Business Relations Representative/BRR

Adult Correction; North Carolina; Sur place; USD 36 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Community Employment Program Specialist position is located in Lee County, Sanford, a satellite office of the Chapel Hill unit. This role works with individuals with disabilities to help them obtain competitive employment in the community.

Collaborate with Rehabilitation Counselors to determine suitable vocational options and develop relationships with local employers in Lee and Chatham counties. You will also teach employment marketing and retention classes and support job fairs and

Qualifications

• Knowledge or experience helping others obtain employment.
• Demonstrated experience working with the public.

Responsabilités

• Assist in placing eligible consumers in competitive employment aligned with their interests.
• Collaborate with counselors to identify vocational goals and opportunities.
• Teach employment marketing classes to job-ready consumers.
• Lead job retention classes and monitor progress.
• Coordinate with local and regional employers to hire VR consumers.
• Promote agency at job fairs and community events.
• Participate in National Disability Employment Awareness events.

Connaissances

Knowledge or experience helping others

Demonstrated experience working with (

Description du poste

Agency

Dept of Health and Human Services

Division

EMPLOY , INDEP FOR PEOPLE W/DISAB - EIPD

Job Classification Title

Community Employment Program Specialist (S)

Position Number

60054591

Grade

NC06

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

The Community Employment Program Specialist position is located in Lee County, Sanford, a satellite office of the Chapel Hill unit. The position provides services to persons who have disabilities which prevent them from independently obtaining, maintaining, or retaining employment.

The Community Employment Program Specialist/Business Relations Representative (BRR) works in partnership with Rehabilitation Counselors and Vocational Evaluators to determine suitable vocational options for individuals with disabilities and subsequently assist them in obtaining competitive employment within the community.

The incumbent will also develop and maintain relationships with employers in Lee and Chatham County areas.

Job Responsibilities

• Assists in the placement of eligible consumers in compatible, and competitive employment that is consistent with their interests and abilities.
• Work closely with counselors to determine appropriate vocational goals for consumers and identify the availability of similar positions in the community.
• Teaching employment marketing classes to job-ready consumers.
• Teaching job retention classes.
• Provide written and verbal feedback to counselors regarding the progress of referred consumers' efforts to obtain employment.
• Coordinate in-school work adjustment programs.
• Meet with local and regional employers to explain agency mission and goals and to obtain their agreement and commitment to hire vocational rehabilitation (VR) consumers.
• Participate in job fairs and other community events to promote the agency and its consumers as well as represent the work unit on boards and committees as designated by the Unit Manager and or Counselor in Charge.
• Be heavily involved in the planning and implementation of National Disability Employment Awareness events.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $35,596.00-$62,294.00

Recruitment Range: $35,596.00-$52,000.0 0

This position is funded in part through federal funds.

This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge Skills and Abilities/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred.

• Knowledge or experience helping others obtain employment
• Demonstrated experience working with the public

Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities (EIPD)

EIPD helps people with disabilities achieve their goals for competitive employment and more independent living in communities statewide.

Compensation & Benefits

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

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Supplemental and Contact Information

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/ .

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

In accordance with the Governor's Executive Order 303 , our agency supports second-chance employment for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved. We invite all potential applicants to apply for positions for which they may be qualified.