Business Relations Representative/BRR

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 36,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in Johnston County, Smithfield, seeks a Community Employment Program Specialist to help people with disabilities obtain competitive employment and work with counselors to set vocational goals.

Responsibilities include teaching employment marketing and retention classes, coordinating school work programs, and engaging with local employers. Position funded in part by federal funds; salary range $35,596–$62,294.

Qualifications

• Assists in the placement of eligible consumers in competitive employment.
• Works with counselors to determine vocational goals for consumers.
• Taught employment marketing classes to job-ready consumers.
• Taught job retention classes.
• Provides written and verbal feedback to counselors on consumer progress.
• Coordinates in-school work adjustment programs.
• Meets with local and regional employers to promote VR services and to hire consumers.
• Participates in job fairs and community events to promote the agency.

Responsibilities

• Assist in placing eligible consumers in competitive employment aligned with their interests.
• Collaborate with counselors to define vocational goals and job availability.
• Teach employment marketing classes to job-ready consumers.
• Teach job retention classes.
• Coordinate in-school work adjustment programs.
• Meet with employers to promote the agency and secure commitments.
• Represent the work unit on boards and committees as designated.

Skills

Employment placement experience

Public interaction experience

Job description

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 Johnston County, Smithfield, which is the satellite office of the Dunn unit office. 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.

Job responsibilities include the following:

• 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 -$62,294

Recruitment Range: $35,596 -$52,000

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

The following Management Preferences are not required, but applicants that possess these skills are preferred.

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

Position is funded in part through federal funds.

Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date

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

The DHHS Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities (EIPD) promotes employment and independence for people with disabilities through customer partnership and community leadership. EIPD helps people with disabilities achieve their goals for competitive employment and more independent living in communities statewide.

To learn more about EIPD: https://youtu.be/4QUy2w9B6AU .

Compensation and 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.

Supplemental 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.