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SalaryVocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant (TSC) - Hybrid Potential
(2400026W)Empowering Ohioans with disabilities through employment, disability determinations, and independence.
Now accepting applications for:
Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant (TSC)
Hourly: $22.50
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.
Position Headquarters:
Toledo BSVI/BVR - 5241 Southwyck Boulevard Toledo 43614 Lucas County
Who We Are:
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is the state agency that empowers Ohioans with disabilities through employment, disability determinations, and independence. It is accomplished through its Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) and Division of Disability Determination (DDD). A fourth area is the Division of Employer and Innovation Services (EIS), which is responsible for establishing and maintaining partnerships with employers.
What We Do:
OOD 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. To learn more about OOD, please visit our website: ood.ohio.gov
Our Guiding Principles:
In striving for excellence in service, we will:
- Listen first
- Act with a sense of urgency
- Honor diversity
- Foster inclusiveness
- Value collaboration
- Inspire innovation
- Be transparent
- Be accountable
- Celebrate success
Division Overviews:
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
OOD operates Ohio’s Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program. Through the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired, the VR program provides services to eligible individuals with disabilities to assist them in getting and keeping a job. Disabilities may include physical, intellectual, mental health, or sensory disabilities. 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.
Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant (TSC) Position Overview:
What is a Talent Sourcing Coordinator (TSC)
Talent Sourcing Coordinators (TSCs) are members of a regional Business Relations Team who support services to employer partners, including sourcing candidates for available job openings, supporting hiring events, and co-facilitating disability awareness training activities. The TSC serves as the main point of contact for Vocational Rehabilitation staff and external job developers.
Talent Sourcing Coordinator Duties:
- Collaborates with the team’s business relations staff to ensure an aggressive, organized sourcing strategy for meeting employer partners’ hiring needs.
- Gathers information regarding labor market trends and employment information to place OOD participants.
- Coordinates and conducts direct job placement activities for participants ready for employment.
- Supports regional business relations staff in the provision of disability awareness education and training.
- Facilitates follow-up with the business relations staff on OOD participant applications, interviews, and hire results.
- Instructs OOD participants on job seeking skills, individually or in a group setting.
- Reviews resumes of OOD participants referred by VR staff to ensure employer partner minimum qualifications are met.
- Supports multiple regional hiring events including candidate preparation activities.
- Utilizes Salesforce to contribute to employer partner account management.
- Serves as EIS Division liaison with agency vendor partners to maximize job placement opportunities for OOD participants.
A Successful Talent Sourcing Coordinator:
- Delivers excellent customer service
- Is time-efficient, organized & quality driven
- Has strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Is able to make decisions independently & with good judgment
- Works well in a team structure as well as independently
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! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage
- Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
- Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
Employee Development Funds
- The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
- OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.
Deferred Compensation
- The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
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 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, Customer Service, Human Services, Public Relations, Computer Literacy, Organizing and Planning, Collaboration, Time Management, Intercultural Communication, Analyzation
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.
Please ensure your online application clearly indicates how you meet minimum qualifications (MQs). If you meet MQs due to college courses, a degree, and/or relevant licensure, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcript by the posting deadline by attaching directly on the Additional Attachments section of the application (Step 7) or via email to OOD.TalentAcquisition@ood.ohio.gov.
“See resume” is not a substitution for completing supplemental questions. Answers to the supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education sections of the application.
Applications that fail to demonstrate how they meet minimum qualifications will not be considered.
Selection Process
The selection process consists of an online assessment and a remote structured interview. All parts of the assessment will be administered remotely at this time. Testing for this position is tentatively scheduled for the week of April 1st, 2024. Interviews are tentatively scheduled to be held the week of April 8th, 2024. All communications are sent via email. Candidates should make sure their account contains an email address that is checked regularly including checking junk and/or spam.
This position shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the SEIU/1199 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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.
Application Status
Applicants can check their application status and all vacancy-related email correspondence on “My Jobpage.” On the Careers.Ohio.Gov job search webpage, once signed in the link to My Jobpage is displayed under the TeamOhio logo.
Technical Assistance
Applicants who require technical assistance (e.g., issues logging in or other system-related issues) should contact careers@ohio.gov.
Reasonable Accommodation
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. If you require an accommodation based on a disability for any step of the selection process, please contact OOD.DiversityandInclusion@ood.ohio.gov so proper arrangements can be made.
The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a drug screen prior to final offer. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also, an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for any position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year.
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
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