Community Transition Counselor

Emplyoment Horizons; Cedar Knolls (NJ); On-site; USD 57,308,000 - 65,904,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Employment Horizons seeks a Community Transition Specialist to help people with disabilities move from rehabilitation services into real jobs. You’ll build local business relationships, match participants to roles, train on the job, and maintain follow-up with both participants and employers.

You’ll travel locally for job exploration, placement, and interview support, with a full-time, Monday–Friday schedule, base 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, occasional evenings/weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field.
• 2+ years delivering supported employment services to people with disabilities.
• Willingness to attend Boggs Center Employment Specialist Foundations training.
• Strong presentation skills and comfort speaking to groups.
• Comfortable cold calling businesses.
• Excellent time management, conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Excellent listening, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with good judgment.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with local businesses to create job exploration, training, and placement opportunities.
• Match participants' skills and needs to suitable jobs with Vocational Rehabilitation staff.
• Conduct job sampling to explore work types before placement.
• Assess community sites for safety and fit before placing participants.
• Help participants search and apply for jobs and coach for interviews.
• Accompany participants to interviews and provide on-site support.
• Provide transportation or travel training to interviews and worksites as needed.
• Train participants on the job and coach performance and adjustment.
• Gather feedback from employers to ensure job expectations are met.
• Educate employers on accommodations, ADA, and disability awareness.
• Maintain accurate service documentation and case notes.

Skills

Presentation skills

Cold calling

Time management

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Listening skills

Written communication

Independent work

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
• Education Level: 4 Year Degree
• Salary Range: $20.00 - $23.00 Hourly
• Travel Percentage: Up to 50%
• Job Shift: Day

Position Overview

As the Community Transition Specialist, you'll help people with disabilities take the next step from Vocational Rehabilitation Services into real jobs in the community. You're a natural relationship-builder; someone who can walk into a local business, make the case for hiring one of our participants, and follow through to ensure it's a great fit for everyone involved. You'll match people to the right work, train them once they're on the job, and keep checking in with participants and employers to make sure it's working.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Occasional nights and weekends as needed to support participants or employers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with local businesses to create job exploration, training, and placement opportunities for Extended Employment participants
• Match participants' skills, interests, and support needs to the right job or work experience, in partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation staff
• Conduct job sampling with participants to help them explore different types of work before committing to a placement
• Assess community job sites for safety and fit before placing participants
• Help participants search and apply for jobs, and prepare them for interviews through coaching and mock interviews
• Accompany participants to job interviews and provide on-site support
• Provide transportation or travel training to job interviews and worksites as needed
• Train participants on the job and coach them through performance and workplace adjustment
• Gather ongoing feedback from employers to ensure participants are meeting job expectations
• Educate employers on accommodations, assistive technology, disability awareness, and the ADA
• Maintain accurate service documentation, case notes, and reports

Benefits

Employment Horizons values its team and offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Generous paid time off: 15 holidays, 18 vacation days, and 10 sick days
• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Education Assistance Program: Up to $9,000 per year in tuition assistance
• 401(k) plan with a 3% company match
• A collaborative and mission-driven work environment where your work changes lives

QualificationsRequired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology or a related field
• 2+ years of experience providing supported employment services to people with disabilities
• Attended, or willing to attend, Boggs Center Employment Specialist Foundations training
• Strong presentation skills, comfortable speaking to individuals and groups of all sizes
• Comfortable cold calling businesses
• Excellent time management, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent listening, oral, and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently, with sound judgment and common sense
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience cold calling businesses

Physical Demands & Work Environment

This position requires the ability to drive, walk between locations, and occasionally support participants outdoors or in varied work environments. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and frequently use hands to type or handle objects. They may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level may vary, depending on the job site.

Employment Horizons is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.