Employment Transition Specialist
About The Position
The Employment Transition Specialist is responsible for helping young adults with disabilities transition from the high school setting into the workforce. The ultimate goal is to obtain and maintain successful employment. This position will: facilitate the training and integration of a young adult with disabilities in a worksite internship and/or competitive work environment; assist with the recruitment of individuals with disabilities seeking employment; assess the vocational supports and preferences needed for success; establish a person-centered employment plan; coordinate employment opportunities between individuals with disabilities and employers; determine what supports and/or adaptations may be needed for training and successful employment; provide on-site job retention services to ensure training and workplace accommodations are in place to support successful job retention; provide pre-employment training; provide aspirational job development and placement services.
Requirements
- Four years’ experience or employment in a public vocational rehabilitation program; experience in job placement, job coaching, or counseling; or other related experience working with persons with disabilities.
- Or an Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university, or a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in an unrelated field, and two years’ experience as described above.
- Or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as rehabilitation, counseling, social work, psychology, education, human resources, business administration, or economics, from accredited college or university and one years’ experience.
- Or a Master’s Degree in a related field such as rehabilitation, counseling, social work, psychology, education, human resources, business administration, or economics, from accredited college or university and six months’ experience as describe above.
Responsibilities
- facilitate the training and integration of a young adult with disabilities in a worksite internship and/or competitive work environment
- assist with the recruitment of individuals with disabilities seeking employment
- assess the vocational supports and preferences needed for success
- establish a person-centered employment plan
- coordinate employment opportunities between individuals with disabilities and employers
- determine what supports and/or adaptations may be needed for training and successful employment
- provide on-site job retention services to ensure training and workplace accommodations are in place to support successful job retention
- provide pre-employment training
- provide aspirational job development and placement services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
