Employment Specialist / Job Coach

Easterseals PORT•Lumberton, NC

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Voted Raleigh’s Best Nonprofit Organization and Raleigh’s Best Mental Health Services two years in a row! Is empowering individuals with care and unwavering support your superpower? At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), our mission is rooted in empowering individuals and strengthening communities. As a Employment Specialist/Job Coach, you’ll play a critical role in carrying out that mission by helping people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) complete everyday living tasks and achieve their goals. The Employment Specialist /Job Coach performs as an integral part of the management team working with adults with disabilities or mental health challenges. The Employment Specialist/Job Coach's primary duty is to secure community-based employment for individuals with disabilities or mental health challenges. The Employment Specialist/Job Coach may also provide evaluation and intensive training services in the community for the individuals served and supported as their caseloads permit. The position will be the primary contact for VR counselors for all individuals assigned. Full-time Schedule: Monday-Friday; flexible scheduling including evenings and weekends Community Based Role: Travel throughout Lumberton, NC and surrounding areas WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: The Employment Specialist /Job Coach performs as an integral part of the management team working with adults with disabilities or mental health challenges. The Job Coaches primary duty is to secure community-based employment for individuals with disabilities or mental health challenges. The Job Coach may also provide evaluation and intensive training services in the community for the individuals served and supported as their caseloads permit. The job coach will be the primary contact for VR counselors for all individuals assigned.

Requirements

A High School diploma or equivalent. Assoc. or Bachelors preferred.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with adults with disabilities is preferred.
Must have a valid North Carolina driver’s license, clean driving record, and active insurance.
Reliable transportation is necessary to service this community-based program

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the labor market and community services agencies, as well as skills in writing task analysis, systemic job training, counseling, advocacy, and supported employment, are preferred.

Responsibilities

Create connections with community employers to identify and create job opportunities for individuals receiving services.
Develop resumes, prepares and accompanies individuals to job interviews, assists in filling out applications and questionnaires, and communicating the qualifications of individuals to employers.
Communicate with each person assigned to the job developer caseload at least weekly and document that communication.
Conduct the primary job development activities for the program.
Maintain case records as required by licensing and funding bodies’ standards and regulations. Documentation must be entered into the electronic medical record system within 24 hours of service delivery.
Coordinate communication with parents, case manager, and other agencies serving the individuals being supported.
Maintain good work habits regarding attendance, punctuality, appearance, and effective working relationships with co-workers, VR and LME/MCO staff, employers, and individuals being supported.
Provide job development and intensive training activities with individuals being supported according to their approved service, work/service plan, and work schedule.
Accompany individuals being supported to their community-based employment site to provide on-the-job training as needed.
Analyze job duties and tasks and completes a thorough job task analysis as needed.