Community Employment Program Technician

CASWELL DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Caswell Developmental Center is seeking a Community Employment Program Technician (CEPT) to lead vocational instruction across on-campus and community settings. You will coach residents, implement targeted interventions, and document progress to support competitive employment opportunities.

The role focuses on skill development, money management, behavior modification, and communication, with hours from 7 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at Vocational Services.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
• Experience as a job coach, implementing objective training, data collection, and behavior programs.
• Flexibility to cross-train across vocational areas and settings.
• Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds and related activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead vocational instruction on-campus and in community/public settings.
• Serve as job coach for residents at on- and off-campus sites to support competitive employment.
• Implement vocational interventions, assess skills, document progress, and make revisions as needed.
• Collect and interpret data, time records, and ensure wage/hour compliance.

Skills

Lead training

Job coaching

Data collection

Behavior modification

Communication skills

Vending experience

Grounds/landscaping

Job description

The Community Employment Program Technician (CEPT) serves as a lead trainer for vocational instruction carried out in various settings on-campus and community/public settings. In addition, the CEPT works with special training projects to provide more intensive training programs for the residents on specifically designed trades that will support competitive employment opportunities. In this capacity, they require a more sophisticated skill set that includes experience with specific job trades that will be used to train residents' techniques and skills needed for successful employment. The CEPT position serves as a job coach for residents in on and off campus job sites to support competitive employment opportunities. Some of the areas that the CEPT focuses on include skill development including intensive training in vocational skills, money management, behavior control (programs to modify maladaptive behaviors), and communication skills (social interactions, generalization.) The CEPT implements vocational interventions to address resident goals, collects and interprets data, assists with assessment of skills, documents progress, makes recommendations for revisions, documents resident time records, and ensures appropriate payment meets wage and hour and agency/departmental guidelines.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $32,287.00 - $56,502.00

This is an anticipated vacancy.

This is a repost. Previous applicants will not need to reapply to be considered for this vacancy.

*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 (KSAs* )/*Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:*

• Experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
• Experience as a job coach, objective training, data collection, implementing behavior programs;
• Work experience in vending, auto detail, grounds/landscaping, pottery, crafts, stocking, operating forklifts, hand carts, lawn and garden power tools;
• Flexibility to be cross-trained and provide coverage in varies vocational work areas and settings.

Provide one to a maximum of five (1-5) specific and measurable skills or experience that would make a candidate more competitive. Do not include information already covered under the Minimum Education and Experience or Class Specification sections.

Physical Requirements (ADA): Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Other: Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, Grasping, Feeling, Talking, Hearing, Repetitive Motions, Visual Acuity, Inside and Outside Activities.

Work Location: Vocational Services

Hours: 7 AM - 3:30 PM, M - F

About

Caswell Developmental Center: Caswell Developmental Center, serving as North Carolina's Eastern Region resource center, provides specialized residential, programmatic, and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The individuals we serve are at the heart of our facility. Our team is critical to the mission of the facility.

We strive to create an environment in which every team member contributes to the overall success of the Center to positively impact the lives of those around them and the individuals we service. If you are looking to make a difference and seeking a rewarding career, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

• to experience how Caring is Contagious at Caswell Developmental Center.

Supplemental Contact Information

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

Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks.

To be considered for employment, an applicant must be in good standing with the Health Care Personnel Registry and other licensing boards/agencies. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.

Veteran's and National Guard Preference

Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.

Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application if the