Job Description

Posting number: 188550

Department: Vocational Rehabilitation Department

Division: Laurens Area Office

Job classification: Workforce Specialist I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Warehouse, Paraprofessional, Human Services, Rehabilitation Services

Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!

In this position you will be responsible for the following:

• You will, under the direction of the Center Manager, be responsible for providing job readiness training to consumers in order for the consumers to achieve and maintain competitive employment.
• You will provide supportive training to develop, modify, and improve appropriate job-relevant skills and behaviors leading to successful employment outcomes.
• You will instruct consumers in the achievement of meeting deadlines, and meeting business partners/employers' quality/quantity requirements.
• You will assist in ensuring that the Training Center is in compliance with all SCVRD, DOL, and OSHA regulations providing a safe and clean training/work environment for consumers and staff.
• You will serve as a member of the South Carolina Enterprise Information System (SCEIS) team for training center, completing all transactions assigned by Center Manager in regards to materials, inventory, and deliveries within the SCEIS system.

Examples of duties

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, the behavioral sciences or a related field; or two years of college in one of the above fields and two years of rehabilitation or manufacturing experience;
• or high school diploma and four years of rehabilitation or manufacturing experience. Good driving record required.

If invited to interview, please obtain your Official 10 year driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles to bring with you.

Official transcripts will be required to verify college degree.

Supplemental information

TThe South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work schedules
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs