Employment Specialist - Vernal / Roosevelt, UT

Redhead Supports; Vernal (UT); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

REDHEAD is seeking an Employment Specialist to train and place individuals with disabilities in integrated workplaces. You will use proven teaching techniques to guide participants in employer-specific tasks, habits, and professional behavior, while ensuring quality and compliance across sites.

You will build relationships with employers and coordinate job placements, resume support, and ongoing client follow-up, including training through local agencies.

Qualifications

• Provides coaching and training to participants through use of training techniques to instruct on employer-specific job tasks, work responsibilities and skills.
• Fosters and promotes the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace.
• Ensures quality and performance standards are maintained according to the job specification of the employer while still exercising the ability to hold participants accountable.
• Responsible for documenting and reporting compliance.
• Maintains regular contact with the Manager as appropriate.
• Job Placement of at least one client a month.
• Maintain weekly contact and provide updates to clients.
• Assists individuals with completing applications and resume building.
• Fosters positive relationships with employers in the community and follows employers’ policies and procedures.
• Presents self in a professional and appropriate manner towards participants, co-workers, community partners, and any other party involved on the support team.
• Participates in job-related training offered to increase skills and improve current skills.
• All other program-related duties assigned by the Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and training to participants through use of training techniques to instruct on employer-specific job tasks, work responsibilities and skills.
• Foster and promote the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace.
• Ensure quality and performance standards are maintained according to the job specification of the employer while still exercising the ability to hold participants accountable.
• Document and report compliance.
• Maintain regular contact with the Manager as appropriate.
• Place at least one client per month in employment.
• Maintain weekly contact and provide updates to clients.
• Assist individuals with completing applications and resume building.
• Foster positive relationships with employers and follow policies and procedures.
• Present self in a professional and appropriate manner toward participants and team.
• Participate in job-related training to increase skills.
• Perform all other program-related duties assigned by the Manager.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Stakeholder relations

Policies & procedures

Disability support

Case documentation

Education

High School diploma

Experience with disabilities

First Aid/CPR

Workplace Supports Training

ACRE Employment Specialist Training

Driver’s license

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Google Forms

Job description

Brand summary

MISSION STATEMENT WE, THE PEOPLE OF REDHEAD SUPPORTS, HUMBLY DESIRE TO MAKE A POSITIVE AND DEFINABLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR WORLD. WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VERY AMBITIOUS DESIRE BY USING LOVE, KINDNESS, HONESTY AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. WE WILL MAKE ALL COMPANY DECISIONS BASED ON A CHRISTIAN CONCERN FOR ALL PEOPLE. WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF EACH AND EVERY PERSON WE MEET: OUR FAMILIES, OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR CLIENTS, AND ALL OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. WE BELIEVE IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND A GIFT FROM HEAVENLY FATHER TO LIVE NOW UPON THIS BEAUTIFUL EARTH DURING THESE WONDERFUL YET CHALLENGING TIMES, IN THIS GREAT GOD-GIVEN COUNTRY. WE INTEND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES EVERYONE WE ASSOCIATE WITH; OUR FAMILIES, OUR CLIENTS, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AS WE DEDICATED OUR LIVES TO SERVICE IN THE VINEYARD OF OUR MAKER.

Job description

Job Summary:

The Employment Specialist is responsible for training individuals with disabilities in a workplace setting. The Employment Specialist will utilize specific teaching techniques to instruct individuals with disabilities in designated jobs at a work site. Ensures all assigned worksites are maintained to the highest quality standards and implements company mission and values by providing participants the opportunity for employment in a competitive, integrated setting.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provides coaching and training to participants through use of training techniques to instruct on employer-specific job tasks, work responsibilities and skills, appropriate habits and professional behavior.
• Fosters and promotes the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace
• Ensures quality and performance standards are maintained according to the job specification of the employer while still exercising the ability to hold participants accountable
• Responsible for documenting and reporting compliance
• Maintains regular contact with the Manager as appropriate
• Job Placement of at least one client a month.
• Maintain weekly contact and provide updates to clients.
• Assists individuals with completing applications and resume building
• Fosters positive relationships with employers in the community and follows employers’ policies and procedures
• Presents self in a professional and appropriate manner towards participants, co-workers, community partners, and any other party involved on the support team
• Participates in job-related training offered by Vocational Rehabilitation, Veterans Affair, and other local and federal training to increase skills and improve current skills.
• All other program-related duties assigned by the Manager

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrates excellent skills in communication, relationship building, and problem-solving
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and community partners
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedures manuals
• Ability to work with people that have severe, profound and/or multiple disabilities
• Ability to provide accurate case documentation

Qualifications (education, training, experience, licenses)

• High School diploma
• Minimum of (2) year experience serving individuals with disabilities
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Work, PowerPoint and Excel) and Google Forms required
• First Aid/CPR certification required
• Workplace Supports Training
• ACRE Employment Specialist Training
• Must be able to have a flexible work schedule which may include working evenings and weekends
• Valid driver’s license required and reliable transportation w/current automobile insurance

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, lift arms above shoulder level, occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25lbs.

Maybe exposed to a warehouse environment and outdoor weather conditions, including extreme heat, extreme cold, wind, poor air quality and wet or humid conditions, etc.

Pay for this position is $19/hr

MISSION STATEMENT
WE, THE PEOPLE OF REDHEAD SUPPORTS, HUMBLY DESIRE TO MAKE A POSITIVE AND DEFINABLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR WORLD. WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VERY AMBITIOUS DESIRE BY USING LOVE, KINDNESS, HONESTY AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. WE WILL MAKE ALL COMPANY DECISIONS BASED ON A CHRISTIAN CONCERN FOR ALL PEOPLE. WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF EACH AND EVERY PERSON WE MEET: OUR FAMILIES, OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR CLIENTS, AND ALL OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. WE BELIEVE IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND A GIFT FROM HEAVENLY FATHER TO LIVE NOW UPON THIS BEAUTIFUL EARTH DURING THESE WONDERFUL YET CHALLENGING TIMES, IN THIS GREAT GOD-GIVEN COUNTRY. WE INTEND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES EVERYONE WE ASSOCIATE WITH; OUR FAMILIES, OUR CLIENTS, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AS WE DEDICATED OUR LIVES TO SERVICE IN THE VINEYARD OF OUR MAKER.