Disability Employment Specialist — Job Placement & Coaching

Brooklyn Community Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooklyn Community Services is seeking an Employment Specialist in the Supported Employment/Workforce Development program. Location: 151 Lawrence St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.

The role focuses on helping individuals with disabilities obtain and maintain paid employment through job development, placement, and coaching. Responsibilities include educating community employers, creating employment opportunities, and providing ongoing support to employed clients.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent judgment and sensitivity to the needs of clients.
• Knowledge of employer expectations of performance and employee behaviors.
• Knowledge of the local job market.

Responsibilities

• Meet with employers in the community and educate them about individuals with disabilities.
• Develop employment opportunities in the community.
• Assist individuals with disabilities with finding and retaining employment through active, individualized job search and preparation, and post-employment job coaching at the work site.
• Develop positive working relationships with employers. Directly assist employers in communicating with individuals, to clarify job duties, to provide safety information, and to facilitate productivity, client motivation, and client attendance.
• Provide job coaching and proactive, extended support services to assigned caseload of employed clients, both at and away from the job site, to assist them to remain employed in the integrated labor market. Can include occasional evening and/or weekend work depending on client’s employment schedule, and travel within NYC as required.
• Provide individuals with travel training, counseling, case management, and other supportive services needed to maintain employment.
• Advocate for clients’ possible need for accommodation on-site as well as off-site advocacy needs.
• Assist individuals who have lost their jobs to return to employment by re-evaluating their employment goals, needs, and interests, and by assisting them with interviews. Enlist assistance of parents and natural supports.
• Complete required chart documentation and monthly reports in a timely manner.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Judgment and sensitivity to clients' 9

Knowledge of employer expectations

Knowledge of local job market

Education

Bachelor's degree

Enrollment in ACCES-VR approved course

Job description

Brooklyn Community Services is seeking an Employment Specialist in the Supported Employment/Workforce Development program. Location: 151 Lawrence St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.

The role focuses on helping individuals with disabilities obtain and maintain paid employment through job development, placement, and coaching. Responsibilities include educating community employers, creating employment opportunities, and providing ongoing support to employed clients.