Remote Employment Specialist - Disability Services

Socket.dev; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

403(b) Matching

EAP

Job summary

LOGAN Community Resources is seeking an Employment Specialist to provide discovery, job research, placement, and intermittent maintenance for individuals facing barriers in the community. You will collaborate with funding sources and employers, conduct job coaching, and help participants achieve sustainable employment while maintaining records and documentation.

The role emphasizes outreach, travel in the community, and flexible scheduling with mandatory meetings and adherence to agency policies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Education or related area preferred.
• Two years of related-field experience preferred.
• Experience with individuals with disabilities preferred.
• Experience in job analysis and work site training, and understanding of supported employment.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual assistance to participants including interviews, resumes, applications, vocational exploration, profiling, job site assessments, job shadows, trial work experiences, and job coaching.
• Identifies accommodations at work sites to enable tasks.
• Develops and maintains productive relationships with local employers, referral sources, clients, parents, co-workers, and others as appropriate.
• Maintains familiarity with participant information by attending conferences and reading files prior to onset of job development.
• Maintains communication with client, employer, parents, funding sources and co-workers.
• Makes a minimum of weekly meaningful contact with each participant on caseload.
• Maintains business related information in business contact files.
• Monitors and documents in Accel participant progress including necessary prompts, redirection, and successes.
• Missed appointments, failed attempts to contact, no shows, etc. must be documented in Accel.
• Ensures proper documentation of services and submittal of all billing information on a timely basis.
• Maintains an average productivity rate or billable time of 85% per month.
• Maintain calendar in Outlook to support your schedule of appointments, meetings, trainings, and time off.
• Communicates with Director, often, for any schedule changes, need for overtime, assistance with schedule, and all other needs pertaining to work schedule.
• Ability to work remotely, spending majority of the work hours in the community with participants.
• Attends and participates in department and agency meetings required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Policy interpretation

Person-Centered Planning

Positive Behavior Supports

Oral & written communication

Planning & organization

Driver's license & vehicle

Lifting ability

CPR/First Aid

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Education or related area

Job description

LOGAN Community Resources is seeking an Employment Specialist to provide discovery, job research, placement, and intermittent maintenance for individuals facing barriers in the community. You will collaborate with funding sources and employers, conduct job coaching, and help participants achieve sustainable employment while maintaining records and documentation.

The role emphasizes outreach, travel in the community, and flexible scheduling with mandatory meetings and adherence to agency policies