[Hiring] Employment Specialist @Ablelight

Role Description

This job is a key team member of our expanded supported employment mission to provide a sense of purpose and community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This role is responsible for building a pipeline of business and clientele for employment services, performing as a job coach to new clients, and ensuring proper documentation and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or commensurate experience.
• Two years of relevant experience with 6 months of IDD experience.
• Active Driver’s License.

Requirements

• 40% New Business Development and Relationship Management of new Clients and Strategic Business Partnerships:
• Identify, develop and maintain positive community and business relationships for the purpose of finding people gainful employment and advancement that provides a meaningful experience.
• Identify secure new clients to receive employment services through AbleLight.
• Develop a pipeline of clients by forming strategic partnerships with School Districts to develop and implement pre-employment transition services.
• Maintain positive and open lines of communications with employers/businesses to identify areas of success and opportunity.
• Partner with them to effectively remove employment barriers and resolve issues related to community integration and independence for people with disabilities.
• Coordinate with School districts and Colleges to develop and promote pre-employment transition services, ultimately building a pipeline of clients.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with the vocational rehabilitation division and other funding and referral sources.
• 40% Perform as a Job Coach for Clients:
• This individual will be responsible for also acting as a Job Coach and will be responsible for a caseload of varying clients.
• Responsible for full-cycle support including but not limited to career counseling, evaluation, skills training/assessment, ensuring job readiness training and other activities related to employment transition and successful job placement.
• Be a creative problem solver based on the needs of the individuals and the job duties.
• Participate as an active member of any team in developing and implementing person-centered employment related goals and objectives, including an employment plan (IPE).
• Regular site visits/support to ensure quality of work at job site as well as client success/satisfaction.
• Responsible for timely and thorough program/case documentation.
• Follows licensing regulations, agency policies, best practices and protection of individual rights.
• Observe, evaluate, and record job performance to make recommendations concerning goals and objectives.
• Break tasks down to achievable components.
• Advocate for people receiving supports among community co-workers assist individuals in advocating for themselves; promote inclusion in community work sites.
• Transport individuals to job site if defined by contract.
• 20% Ensure Compliance and Documentation:
• Assure monitoring and documentation of each client’s progress by developing and maintaining tracking and progress reports in a professional and timely manner as it pertains to the person’s employment, individuals support plan goals, licensing/certification and billing requirements.
• Ensure timely placement of clients, meet retention goals, and ensure compliance with all employer contracts and billable hours requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance and proactively addressing any gaps.

Benefits

• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, as needed, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Company Description

• Mission First: We exist to serve the developmental disabilities community.
• Excellence Always: We strive for excellence in all we do.
• Team Together: We are ONE team, all together, for our mission.