Employment Support Professional, Part-time

About the role

This position requires an energetic and organized person with proven knowledge, skills and abilities in achieving quantitative placement goals, knowledge and experience preparing clients for employment, developing unsubsidized jobs with private and public employers, placing clients into jobs, and providing follow-up support services to assure job retention. Must demonstrate and apply knowledge about disabilities, including disability and privacy laws. Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff, exhibit effective customer service skills, promote client self-advocacy skills and counseling skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients and assist them in identifying areas of employment interest.
• Maintain accurate, clinically sound, and up-to-date documentation as required associated with billing, assessment, treatment, person's progress, clinical team and other activities.
• Provide ongoing individual support and encouragement to clients.
• Match job seeking clients and employers using a variety of professional job placement and job development skills.
• Provide follow along supports and retention services including on site job coaching to ensure client success and employer satisfaction.
• Document results of observations, consultations, and meetings to address client-related issues.
• Participate as a member of a supported employment team consisting of a clinical director, peer support staff and mental health professionals.
• Train, oversee and direct the activities of individuals while performing job duties.
• Work as liaison between the employer and employee to ensure needs are met.
• Provide support for individuals in a variety of ways such as assessment, job development, training, technical assistance, monitoring safety conditions, providing transportation and follow - along support.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with various individuals and agencies including area supervisors, referring agencies, VR counselors, parents/guardians, case workers, employers, etc.

Requirements

• Prefer a Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and at least 1 year of experience working with intellectually developmentally disabled persons, mental health, substance abuse, or a Minimum of 2 years’ experience in recruiting and job placement, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Applicant must be able to pass a pre-employment drug-screening exam, and possess a valid Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in recruiting and job placement.

Skills

• Knowledge about disabilities, including disability and privacy laws.
• Effective communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to promote client self-advocacy skills and counseling skills.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

Pay

$19 to $22 per hour

Schedule

PT