for local state set-aside contract eligibility including completion of all initial documentation for applicants with disabilities.

3. *Completes and maintains all records and files in accordance with PRIDE and local state set-aside requirements for employees with disabilities.

4. *Documents and maintains case files to include reasonable accommodations, progress on the job, job evaluation, etc.

5. *Prepares for PRIDE internal and state department entity audits.

6. *Provides ongoing support and assistance to employees with disabilities on the job and assists

them with resolving issues that are affecting their employment.

7. *Coordinates employee relations issues with Human Resources.

8. *Provides ongoing support and assistance to leads, supervisors and managers in working with

employees with disabilities.

9. *Provides a positive public image of PRIDE and our mission to the community.

10. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
- Denotes Essential Job Function

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Three or more years’ experience in Case Management or Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in the private sector.
- Experience working on Ability One and/or local state set-aside contracts preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to make presentations and respond to inquiries by management, team, vendors, and/or customers.
- Human relation skills to build effective relationships with team and internal customers.
- Intermediate to advanced computer literacy including knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software.
- Knowledge of business English including vocabulary, spelling, and correct grammatical usage and punctuation.
- Ability to establish priorities and solve a wide range of business problems.
- Demonstrated customer service, common sense, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Flexibility to respond to changing work priorities and handle numerous projects at the same time.

**EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS**:
Bachelors in Social Sciences or related field

**CERTIFICATES REQUIRED**:
The following licenses or certificates may be required depending on local, state and/or contract requirements:
Valid Driver's License

**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**:
Employees must have the ability to perform the following physical demands for extended periods of time with or without assistance:

- Viewing computer screen/monitor
- Utilizing keyboard
- Answering phone/making calls

**WORK ENVIRONMENT**:
Work is primarily performed at a customer’s location or in an office. Frequent local travel is required. Employees may be required to work in excess of 8 hours in a day and/or 40 hours per week.

**DISCLAIMER**:
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. Employees are expected to follow their supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

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At PRIDE, we make a difference in the lives of many, one job at a time._**

How to Apply:
PRIDE will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part