Transfer Announcement: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor – Advanced

Classification title: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor – Advanced

Location: Eau Claire, Menomonie, and Rice Lake

Deadline: 11:59 pm on Friday, June 26, 2026

Transfer Information

This is a transfer opportunity open only to current DWD employees serving in a permanent classified position. To be eligible to apply for a transfer or voluntary demotion opportunity, you must be at the same or counterpart pay schedule and range or higher as the vacancy, or have reinstatement eligibility to such. Individuals who are currently serving in an LTE or Project 05 appointments are not eligible to apply.

Salary Information

The classification for this position is Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Advanced (schedule 12, range 63). This tool can help you determine the movement between positions. You can find your salary plan/range (grade) in the staff directory on the workweb or your paystub.

Starting salary will be in accordance with the state compensation plan. In accordance with Wis.Stat.230.28, a probationary period may be required.

The list generated from this internal recruitment may be used if future vacancies occur within the next 6 months.

Location

This position can be headquartered in Eau Claire, Menomonie, or Rice Lake and is eligible to work remotely up to 4 days a week, after an initial training period. Frequent daytime travel within WDA 8 to attend meetings, training, and outreach is a requirement of the position.

Position Summary

Please see the position description: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor-Advanced.

Qualifications

This position requires licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and eligibility as a clinical supervisor. Eligibility as a clinical supervisor is enforced by the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services (DSPS) according to MPSW 12.02. A common path to this eligibility is to have practiced professional counseling for five years. If that is your route to eligibility, you can apply if you are within four months of five years of practice at the application deadline date. It is also important to note that practice while holding an LPC-IT can count toward those five years.

Other criteria that may be considered during the selection process include meeting current and past performance measures. If you are interested and meet the qualifications, you are encouraged to apply.

Special Requirement

Frequent travel within the WDA and occasional statewide travel is required.

Due to the nature of this position, a criminal background check may be conducted prior to making an offer of employment.

How to Apply

To be eligible for transfer to this position, you must be in a position that is in the same or counterpart pay range as this position, hold an LPC, AND be within four months of meeting the clinical supervisor requirement described above. If you have questions about the position and/or eligibility for transfer, please contact Terra at TLKjobs@dwd.wisconsin.gov.

Deadline

To be considered for the next step in the selection process, you must submit your resume (illustrating that you meet the requirements) to TLKjobs@dwd.wisconsin.gov by 11:59pm on Friday, June 26, 2026.