Rehabilitation Specialist - Lakewood (Monday - Friday, 10:30am - 4:30pm)

Description Location: Lakewood, OH Shift: Monday - Friday**,** 10:30am - 4:30pm 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 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. The Rehabilitation Specialist II will be responsible for performing the following duties. Oversee a group of up to 12 program participants that will provide direction and training for individuals working in custodial positions at the Lakewood YMCA. The primary responsibilities of the job will be 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 12 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. Qualifications - Background Check Required including criminal background check and Medicaid required database checks - 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. - To be considered for hire, all questions on the application must be completed and the application signed and submitted. Vocational Guidance Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability & Veterans. VGS, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/AA M/F/VET/DISABLED. VGS, Inc. provides employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through set aside contracts with the Federal & State government. 75% of the hours worked under these contracts must be completed by individuals that are disabled for the work being performed. This must be documented by a medical professional or state agency. This can include physical, mental or developmental challenges.