Employment Specialist
Opengate, Inc.•Valhalla, NY
•$20 - $22
About The Position
The Employment Specialist is responsible for providing direct services, including Job Development, Job Coaching and Case Management. Employment Specialists have responsibilities for record keeping and for other tasks that contribute to the successful maintenance of the agency, as well as any special assignments as directed by their supervisor. This position is located in Carmel, New York which servers Putnam, lower Dutchess and upper Westchester county.
Requirements
- High School diploma
- Valid Driver's License
- Minimum of six months related work experience and/or training in working with special populations (i.e.; ID/DD, TBI, elderly, medically frail).
Responsibilities
- Assist people receiving support to prepare and send resumes and cover letters as needed.
- Seek out potential employers and visit potential job sites.
- Support people to develop interviews skills.
- Attend interviews with people receiving support.
- Maintain contact with ACCES-VR to update on progress of people receiving support.
- Maintain contact, at least weekly, with people receiving support and, when appropriate, their advocates.
- Participation in employer's training with person receiving support.
- Provide people receiving support with continued training until job skills have been mastered.
- Travel to work sites to provide services.
- Conflict resolution on behalf of people receiving support.
- Teaching positive work ethics to people receiving support.
- Providing advocacy on behalf of people receiving support.
- Assisting people receiving support with any work-related issues.
- Offer support or advice to people receiving support and their circle of support as needed.
- Make referrals for other programs and services, such as counseling services or recreational programs, as appropriate.
- Daily documentation regarding contact and work on behalf of people receiving support.
- Complete monthly ACCES-VR reports.
- Complete phase sheets/individual hours of service documentation.
- Monthly filing of case notes.
- Travel Training: finding methods of transportation, helping clients to learn travel route, travel with them for training if needed.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Participate in professional training as directed.
- Other duties as directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
