Employment Specialist

Ablelight; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

Teledoc access

Any Day Pay

403(b) with 3.5% match

Health Savings Account

Flexible Savings Account

Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Career development training

Hourly wage $19.50

Job summary

AbleLight in Grand Junction, CO is seeking an Employment Specialist to build a pipeline of employers and provide job coaching to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

You will ensure proper documentation, compliance, and collaboration with school districts and vocational partners while supporting individuals to gain meaningful community employment.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree or commensurate experience.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience with 6 months IDD exposure.
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass a background check.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with community and business partners to place adults in meaningful employment.
• Identify new clients for employment services through AbleLight.
• Develop a client pipeline by partnering with school districts to promote pre-employment transition services.
• Maintain open communication with employers to address barriers and ensure successful community integration.
• Coordinate with schools and colleges to promote transition services and build client pipelines.
• Ensure timely program documentation and compliance with licensing regulations.

Skills

Relationship building

Employer outreach

Job coaching

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or commensurate experience

Job description

At AbleLight, we believe the world shines brighter when people with developmental disabilities achieve their full potential. We pioneer life-changing services that empower the people we serve to thrive.

The Employment Specialist is a key team member of our expanded supported employment mission to provide a sense of purpose and community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This role is responsible for building a pipeline of business and clientele for employment services, performing as a job coach to new clients, and ensuring proper documentation and compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ Degree in related field or commensurate experience
• Two years of relevant experience with 6 months of IDD experience
• Valid drivers license
• Ability to pass a background check
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, as needed, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: Medical/Dental/Vision benefits after 30 days of employment and access to Teledoc
• Any Day Pay: get paid at any time after you've worked a shift
• Financial Wellness: 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with up to 3.5% matching contributions, Health Savings Account, Flexible Savings Account, and Basic Life, AD&D, STD, and LTD insurance
• Work/Life Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursements
• Ongoing training to support Career Development
• $19.50/hr

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and maintain positive community and business relationships for the purpose of finding people gainful employment and advancement that provides a meaningful experience.
• Identify secure new clients to receive employment services through AbleLight.
• Develop a pipeline of clients by forming strategic partnerships with School Districts to develop and implement pre-employment transition services.
• Maintain positive and open lines of communications with employers / businesses to identify areas of success and opportunity.Partner with them to effectively remove employment barriers and resolve issues related to community integration and independence for people with disabilities.
• Coordinate with School districts and Colleges to develop and promote pre-employment transition services, ultimately building a pipeline of clients.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with the vocational rehabilitation division and other funding and referral sources.
• Responsible for timely and thorough program / case documentation
• Follows licensing regulations, agency policies, best practices, and protection of individual rights.
• Observe, evaluate, and record job performance to make recommendations concerning goals and objectives
• All other duties assigned

Be part of a team who enhances the lives of our individuals in every way possible.

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