Employment & Training Specialist
Location: Holyoke, MA
About the role
The Employment Specialist works directly with individuals with disabilities to support them in obtaining and maintaining competitive, integrated employment. This position carries an active caseload and provides individualized, person-centered employment services, including career exploration, job development, placement, and ongoing follow-along support. The Employment Specialist collaborates with participants, employers, and service providers to identify strengths, address barriers to employment, and promote long-term job success. Responsibilities also include employer outreach, job coaching, advocacy for workplace accommodations, and maintaining accurate documentation to track progress and outcomes in compliance with program requirements.
Responsibilities
- Career exploration
- Job development
- Placement
- Ongoing follow‑along support
- Employer outreach
- Job coaching
- Advocacy for workplace accommodations
- Maintaining accurate documentation to track progress and outcomes in compliance with program requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with one year of experience providing employment services to individuals with developmental disabilities or other employment barriers; OR
- Associate’s degree with two years of related experience; OR
- High School diploma, GED, or HiSET with three years of relevant experience
- Ability to use computers to include Microsoft Word, data entry, email, and internet
- Valid driver’s license, good driving record, use of vehicle and willingness to transport participants in personal vehicle
- Ability to travel within the region to access residential settings, employers, offices, and community organizations
- Fluency in Spanish required
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision insurance plans
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings account
- Pet‑plan discount program offered through Fetch
- Company‑paid Long‑term Disability insurance
- Company‑paid Short‑term Disability insurance (NY & OK employees only)
- Company‑paid Life & AD&D insurance
- Employer matched 403B contributions starting day 1 of employment
- Eligible for Tuition Reimbursement
- Generous paid time off
- 11 Paid Holidays a year
- Access to training and professional development resources through our comprehensive online learning platform
- Referral Incentive bonus
- Employee Assistance Program that provides confidential assistance for all life challenges
- Work‑life balance
Pay
- $24.76 per hour
- Plus $40 bi‑weekly stipend for second language
- $500 sign‑on bonus ($250 after completion of first week of training and $250 after successful completion of first 90 days)
Schedule
- 40 hours per week
- Monday‑Friday 8:3