Employment Specialist

*** ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
**** Makes decisions and takes actions that are aligned with ESH policies, standard operating procedures, and precedents.
* Networks with business communities to establish relationships that develop job opportunities that support integration and employment outcomes as well as micro-enterprise for ESH Job Seekers.
* Provides individualized training and coaching that supports Job Seekers to achieve the highest level of independence possible in pursuit of their definition of a “good life.”
* Completes required documentation such as reports, data collection, and assessments in timely and professional manner.
* Attends and participates in various internal and external agency meetings as needed. (e.g. DD Council, Workforce Solutions, etc.)
* Provide VWATS services in high school classrooms or through virtual classrooms when requested and approved by the high school.
* Follows organizational guidelines to promote health and safety.
* Monitors, responds to and reports issues of concern to the Program Manager.
* Accurately submits timesheets, leave requests, required credentialing documents, work related training and other required paperwork by the assigned deadline via the Family of Company’s (FoC) web-based platforms.
* Attends and participates in FoC and department meetings & trainings as required.
* Provides services under the Home & Community Waiver Services program as directed by management.
* Other duties as assigned.
*** QUALIFICATIONS
* ***** Minimum Education, Experience & Training Equivalent to:
**** Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
* Ability to work a flexible schedule is highly preferred.
* Experience working with persons with employment barriers to find and maintain gainful employment in the community is highly preferred.
* Experience in job development and job coach training is highly preferred.
*** Knowledge &

Skills:

**** Exercise patience and understanding working with participants of many skill levels and individual needs.
* Be culturally respectful while working with an ethnically, linguistically, and economically diverse population.
* Communicate effectively (verbally and written), and read, using the primary language within the workplace.
* Exercise confidentiality and discretion pertaining to the work environment as required by HIPAA.
* Be committed to the values of the organization while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
* Operating knowledge of a computer, iPad or tablet, applications and software, standard office equipment and Microsoft (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
* Utilize computer and cell phone for effective communication.
* Work comfortably with individuals at all levels within the organization.
* Commitment to ongoing training and development as it relates to clinical skills.
* Problem Solving:
Calmly handle, and intervene, when necessary, behavioral and health related incidents.
* Action Orientation:
Observation of and responsiveness to audio and visual cues from participants, other staff members, and the environment.
* Time Management:  Prioritize between and handle multiple tasks, projects, and schedules with varied deadlines (both extended and compressed/rushed).
* Communication:
Clear and effective oral and written communication with a variety of individuals, including families, participants, guardians, co-workers, volunteers, supervisors/managers, etc.
* Deductive/Inductive Reasoning:
Capability to apply and combine pieces of information and general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense or to form conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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* Physical Requirements:

**** Frequent bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, twisting when working with participants.
* Responsive to audio and visual cues from participants and their families, other staff members, and the environment
* Work calmly during behavioral and health-related incidents.
* Use logic and reasoning for anticipating future needs, goals, and events.
* Stand or sit for extended periods of time, stand for up to 6-8 hours a day.
* Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing,…