Job Developer

Easterseals Redwood•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

Easterseals Redwood empowers children and adults with disabilities, military veterans, and people facing disadvantages to live full and meaningful lives through programs designed to enrich education, expand employment, enhance health, and elevate communities. As one of the largest human service providers in the region, our team members are dedicated to ensuring everyone is valued, respected, and accepted. Our values include believing in people, joy, inclusion, curiosity, impact, and courage. This full-time position focuses on providing job placement and development services to individuals with disabilities, assisting them in obtaining competitive community employment. Occasional job coaching and retention support may also be provided.

Requirements

Provide job placement and job development services to individuals with disabilities seeking employment.
Assist and provide support in all aspects of the job search and obtaining competitive community employment.
May occasionally provide job coaching support and job retention services to individuals placed in employment as needed.
Work assigned schedule, exhibit regular and predictable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Passionate about making a difference.
Interested in becoming part of an organization with a mission-driven, relationship-focused, joy-filled culture.

Responsibilities

Provide job development activities with individuals with disabilities referred to the Community Employment Supports department.
Contact employers/companies to seek job openings, schedule appointments, and represent the program through presentations to employers.
Establish, create, and secure jobs for program participants by following up with employers, setting up and assisting during interviews, and maintaining contact with company representatives.
Develop a job placement plan with each participant and referring source.
Complete job readiness assessment forms and conduct mock interviews.
Create a Job Coaching program plan identifying the level of support needed once an individual is placed.
Educate and teach program participants job-seeking readiness skills, including how to fill out job applications, write resumes, conduct a job search, and interview effectively.
Transport and accompany participants to potential employment sites, assist with communication with hiring managers, schedule interviews, and provide support during the interview process.
Encourage program participants to increase independent work skills by teaching job tasks, interpersonal skills, stress management, communication skills, and other job-related activities.
Develop and maintain professional relationships with employer partners, referring agencies, and other community organizations.
Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with potential new employer partners.
Keep accurate records by completing and maintaining required documentation, including case notes, monthly summaries and reports, intake forms, activity logs, mileage reports, and discharge summaries.
Maintain placement information in the case management system.
Maintain knowledge and skills by attending meetings, seminars, trainings, and workshops.
Maintain confidentiality of individual case records and other sensitive subject matter.
Work assigned schedule, exhibit regular and predictable attendance.
Perform other related duties as required.