Community Employment Specialist

Sheppard Pratt; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision

403b retirement match

Generous paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Sheppard Pratt in Gaithersburg, MD, is hiring for a direct care role within the Community Employment Program. You will help clients with disabilities gain and maintain meaningful employment through engagement, assessment, job search, job development, and on-the-job training.

The team collaborates with treatment providers to support client success. Benefits include tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/dental/vision, 403b retirement match, generous paid time off, EAP, and mileage

Qualifications

• Skills and knowledge in performing supported employment activities including identifying and negotiating potential jobs, getting clients integrated into jobs, providing job coaching assistance, and client advocacy with employers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in obtaining and maintaining meaningful employment in their communities.
• Engage in assessment, job search, job development, treatment team collaboration, and long-term job support.

Skills

Supported employment

Job coaching

Employer liaison

Client advocacy

Job negotiation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Shift: Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm| Job Location Type: In Person

Community Employment Program (CEP) services are designed to help individuals with varying disabilities gain and maintain meaningful employment. Our team helps by identifying client work interests and basic skills required, along with providing on the jobsite training and ongoing support.

What to expect.

This is a direct care opportunity to support clients in obtaining and maintaining meaningful employment in their communities. Services include engagement, assessment, job search, job development, treatment team collaboration, and long-term job support.

What you’ll get from us.

At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives.

• A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
• 403b retirement match
• Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous mileage reimbursement program

This position has a flat pay rate of $21.37/hr.

What we need from you.

• A high school diploma/GED and two years of experience in the human services field.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Skills and knowledge in performing supported employment activities including identifying and negotiating potential jobs, getting clients integrated into jobs, providing job coaching assistance, and client advocacy with employers and clients.
• A driver’s license with 3-points or less and access to an insured vehicle.

WHY SHEPPARD PRATT?

At Sheppard Pratt, we are more than just a workplace. We are a community of healthcare. #LI-HD1