Employment Specialist- On Call

Ablelight•Visalia, CA

7d•$20 - $20

About The Position

The Employment Specialist is an on-call member of Bethesda’s supported employment team, helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities find meaningful employment, purpose, and community. The role develops relationships with employers, schools, colleges, referral sources, and prospective clients; supports clients through employment preparation and placement; and maintains required documentation and compliance. The specialist also provides job coaching to a varying caseload, conducts site visits, supports person-centered employment goals, and helps address barriers to workplace inclusion and independence. The position also serves as a front-line resource for colleagues, people supported, and families or guardians. In partnership with operational leaders and other departments, the specialist contributes to onboarding and training, process improvement, and consistent implementation of agency procedures. Administrative duties may include reviewing support plans, monitoring supplies and prescriptions, conducting facility audits, handling program purchases and financial records, maintaining appointment calendars, and helping keep the residence clean, safe, and healthy. The role requires a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends. The listed pay is $20.00.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field or commensurate experience.
Two years of relevant experience, including six months of experience with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Active driver's license; driver licensure is required if the role involves transporting others or is required by state regulations.
Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed, including occasional evenings and weekends.
Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including clear and effective communication with internal and external audiences and the ability to draft concise, culturally aware business correspondence.
Working knowledge of marketing and public relations and their relationship to business growth.
Ability to think strategically, multitask, prioritize, respond promptly, and meet deadlines and performance goals.
Self-starter who is comfortable working remotely.

Nice To Haves

Previous leadership experience, such as project management, serving as a team or task lead, or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain community, employer, and business relationships to identify employment opportunities and advancement for people with disabilities.
Identify and secure new clients for Bethesda employment services and develop a client pipeline through partnerships with school districts and colleges, including pre-employment transition services.
Maintain communication with employers, identify successes and opportunities, help remove employment barriers, and address issues related to community integration and independence.
Maintain cooperative working relationships with vocational rehabilitation, funding sources, and referral sources.
Coach a caseload of clients through career counseling, evaluation, skills training and assessment, job-readiness training, employment transition, and job placement.
Participate in person-centered employment planning and help develop and implement employment-related goals, objectives, and an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE).
Conduct regular job-site visits and provide support to promote work quality and client success and satisfaction.
Document program and case activities accurately and on time; observe, evaluate, and record job performance and recommend goals and objectives.
Break job tasks into achievable components, advocate for clients, support self-advocacy, and promote inclusion at community work sites.
Transport individuals to job sites when defined by contract.
Monitor and document each client's progress, including employment, individual support plan goals, licensing or certification, and billing requirements.
Ensure timely client placement, meet retention goals, comply with employer contracts and billable-hour requirements, and proactively address compliance gaps.
Serve as a front-line resource for colleagues, people supported, and parents or guardians; recommend quality and process improvements and escalate issues to the manager as needed.
Welcome, onboard, and train new colleagues and identify additional staff training and development needs in partnership with operational leaders and relevant departments.
Help implement standard operating procedures, including auditing individual support plans, monitoring medical supplies and prescriptions, and conducting monthly facility audits.
Order food and supplies, allocate receipts to house and program financials, reconcile and enter personal funds records, maintain a clean and safe residence, and maintain a master calendar of appointments, activities, and meetings.
Follow licensing regulations, agency policies, best practices, and protections of individual rights.