Must be flexible to work evenings, weekends and/or holidays when necessary.
Valid and qualified NYS Driver’s License required. Defensive Driving, POM and CPR Training required.
Successful candidate should possess good team building skills; written and oral communication skills
Computer proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite applications
Maintain a commitment to professional service delivery of the agency’s mission.
Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
Provide services and supports to individuals enrolled in community-based Supported Employment Services to ensure the successful continuance of workers placed in competitive employment.
Assist referred candidates in achieving their vocational and employment related goals utilizing evaluation, assessment, and job placement and training techniques.
Provide oversight for a caseload of Supported Employment Services participants, delivering services/supports at employment locations, and providing documentation of such in compliance with programmatic regulations to ensure their continued success.
Attend team and/or ISP Review meetings as scheduled, communicating employment related progress, needs and/or concerns; responsible for development of comprehensive supported employment service and/or habilitation plans designed to meet the individual’s needs; ensuring regulatory compliance with legal, OPWDD, ACCES-VR, COMPASS and CQL mandates.
Maintain on-going communication with employer, ACCES-VR and/or OPWDD, family/advocate and other members of the individual’s support team (i.e. MSC, Residential, Day Program, etc.)
Advocate for individual rights at the worksite, facilitates social integration of supported employees into the work environment, and offers sensitivity training to supervisors as appropriate
Screen/evaluate individuals proposed for competitive community based jobs (at both agency and home locations) as needed; perform worksite analysis and task analysis to properly match individual to appropriate job placements; engage in job development to select potential employers, provide support during the hiring process
Provide on-the-job skills training at worksite.
Provide counseling to individuals, their families and/or support team regarding vocational concepts as related to individual’s employment goals
Provide case management services when needed, make referrals to other service providers as appropriate
Maintain case records in compliance with programmatic and regulatory requirements, including the collection ISP Reports for caseload of Supported Employment Program Participants
Perform additional duties as requested by Supported Employment Services Management or AHRC Workforce Administration
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Individual and Family Services
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