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Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor, Assertive Community Treatment Specialist

2 months ago


Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Fraser Health Full time
About the Role

Job Summary:

The Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor will provide employment services to clients recovering from mental illness, assessing and evaluating their vocational rehabilitation needs, and developing plans to integrate vocational goals into their mental health treatment plan.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Client Assessment and Planning: Assess and evaluate client's vocational rehabilitation needs on an ongoing basis, collaborating with the client to determine their interests, skills, and abilities, and facilitating the setting of appropriate vocational rehabilitation plans.
  2. Vocational Rehabilitation Planning: Develop vocational rehabilitation plans to integrate vocational goals into mental health treatment plans, engaging clients in discussion to determine individual needs and potential career paths, and building a trusting and respectful relationship.
  3. Client Intake and Coordination: Coordinate client intake into supported employment services, liaising with referring clinical staff and the Case Manager, conducting intake interviews, and ensuring the timely assessment, entrance, and orientation of participants.
  4. Job Development and Marketing: Conduct job development, direct marketing, and job search activities, developing networks and links with community employers, negotiating job accommodations and workplace agreements, and maintaining up-to-date information on labour market trends and job marketing techniques.
  5. Ongoing Support Services: Provide ongoing support services to clients related to employment, including vocational rehabilitation counselling, facilitating group meetings, and liaising with Case Managers and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
  6. Progress Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor client's progress on a continual basis, meeting with the client, revisiting goals, highlighting accomplishments, re-evaluating goals, and communicating client progress to Case Managers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
  7. Education and Support: Provide education and support to employers, Case Managers, and other mental health services providers on vocational rehabilitation and the Individual Placement and Support Model, sharing vocational rehabilitation principles and techniques, coordinating and presenting education sessions, and participating in professional development activities.
  8. Collaboration and Communication: Participate in case, team, and industry meetings and in-services, presenting relevant materials/topics, providing input on client cases as required, and contributing to the Centre's initiatives.
  9. File Closure and Referral: Ensure the coordination of clients' departure, ensuring file closures, liaising with the Case Manager, and ensuring referral to community, educational, and training resources/supports as required.
  10. Departmental In-Service Programs: Participate in departmental in-service programs, including goal setting and planning, and operating procedures and policies, providing input and evaluating the program on an ongoing basis to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of service.
  11. Record Keeping and Knowledge Maintenance: Maintain a variety of records, including clinical and evaluation records, and maintain knowledge in vocational rehabilitation through reviewing literature and research, consulting with clinical and community experts within the field, and evaluating clinical practice.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in an applicable social or health sciences program, plus two (2) years' recent related experience providing vocational rehabilitation counselling and job marketing/development to individuals with mental illness, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Eligibility for certification as a rehabilitation professional with a recognized association. Valid B.C. Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for business use.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Basic counselling skills in working with clients with mental illness.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation principles.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of mental illnesses.
  • Ability to assess, plan, organize, implement, evaluate, and problem-solve.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, staff, and community agency personnel.
  • Ability to work effectively with others, including working effectively in a multicultural environment, independently, as part of an interdisciplinary team, and understanding the frameworks of other disciplines.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment.
  • Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of relevant Acts, such as the Mental Health Act, Freedom of Information Act, pertinent regulations, policies, and procedures, and other statutory duties.
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate best practice in collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team, internal staff, caregivers, and external community agencies.
  • Ability to educate staff, caregivers, community agencies, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Ability to develop, coordinate, and deliver in-services, presentations, and support groups.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Individual Placement and Support Model.
  • Proficiency in the use of personal computers, including related word processing and database management software applications.
  • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.