What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rehabilitation Specialist - Euclid (Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 2:00pm) position at VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES?
Job Details
Job Location: Cleveland, OH 44103 - VGS - Cleveland, OH
Education Level: HS Diploma/GED
Salary Range: $14.00 - $14.00 Hourly
Job Shift: Other - see details in job posting
Description
Shift: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Location: 1500 East 191st Street, Euclid, OH 44117
FLSA: Nonexempt
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 130 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. The Rehabilitation Specialist will be responsible for performing the following duties.
The Rehabilitation Specialist will assist individuals with developmental disabilities with employment opportunities in a nursing home setting learning both custodial and food prep skills. This staff will help individuals become acclimated with the site, learn work skills and ensure assigned job responsibilities are completed daily.
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Ensure that individuals develop and understand important job keeping skills such as attendance, punctuality, planning, and activities of work and daily living.
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Assist individual in engaging in programming designed to increase daily living skills and personal and social adjustment.
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Shape personal and social behaviors of individuals through coaching, modeling, and demonstration.
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Maintain a caseload of up to 5-15 individuals including case notes, ISP revision dates, documentation, recommendations for transition to next opportunities, etc. and keep supervision up to date regarding individual progress.
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Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a professional manner that gets along with customers, vendors, individuals, co-workers, and supervisors.
Qualifications
- Background Check Required
- GED or high school diploma is required.
- At least 6 months of experience of working with people with disabilities preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook preferred.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written are required.
Vocational Guidance Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability & Veterans.
Salary : $14
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