Employment Specialist - Supported Employment
Employment Specialist - Supported Employment
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Position: Employment Specialist SEMPOPWDD
Reports to: Director of Supported Employment
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Must have ability to work occasional evening and weekends depending on clients employment schedule and travel within NYC as required.
Salary: $45000 $45000
Position Summary:
Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyns first and largest nonsectarian social services agencies. BCS which presently serves more than 20000 individuals annually is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including education and child care; services to strengthen families; and services to foster self sufficiency for adults.
The SEMP Employment Specialist provides the supports that individuals with disabilities need to obtain and maintain internships and paid competitive employment in the community.
Responsibilities:
Assist individuals with disabilities find and retain internships and paid competitive employment.
Provide postemployment job coaching at the work site.
Develop positive working relationships with employers. Directly assist employers in communicating with individuals to clarify job duties provide safety information and facilitate productivity client motivation and client attendance.
Provide job coaching and proactive extended support services to an assigned caseload of clients both at and away from the job site to assist them in remaining employed in the integrated labor market.
Accompany clients to Monthly Job Readiness Trainings and complete Observational and Situational Assessments for clients at various sites.
Provide individuals with travel training counseling case management and other supportive services needed to maintain employment.
Provide fullcycle career services (intake discovery job development and placement ongoing support for job retention and coaching) to ACCESVR and OPWDD participants.
Advocate for clients possible need for accommodation at work site as well as offsite advocacy needs.
Assist individuals who have lost their jobs to return to employment by reevaluating their employment goals needs and interests and by assisting them with applications and interviews.
Complete and submit required chart documentation monthly reports Discovery reports and Status Updates to OPWDD in a timely manner.
Attend Life Plan meetings with Care Managers and keep in close contact with clients service providers
Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and experience in providing services to individuals with disabilities
Ability to interface effectively with staff across programs and community agencies
Knowledge of the local job market
Excellent judgment and sensitivity to the needs of clients
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Must undergo preemployment screenings such as the Criminal Background Check required by OPWDD
BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
