Placement Specialist

Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc•Glendale, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Placement Specialist, under the supervision of the Deputy Director, will provide employment services to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. This role involves managing client recruitment, assessment, counseling, job development, and referral to training programs. The specialist will also handle the negotiation and monitoring of training contracts, as well as job placement and follow-up with clients and employers. Additionally, the position works closely with and supervises the Job Connection Interpreter, including approving timesheets and conducting evaluations. The role requires preparing weekly reports and performing other delegated tasks. The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD) is a private non-profit organization founded in 1969, serving 10 counties in Southern California with the goal of protecting civil rights and ensuring equal access for deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled communities. GLAD aims to promote the educational, health, housing, vocational, cultural, social, and recreational welfare of its constituents through direct service provision, advocacy, research, and information dissemination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required.
Fluency in American Sign Language is required.
Previous experience in provision of job development services to unskilled and highly skilled deaf and hard of hearing people is required.
Must possess the ability to relate and be sensitive to deaf people with varied communication skills and language levels, and be able to work with a diverse, multi-ethnic population.
Demonstrated efficiency with Microsoft Office programs required.
Be detail-oriented with strong organizational and written communication skills.
Must prioritize and handle multiple tasks, sometimes with competing deadlines.
Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
Demonstrated ability to perform professionally.
Punctuality and reliability are a must.
Excellent interpersonal skills are required.
Must maintain a cooperative relationship with co-employees, directors, employers, outside vendors, and the CEO.
Must have reliable transportation and maintain up-to-date auto insurance.
Selected candidate must complete and pass a background check of references, criminal background screening and drug screening.

Responsibilities

Provides employment services to deaf and hard of hearing people.
Provides support services and sensitivity training to GLAD Employment Services (ES) staff and employers.
Manages client recruitment, assessment, counseling, job development, referral to training programs.
Handles negotiation and monitoring of training contracts, job placement and follow up contacts with clients and employers after placement.
Works closely with Job Connection Interpreter.
Is responsible for approval of timesheets for Job Connection Interpreter.
Supervises and evaluates the Job Connection Interpreter.
Reports to Deputy Director on operations and activities on a regular basis.
Prepares weekly reports.
Performs such tasks and responsibilities as may be delegated.