Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant - Southeast Region

Organization: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Agency Contact Name and Information: Sarah Baty, [email protected]
Unposting Date: Sep 12, 2024, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location: Columbus BSVI/BVR 4300 East Broad Street Suite 200 Whitehall 43213
Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Whitehall
Other Locations: United States of America-OHIO-Scioto County-New Boston, United States of America-OHIO-Athens County-Athens
 
Compensation: $22.50/hour (unless required by legislation)
Schedule: Full-time
Work Hours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM M-F
Classified Indicator: Classified
Union: 1199
 
Primary Job Skill: Vocational Rehabilitation
Technical Skills: Computer Literacy, Customer Service, Human Services, Public Relations
Professional Skills: Analyzation, Collaboration, Intercultural Communication, Organizing and Planning, Time Management

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) empowers Ohioans with disabilities through employment, disability determinations, and independence. Our agency works with partners in businesses, education, and non-profit organizations to facilitate customized employment plans for Ohioans with disabilities; helps Ohio companies recruit and retain employees with disabilities; and is the sole agency determining medical and vocational Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs in Ohio. We help connect the people of Ohio who have disabilities with the resources, support, and opportunities that fit their unique needs, abilities, and interests so that they can find and retain meaningful employment. To learn more about what we do, please visit our website at ood.ohio.gov.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant (CA)

Are you a Vocational Rehabilitation professional who is passionate about helping individuals with disabilities achieve their career goals and independence? As a Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant, you will assist our Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRC) and collaborate with support teams across various areas to assist job seekers. Join our dynamic team and make a real difference in the lives of Ohioans!

Duties vary depending on the need for the assigned area. Caseloads include:

• General - Position that supports the front door process of our local offices among other supportive duties as assigned.
• Job Development (JD) - Position focuses on assisting consumers with job seeking skills training,  interviewing skills, and assists them with securing and maintaining employment.
• Talent Sourcing Coordinators (TSC) - Position focuses on assisting our internal staff to increase job placements within companies who are a part of the Business Leadership Network. 
• Career Resources - Position focuses on meeting with individuals in subminimum wage employment to promote opportunities for competitive integrated employment and share information about supported employment services and career options.
• Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Program - Position focuses on supporting the PCA program.  This program provides reimbursement funds to individuals with severe physical disabilities who are employed or preparing for employment and require a personal care assistant to complete Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).

A Successful Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant

• Is highly organized with efficient time management skills. 
• Delivers excellent customer service.
• Is time-efficient, organized & quality driven.
• Has strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Able to make decisions independently & with good judgement.

Locations Available

• Athens BSVI/BVR - 86 Columbus Rd., Ste. 102 Athens, OH
• Columbus BSVI/BVR - 4300 E. Broad St., Ste 200 Columbus, OH
• OOD New Boston - 86 Columbus Rd., Ste. 102 New Boston, OH

Daytime travel within Ohio may be required. The selected candidate must provide own transportation or, in order to operate a state vehicle, must have a valid driver’s license.

Most positions offer the flexibility of a hybrid schedule that combines working from home with regular in-office and/ or community presence. In-person work requirements may change for training, meetings, and other operational needs. Employees must reside at a location that allows for reasonable response time to workplace reporting requirements. 

Division Overview

OOD’s Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) and Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to eligible individuals with disabilities to assist them to attain and maintain competitive integrated employment. OOD works with adults seeking to enter the workforce or retain a job, and with youth beginning at age 14 to assist them as they transition from high school into college and/or the workplace. For more information click here to view the OOD Vocational Rehabilitation Fact Sheet.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mission Statement

OOD is deeply committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) and is actively engaged in continual DEIA improvement. OOD is amongst the top-ranked state agencies implementing DEIA planning and programming into businesses operations and services. We strive to hire, sustain, and promote a workforce that not only embraces this mission but is also reflective of the rich diversity of the Ohioans we serve. OOD is intentional in cultivating an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible environment where all voices are heard, respected, and valued, as demonstrated by the way we treat all individuals.

Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website!

Qualifications

24 months experience in the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services (e.g. job development, certified vocational evaluator, vocational specialist).

-Or Bachelor's degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling, counseling, social work, psychology, disability studies, special education, business administration, human resources, economics or related rehabilitation or human services area.

-Or equivalent of education and/or experience per Minimum Class Qualifications noted above

Note: Education & experience per Code of Federal Regulations Title 34-Subtitle B-Chapter III-Part 361-Subpart B-361.18 

Job Skills: Vocational Rehabilitation, Human Services, Customer Service, Public Relations, Computer Literacy, Collaboration, Intercultural Communication, Organizing and Planning, Time Management, Analyzation