Rehabilitation Specialist - Strongsville (Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 2:30pm)

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES • Cleveland, OH

3d • $17 - $18 • Onsite

About The Position

Vocational Guidance Services (VGS) changes lives and strengthens our communities through services that educate, empower, and provide the opportunity to earn a paycheck! VGS is a highly acclaimed, successful, private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) vocational rehabilitation agency with over 135 years of dedicated experience serving persons with disabilities or other barriers to employment. We are currently seeking to hire a Rehabilitation Specialist to assist individuals referred from CCBDD and Medicaid funding sources to meet their basic living skills goals.

Requirements

• Background Check Required including criminal background check and Medicaid required database checks
• GED or high school diploma is required.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written are required.
• To be considered for hire, all questions on the application must be completed and the application signed and submitted.

Nice To Haves

• At least 6 months of experience of working with people with disabilities preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a group of up to 8 program participants that will provide direction and training for individuals working in light manufacturing and packaging work.
• Ensuring that the participants conduct themselves according to the customers policies and procedures, and maintain stamina, accuracy and speed while performing the designated tasks.
• Ensure that individuals develop and understand important job keeping skills such as attendance, punctuality, planning, and activities of work and daily living.
• Assist individual in engaging in programming designed to increase daily living skills and personal and social adjustment.
• Shape personal and social behaviors of individuals through coaching, modeling, and demonstration.
• Maintain a caseload of up to 8 individuals including case notes, ISP revision dates, documentation, recommendations for transition to next opportunities, etc. and keep supervision up to date regarding individual progress.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a professional manner that gets along with customers, vendors, individuals, co-workers, and supervisors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED