Home Services Program Counselor, Trainee
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full-time
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Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $61,776 - $86,724 per year
Job Level
Entry Level
About the role
- Serves as Home Services Program (HSP) Counselor Trainee in the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), Bureau of Customer and Community Field Services, receives on-the-job training not to exceed twelve (12) months to learn the rules, federal and state regulations, policies, and procedures for provision of services to individuals under the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Waiver, Brain Injury (BI) Waiver and/or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Waiver at risk of nursing home placement.
- Studies and becomes proficient in utilizing the Division's case management system.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings, conferences, workshops, and in-service training related to the discipline of rehabilitation counseling and the home services program.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- 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 social work, sociology, gerontology and nursing, rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation administration, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, deaf education, special education, or a closely related field.
- Requires ability to travel to individual’s home to interview applicants to determine initial eligibility and to monitor and reevaluate services for DRS Home Services Program.
- Requires the ability to physically access and visually assess the home environment for suitability and planning of services.
Benefits
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
case managementrehabilitation counselingsocial workgerontologyrehabilitation administrationclinical psychologycounseling psychologydeaf educationspecial education
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsability to assess home environmentsability to interview applicants
Certifications
master’s degreeCouncil on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accredited