Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant Intern

State of Ohio • Lima, OH

3d • $25 • Onsite

About The Position

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 . Follow us on social media @OhioOOD! Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant (CA) Intern Position Overview Are you passionate about helping individuals with disabilities achieve their career goals and independence? As a Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant Intern, 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. Focus areas include: Supporting the front door process of our local offices, providing resources and gathering information to help new participants interested in our services among other supportive duties as assigned. Assisting participants with job seeking skills training, interviewing skills, and securing or maintaining employment. Meeting with individuals in subminimum wage employment to promote opportunities for competitive integrated employment and share information about supported employment services and career options. 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. A Caseload Assistant may require daytime travel within Ohio. The selected candidate must provide own transportation or, in order to operate a state vehicle, must have a valid driver’s license. Opportuniti es for Ohioans with Disabilities is not an E-Verify employer and will not sponsor applicants for work visas. Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation 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 .

Requirements

• 24 months experience in the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services (e.g. job development, certified vocational evaluator, vocational specialist).
• OR undergraduate 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 Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment 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
• Must provide own transportation or, in order to operate a state vehicle, must have a valid driver’s license.
• Employees must reside at a location that allows for reasonable response time to workplace reporting requirements.
• Transcripts are REQUIRED for consideration for this position.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the front door process of our local offices, providing resources and gathering information to help new participants interested in our services among other supportive duties as assigned.
• Assisting participants with job seeking skills training, interviewing skills, and securing or maintaining employment.
• Meeting with individuals in subminimum wage employment to promote opportunities for competitive integrated employment and share information about supported employment services and career options.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern