Rehabilitation Specialist (M-F, 8:30am-2:00pm)

Location: Cleveland Menu. 1441 E. 17th St Cleveland, OH 44114

Shift: Monday to Friday,8:30am-2:00pm

FLSA: Nonexempt

Eligible for a monthly attendance bonus!

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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned depending on area, individuals' personal needs, and agency needs.

Help/Assist individuals at Cleveland Menu with the two following key tasks:

1. Menu Cleaning- Carefully removingresidue from menus using a mild detergent, ensuring cleanliness and maintaining their professional appearance.
2. Shrink Wrapping & Packaging- Handlingshrink-wrapping laminated menus and assembling boxes, ensuring they are neatly packaged and ready for distribution.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist in ensuring that individuals develop and understand important job keeping skills such as attendance, punctuality, planning, grooming and hygiene and activities of work and daily living.
• Develop vocational training curriculum and/or adult day activities, depending on individuals' program of service, areas of interest, and person-centered plan.
• Using electronic record keeping system to write and develop detailed, accurate, and SMART goals and case notes on activities for each individual assigned to your supervision. Electronic records must follow Medicaid and CARF requirements.
• Document Unusual Incidents/Major Unusual Incidents (UI/MUI) in case management system. Notification to Rehabilitation Supervisor, family, Support Administrator, and others identified required within compliance requirements.
• Provide on-the-job guidance and support to help move the participant toward attainment of targeted behaviors.
• Use modeling techniques to instruct individuals and groups in proper work methods and positive work behaviors and how to improve work quantity and quality.
• Attend and participate in Department, Program, and agency meetings.
• Maintain regular attendance according to VGS Policy.
• Maintain a safe work environment and follow agency safety policies.
• Ensure that individuals are paid under contract and license of federal, state, or county agency or by piecework according to contract, and enters required documentation related to payroll.
• Supervise lunch and break activities, aid in using the restroom, feeding, and other activities for all those individuals supervised or requested by supervisor.
• Monitor transportation for all individuals enrolled in the program.
• Other duties as assigned.

• GED or high school diploma is required; associate degree and 2 years of experience or an equivalent combination of the two is preferable.
• Previous experience with the DD population is required.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook preferred.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written are required.
• Must pass BCI and FBI background check to maintain compliance with Medicaid requirements.
• Must pass all database checksrequired by Medicaid.

Vocational Guidance Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability & Veterans.