Employment Development Specialist I

Job Description

This position is for a full-time Employment Development Specialist in the Northern Virginia area. This position will be responsible for developing community employment opportunities and providing community-based job development, as well as supporting advancement opportunities for people with disabilities. The person in this position will work in consultation with the Supported Employment (SE) team during the entire employment process for an individual with a disability.

Primary Duties

• Conducting intakes, inventories, and assessments to establish employment goals.
• Conducting activities for job searches and placement.
• Providing job-coaching and long-term support services.
• Developing positive relationships with businesses, community agencies, other departments, and outside vendors.
• Providing general case management including detailed report writing.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform task and job-site analysis on selected sites to assure appropriate job matches.
• Provide consultation, guidance, and disability awareness training (as needed) to employers and business representatives.
• Complete accurate and timely monthly billing reports, participant reports, case notes, and other supporting documentation.
• Cookordination and participation in interdisciplinary team process and other meetings pertaining to participant’s individual support plan; prepare annual individual support plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities or an associate degree plus three (3) years of experience working with individuals with disabilities is required.
• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours, to include evenings and weekends is required.
• Valid driver’s license and/or access to reliable transportation to perform work-related travel required.

Physical Demands

• Sit.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Talk or hear.
• Occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

• Visit a variety of employer worksites in the community, which can vary with regards to noise level and weather/temperature conditions.

What We Offer

• Health coverage for you and your family through Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Financial protection with 100% company paid Disability, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance.
• A 403(b)-Retirement plan in which the company matches dollar for dollar on a generous percentage matching up to 3% of your contribution.
• Tax advantages through Flexible Spending and Health Savings accounts that allow you to pay for specific healthcare and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• An Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program, and Tuition Assistance.
• A generous paid time-off program in which the benefits increase based on your tenure with the company.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, making employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY

• The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.