Employment Training Specialist

Devereux • Bridgeton, NJ

1d • Remote

About The Position

Join Devereux New Jersey Where Great Careers SOAR! You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twenty-five thousand dollars annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits! Being a Employment Training Specialist (ETS) has its Advantages. As a Employment Training Specialist at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. The Employment Training Specialist reports direct to the Supported Employment Manager. The position location is statewide.

Requirements

• Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED.
• Have a valid non-provisional driver's license.
• Be 18 years of age or older (required).
• Be able to attend ten days of paid onsite orientation on weekdays.
• Be empathetic and have a team approach to care for our individuals.

Responsibilities

• Identify the individual's interests in order to facilitate a job/career of choice.
• Identify the individual's skills and talents using functional community based assessments in order to facilitate a job/career of choice
• Identify workplace supports that assist the individual with a disability in becoming employed and/or maintaining employment
• Identify and Negotiate customized jobs for individuals with disabilities.
• Address employer concerns about hiring and supervising people with disabilities while maintaining the confidentiality of the job seekers
• Use data collection techniques to document effectiveness of workplace supports and to guide fading from the job site
• Provide or facilitate both on and off the job supports to help increase the odds that the individual with a disability becomes successful at work
• Collect and analyze performance data to assist with making decisions about the effectiveness of work place supports. As needed, modify supports and/or develop new ones
• Identify and develop natural supports in the workplace.

Benefits

• Time off benefits starting on day one!
• Excellent health benefits, effective 30 days after employment
• Tuition and student loan assistance.
• Growth and training development.
• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees