Disability Coordinator-Lor

Career Systems Development Corporation; Limestone (ME); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Career Systems Development Corporation Center Disability Student Program seeks a dedicated professional to guide and support disabled students through counseling, assessment, and placement activities. You will work with regional offices, health services, and state agencies to ensure eligible trainees gain access to services and opportunities.

Responsibilities include screening trainees, coordinating housing, developing training and placement sites, and providing ongoing counseling while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Two years’ experience working with disabled individuals.
• Ability to interact effectively with the public and maintain regular attendance.

Responsibilities

• Screen disabled trainees and assess needs for the Job Corps Program.
• Coordinate living arrangements prior to trainee arrival.
• Collaborate with Regional Office and Health Services Director to review applications.
• Perform vocational assessments of trainees.
• Develop work experience sites and trainee placements.
• Identify and conduct Center-wide training for the Disability Program.
• Liaise with state and community agencies representing the disabled.
• Coordinate with Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and SSI enrollment for eligible trainees.
• Coordinate referrals to Health Services for speech therapy and evaluations.
• Provide counseling services to trainees and assist with problems.
• Support the Mission, Vision, and Culture of CSD.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Description

Plans, organizes, and implements the Center Disability Student Program. Responsible for the counseling and guidance of disabled students.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Participates in initial screening of disabled trainees, conducts an assessment of the trainees’ needs and ability to benefit from the Job Corps Program and coordinates living quarters prior to the trainee’s arrival. Makes pre-arrival contact with new disabled trainees to ensure all requirements are met prior to their arrival.
• Works closely with the Regional Office and Health Services Director to ensure the appropriateness of applications prior to input.
• Performs vocational assessment of disabled trainees.
• Develops work experience sites and the placement of disabled trainees.
• Identifies and conducts Center wide training associated with the Disability Program.
• Identifies and acquires special equipment and expendable items for the Disability Program.
• Confers with other staff members to increase the disabled trainees’ adaptation to the programs on Center.
• Develops contacts with state and community agencies representing the disabled and acts as liaison between these agencies and the Center.
• Works closely with the Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to ensure that applicants have been formally assessed by the agency. Ensures that eligible trainees are signed up with Voc. Rehab and SSI within their first month in the Program.
• Develops referrals to and receives reports from Health Services with respect to speech therapy, psychological evaluations and special health problems and provides appropriate follow-up information.
• Provides counseling services to disabled trainees. Assists disabled trainees in handling special problems.
• Perform all similar and incidental duties as assigned to support the Mission, Vision, and Culture of CSD.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in related field. Two years’ experience in working with disabled individuals.

Knowledge

In order to perform the essential job functions of this position, the candidate must have regular attendance and the ability to interact effectively with the public.