Employment Training Specialist - ETS

YAI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,650 - 30,835; Full time

Job summary

YAI is seeking a dedicated professional in New York to provide support in helping individuals with disabilities achieve employment goals. This full-time role involves supervision, counseling, and collaboration with various stakeholders to promote a positive experience at the workplace.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, experience in vocational services, and excellent communication skills. Compensation is $19.05 an hour, with a focus on teamwork and compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• One year of work experience providing vocational or pre-vocational services to individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evening and weekend hours.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Comfort working with I/DD populations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety supervision of supported individuals.
• Assist with developing person-centered plans and job placements.
• Provide pre-employment counseling and support job development activities.
• Supervise on-site job and skills training.
• Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Basic computer skills

Ability to model work readiness skills

Flexibility and initiative

Sound judgment

Education

HS Diploma or its educational equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Workday system

Job description

Program

Rockland SEMP

Location

Orange County, NY (Position requires travel throughout Rockland County, NY and Orange County, NY - Multiple Locations).

Schedule

(Full‑time)

• Monday - Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Key& Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and by managing crisis situations while adhering to policies, procedures and regulations, meeting and demonstrating OPWDD Core Competencies.
• Ensures person‑centered plans are implemented and assists with a variety of tasks for people we support, as appropriate/authorized, including:
  • Participating in development of staff action plans
  • Developing job placement
  • Supporting person‑centered advocacy with the individual
  • Facilitating ethical decision making
• Supports people with I/DD to realize, set and meet their employment goals, assisting them in overcoming personal barriers and engaging in respectful communications/conversations through person‑first language to help them understand their goals and ambitions.
• Responsible for caseload of individuals, arranging and scheduling workplace visits, virtual and one‑on‑one meetings and coordinating required meetings and liaising with Care Managers and other professional supports.
• Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, providing emotional support, assisting in communication, socialization and self‑expression and building positive relationships by interacting with others at their worksites in innovative and creative ways.
• Works with unemployed individuals, providing pre‑employment counseling to explore career interests and support job development activities and facilitating training groups where professional skills and behaviors are taught and developed to assist people we support in obtaining and maintaining employment in the community.
• Directly supervises and provides on‑site job and job skills training, coaching and support at job sites for people we support and in accordance with each person’s employment goals, utilizing support skills for people with moderate to complex levels of need.
• Regularly travels across assigned region to visit employed individuals at their workplaces, speaking with managers to obtain feedback on performance and addressing any issues or concerns that may arise; escalates issues and concerns to an administrator for support, as needed.
• Serves as a member of a highly effective team (teamwork within the circle of support), providing feedback and communicating programmatic needs to members of team and maintaining a solution‑oriented approach during conflicts.
• Maintains a therapeutic environment through a variety of methods: Personal Outcome Measures, Person Centered Thinking, Informed Decision Making.
• Models professionalism, punctuality, ownership and accountability to the people we support and effectively manages time and responsibilities, ensuring all individuals / cases are appropriately supported and monitored.
• Facilitates learning and training in fire safety for PWS, including emergency and evacuation drills at assigned worksites.
• Develops and maintains understanding of specialized clinical knowledge for person‑specific needs (supporting adults, challenging behaviors, autism spectrum disorders, complex medical needs) as they relate to obtaining and maintaining employment.
• Reviews and completes all other required paperwork and documentation to ensure compliance and/or billing, as applicable, completely and accurately and within appropriate timeframes (e.g., notifications, logging, incident reports, update files, maintenance requests, phone calls, progress notes and services).
• Complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• May perform direct support professional tasks, including providing personal care and assisting in activities of daily living (ADLs) in other settings outside of employment if appropriately trained and authorized, as directed and/or outside of employment schedule (e.g., residential, day services, community habilitation, etc.).
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• HS Diploma or its educational equivalent; or
• One year of work experience providing vocational or pre‑vocational services to individuals with disabilities; and
• Completes necessary trainings, including OPWDD approved vocational rehabilitation or supported employment training program and annual retraining(s) where applicable, as required by assignment(s) and/or contracts; and
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, as required by caseload, including occasional evening and/or weekend hours and regular travel throughout assigned region(s).
• Basic computer skills – including email, utilizing Workday and related systems (DA, etc.) to complete tasks.
• Ability to model and teach work readiness skills and appropriate workplace behavior at all times.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and time management skills.
• Highly flexible personality type and willingness to take initiative.
• Willingness to work with the I/DD populations in an occupational setting and comfort working with employers.
• Ability to meet essential physical demands of position, including frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling and reaching with hands and arms; use hands to handle, finger or feel objects, tools or controls; lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds on occasion; having the physical capacity to assist people we support in performing the functions of their jobs.

Preferred Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or some college preferred; may be required for certain contracts.
• Two (2) years’ experience assisting people with barriers to employment; may be required for certain contracts.
• Work or life experience with individuals with I/DD.
• Valid NY State Driver's License highly preferred for assignments in areas with limited public transportation.

Compensation

$19.05/hour

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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