Occasionally, an Employment Vacancy opens up with Darden Rehabilitation Foundation. Openings will be listed here.
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND RESUMES SHOULD BE EMAILED TO: darden@dardenrehab.org
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST/JOB DEVELOPER (CES) PART-TIME
QUALIFICATIONS:
Educational: The requirement desired for this position is a bachelor’s degree or work experience in human services, education, or a business related field, and with knowledge of the goals of rehabilitation, business practices and job requirements.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Employment Specialist is responsible for the efficient and ethical performance of duties.
DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Assess consumer job readiness skills. Teach appropriate application skills,
interviewing skills, resume writing, proper dress, grooming and hygiene, orientation
to wages, withholding and benefits, job seeking skills, job retention skills, dialogue
about disability, capabilities, consumer’s preferences and necessary
accommodations.
- Develop job leads. Initiate and maintain employment relationships to facilitate
placement opportunities. Establish contact with employers and agencies, survey
websites, and other sources to locate work opportunities for consumers.
- Complete the Assessment, IEOP Plan, and monthly progress reports in a timely
manner. (Monitor IEOP weekly)
- Counsel with consumers and family members to obtain support of employment
efforts.
- Learn job tasks required of worker at job site. Train the consumer on job safety.
Teach performance of specific job tasks. Develop or facilitate job site accommodations
as necessary. Model appropriate behavior on job.
- Train the consumer to self advocate and solve problems.
- Work with the counselor and team members in solving problems that impact
consumer’s employment (i.e. transportation, child care needs, family problems,
housing issues, appropriate response to authority, employer expectations, etc.)
- Routinely report the consumer’s progress in meeting job standards to the counselor.
Prepare progress reports in a timely manner.
- Maintain contact with the consumer and/or employer as frequently as is needed to
provide support, to assess job performance/satisfaction, and to assist consumer in
maintaining employment. Monitor and document the consumer’s performance at
the job site and monitor employer satisfaction.
- Maintain documentation in participant files regarding referral information, service
provision and termination information in order to keep files current.
- Participate in staff meetings and activities, as well as other community personnel/
employment meetings and groups to insure current information regarding
employment trends and labor market issues.
- Maintain communication and cooperative relationship with all referral agencies to
enhance service provision.
- Performs any other duties as assigned.
In order to adequately fulfill this position, the employee should be able to perform the following, with or without accommodations:
- Maintain a stationary position ≥ 50% of the time.
- Needs to be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
- Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity equipment.
- Frequently communicate with employees, employers, coworkers and consumers.
- Will occasionally need to lift items up to 20 pounds.