Community Employment Specialist Atrium Health
About The Position
Assesses the needs, strengths, and preferences of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Assists individuals in completing job applications, drug screens, and other employment requirements. Establishes relationships with employers and applicants regarding problems, complaints, and progress of individuals and recommends corrective action when appropriate. Promotes, and develops on-the-job training program opportunities with employers. Identifies the need for and assists in the development of auxiliary services to facilitate bringing disadvantaged applicants into job-ready status. Provides onsite training and support services, working with the client on the job, according to their schedule, including nights and weekends. Demonstrates job duties to individual(s) and observes worker(s) performing tasks to ensure understanding of job duties. Solicits and obtains employment opportunities for individual people we support through sales calls and presentations as required. Uses discretion and judgment regarding matters of significance i.e. job analysis, job placements as well as terminations of people we support. Ensures compliance with procedures and safety regulations. Reassigns individuals to simpler tasks when workers cannot perform assigned tasks, or to tasks containing higher degrees of complexity as the level of competence is reached. Consults with the employer and teaches the employer how to work with the people that we serve. Transports individuals as needed. Consults with the employer and teaches the employer how to work with the people that we serve. Writes individual training plans and amends as appropriate. Provide daily and monthly documentation that is accurate and clearly written. Collaborates with other support services as well as individual families This job is: A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education. Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma. A job for which people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
- Experience: 1 year
- Education: High school or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Assesses the needs, strengths, and preferences of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Assists individuals in completing job applications, drug screens, and other employment requirements.
- Establishes relationships with employers and applicants regarding problems, complaints, and progress of individuals and recommends corrective action when appropriate.
- Promotes, and develops on-the-job training program opportunities with employers.
- Identifies the need for and assists in the development of auxiliary services to facilitate bringing disadvantaged applicants into job-ready status.
- Provides onsite training and support services, working with the client on the job, according to their schedule, including nights and weekends.
- Demonstrates job duties to individual(s) and observes worker(s) performing tasks to ensure understanding of job duties.
- Solicits and obtains employment opportunities for individual people we support through sales calls and presentations as required.
- Uses discretion and judgment regarding matters of significance i.e. job analysis, job placements as well as terminations of people we support.
- Ensures compliance with procedures and safety regulations.
- Reassigns individuals to simpler tasks when workers cannot perform assigned tasks, or to tasks containing higher degrees of complexity as the level of competence is reached.
- Consults with the employer and teaches the employer how to work with the people that we serve.
- Transports individuals as needed.
- Writes individual training plans and amends as appropriate.
- Provide daily and monthly documentation that is accurate and clearly written.
- Collaborates with other support services as well as individual families
Benefits
- Available for full-time employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
