Employment Services Professional

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to assist individuals who have an autism spectrum diagnosis, to meet employment needs. This position further involves coordination of responsibilities involving planning program services/activities, monitoring, evaluating and modifying program activities; and developing resources. As part of the TEACCH and Employment Services philosophy, all staff members including administrative staff members will work directly with adults with autism as part of their job. This position is not center based, and all services are provided in the community. We are required to travel great distances, sometimes at a moment’s notice. Individuals in this position are required to work alone in the community providing supports to autistic adults. In addition to working with autistic adults, we work closely with the other support systems of the individual. This includes but is not limited to, additional family members, employers, other provider agencies, medical staff, residential providers, and local mental health agencies and other providers of funding for the services provided by TEACCH Employment Services. As a result, members of the staff must display good communication skills to maintain positive relationships with the community at large. This position provides services to 15-20 individuals on the autism spectrum who are often new to our Employment Program. They are responsible for guiding these adult individuals through the entire employment process, from intake, to assessment, to finding a job that matches that individual’s skills as identified in the assessment and provide tailored training for competence on the job until the individual achieves competency. They work with a range of individuals, from the most severely impacted to those that are mildly impacted. They set their own schedules and perform all their duties with minimal to no supervision. Their caseload changes from month to month. They work to develop new employment sites through direct contact with employers.

Responsibilities

Assist individuals who have an autism spectrum diagnosis to meet employment needs
Plan program services/activities
Monitor program activities
Evaluate program activities
Modify program activities
Develop resources
Work directly with adults with autism
Provide supports to autistic adults
Work closely with the other support systems of the individual
Guide adult individuals through the entire employment process, from intake, to assessment, to finding a job that matches that individual’s skills as identified in the assessment and provide tailored training for competence on the job until the individual achieves competency
Develop new employment sites through direct contact with employers