WSWN0243371-0000
2022-08-31T00:00:00
2022-09-22T00:00:00
This position exists in the Employment Training for Adults (ETA)/High School Equivalency (HSE)/Practical Nursing (PN) Programs within BOCES. The incumbent in this position will help adult education students achieve vocational rehabilitation goals and functions successfully in the business world, as well as establish links with vocational/educational service providers in the local community and refer students for these services. Work is performed under the direction of the Administrator for Adult Programs. Does related work as required. Typical Work Activities:Works with the adult education student to develop a vocational/rehabilitation plan with short- and long-range goals, and provides and/or coordinates those activities which help students achieve the goals;Explores opportunities to train adult education students in employability and life-coping skills to enable them to become successfully involved in community-based vocational and employment activities including job searches, resume writing and job interviewing skills;Develops and maintains contacts with community-based educational/vocational employment and support services resources;Refers adult education students to appropriate vocational/educational service providers in the community;Maintains contact with BOCES HSE, ETA and PN Instructors to ascertain barriers that specific students may be experiencing that prevent them from meeting their educational/vocational goals;Keeps and maintains accurate records;Researches and assists students in acquiring related supportive services such as career counseling, transportation, public assistance, and childcare;Interviews adult education students to obtain vocational/educational background information to identify preliminary vocational/educational needs and develop a plan of services to meet these needs;Conducts a comprehensive educational/vocational assessment, including taking of past history, administering of educational vocational tests, and the evaluation of the adult education students' capacity to perform;Provides follow-up and post-placement support services to adult education students;Prepares a variety of records and reports related to adult education students and program activities and outcomes.Qualifications: Either:Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, or related field; ORSuccessful completion of sixty (60) credit hours of college-level coursework in Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, or related field, and two (2) years of work experience in vocational rehabilitation counseling or adult case management; ORGraduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and four (4) years of work experience years of work experience in vocational rehabilitation counseling or adult case.NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
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