Employment Specialist

About the role

The Employment Associate at Easterseals Hawaii works directly with Job Seekers to develop employment opportunities, coach and train individuals in job-related tasks and behavior, and provide ongoing, on-site job support participants throughout Hawaii.

Responsibilities

• Makes decisions and takes actions that are aligned with ESH policies, standard operating procedures, and precedents.
• Networks with business communities to establish relationships that develop job opportunities that support integration and employment outcomes as well as micro-enterprise for ESH Job Seekers.
• Provides individualized training and coaching that supports Job Seekers to achieve the highest level of independence possible in pursuit of their definition of a “good life.”
• Completes required documentation such as reports, data collection, and assessments in timely and professional manner.
• Attends and participates in various internal and external agency meetings as needed.
• Provide VWATS services in high school classrooms or through virtual classrooms when requested and approved by the high school.
• Follows organizational guidelines to promote health and safety.
• Makes decisions and takes actions that are aligned with ESH policies, standard operating procedures, and precedents.
• Monitors, responds to and reports issues of concern to the Program Manager.
• Accurately submits timesheets, leave requests, required credentialing documents, work related training and other required paperwork by the assigned deadline via the Family of Company’s (FoC) web-based platforms.
• Attends and participates in FoC and department meetings & trainings as required.
• Provides services under the Home & Community Waiver Services program as directed by management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule is highly preferred.
• Experience working with persons with employment barriers to find and maintain gainful employment in the community is highly preferred.
• Experience in job development and job coach training is highly preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

• Exercise patience and understanding working with participants of many skill levels and individual needs.
• Be culturally respectful while working with an ethnically, linguistically, and economically diverse population.
• Communicate effectively (verbally and written), and read, using the primary language within the workplace.
• Exercise confidentiality and discretion pertaining to the work environment as required by HIPAA.
• Commitment to the values of the organization while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Operating knowledge of a computer, iPad or tablet, applications and software, standard office equipment and Microsoft (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• Utilize computer and cell phone for effective communication.
• Commitment to ongoing training and development as it relates to clinical skills.
• Problem Solving: Calmly handle, and intervene, when necessary, behavioral and health related incidents.
• Action Orientation: Observation of and responsiveness to audio and visual cues from participants, other staff members, and the environment.
• Time Management: Prioritize between and handle multiple tasks, projects, and schedules with varied deadlines (both extended and compressed/rushed).
• Communication: Clear and effective oral and written communication with a variety of individuals, including families, participants, guardians, co-workers, volunteers, supervisors/managers, etc.
• Deductive/Inductive Reasoning: Capability to apply and combine pieces of information and general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense or to form conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Physical Requirements: Frequent bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, twisting when working with participants.
• Responsive to audio and visual cues from participants and their families, other staff members, and the environment.
• Work calmly during behavioral and health-related incidents.
• Use logic and reasoning for anticipating future needs, goals, and events.
• Stand or sit for extended periods of time, stand for up to 6-8 hours a day.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and loading of materials up to and including 50lbs.
• Provide assistance during transfers when applicable. Some participants may require the use of a Hoyer lift for transfers.
• Frequent driving (to and from office, the community, schools and participants’ homes) when applicable.
• Work at participants’ homes, community settings, and ESH facility, depending on assignment.

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ).
• The People & Performance Department must analyze DOJ/FBI live scan reports in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, as well as fitness for the position.
• Reliable transportation needed.
• (For locations where driving is required)
• Must have a valid Driver’s License with Insurance, proof of current vehicle registration and safety check; maintain a clean driving record.
• Must pass health screenings, obtain vaccinations, and clear TB testing based on company policies.
• Obtain and maintain clearance through the Office of Inspector General.
• Obtain and maintain current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Must attend all required training.

Compensation

$22-24 Hourly