Employment Coordinator

Granite State Independent Living•Berlin, NH

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Employment Coordinator is responsible for organizing and ensuring the effective provision of employment program services, specifically Community Rehab Program (CRP) services to participants in the Berlin Region. This role involves coordinating the support and training necessary to ensure successful placements and developing and maintaining positive relationships with businesses, community services, schools, funding sources, and participants. The coordinator will work collaboratively with Vocational Rehab (VRNH) to ensure CRP services are provided as outlined in the service agreement. This position also involves marketing Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) employment programs and services, providing direct services as needed, and maintaining necessary paperwork and documentation according to required standards and timelines. The role requires adherence to client rights procedures and attendance at all assigned meetings and training.

Requirements

Ability to develop an appropriate professional relationship with program participants, Vocational Rehab (VRNH), community agencies and funding sources.
Contribute to the achievement of program and fiscal goals.
Achieve goals and objectives set out in Annual Performance Appraisal.
Develop innovative initiatives to enhance program services.
Provide and arrange for physical support in assisting participants who are mobility dependent.
Ability to travel independently throughout the region served by the program.
While performing the duties of this position, the individual is regularly required to sit, use a computer, a telephone, and other office equipment.
Employee may occasionally need to exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift carry, push or otherwise move objects (e.g. files or presentation materials).
This position requires the ability to express or exchange ideas and to comprehend and present detailed and critical information including but not limited to financial information.
This position will serve the Northeastern part of NH (Conway to Berlin) – travel is required.
At least two years of college with two years related experience.
Knowledge and experience circumventing the barriers to employment experienced by people who are disenfranchised.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and ever-changing expectations.
Ability to work independently.

Nice To Haves

Previous work with Vocational Rehabilitation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Coordinating program services including intake, assessment, barrier intervention, job seeking skills training, job development, placement and on-going support.
Work collaboratively with Vocational Rehab (VRNH) to ensure Community Rehab Program (CRP) services are provided as outlined in the service agreement.
Marketing Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) employment programs and services to businesses community agencies, schools, funding sources and participants.
Providing direct services as needed and assigned.
Providing all written reports and documents according to the required standards and timelines.
Maintaining the necessary paperwork.
Following client rights procedures.
Completing all necessary documentation on the appropriate platform and in the appropriate format.
Attending all meetings and training as assigned.
Performing all other duties as assigned or needed to ensure the effective and efficient provision of program services.