Employment Specialist

About the role

At employU, our culture is EPIC: Empowerment, Passion, Integrity, and Commitment. We give every person the tools, support, and confidence to chart their own career path, drive with energy and enthusiasm, act with honesty and transparency, and invest in long‑term partnerships. Our team works within the disability community to empower customers with the knowledge, connections, and confidence needed to achieve independence through sustainable careers. Because we are always expanding, there is always opportunity for growth. You can expect paid weekly work, making a difference, being surrounded by a great team, and maintaining work/life balance.

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Responsibilities

• Organizes area Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) campaigns and works to develop new business relationships; assists the team to ensure appropriate and sufficient area MOU development.
• Supervises, trains and assists Job Coaches (JC) with job activities; monitors JC work hours to ensure proper tracking.
• Searches for OJT opportunities that match the customer’s interests, abilities and are a reasonable distance to their home; researches online job boards, company websites and social media; networks with hiring managers and human resources to promote service in efforts to find OJT opportunities.
• Assists customers with applications and assessments as needed.
• Helps the