Employment Consultant/Pre-ETS

Developmental Services, Inc. (DSI)

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Employment Consultant/Pre-ETS

DIVISION: Employment Services

SUPERVISOR: Director of Employment Services

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

PURPOSE:  

The primary function of the Employment Consultant is to assist persons to choose, obtain and retain integrated employment in the community.  The Employment Consultant will initially assess, job develop, train and provide ongoing support for individuals with disabilities seeking employment.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

1. Knows and understands the DSI mission “To provide services and supports to people with barriers to attain self-direction, inclusion, personal fulfillment, and productivity in all life areas.”
2. Ensures the health, safety, and well-being of students.
3. Establishes rapport with assigned students and provides person centered services.
4. Relates all pertinent information concerning students’ health, behavior, program, etc. to appropriate staff, following all confidentiality and HIPAA guidelines.
5. Maintains knowledge of student rights and protects those rights in all situations.
6. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with students and attends required abuse risk management training.
7. Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and follows all mandated abuse reporting requirements.
8. Ensures students are properly signed in and signed out.
9. Ensures high quality student-centered service delivery.
10. Provides support and advocacy to assigned individuals in a manner that recognizes each person's uniqueness, worth and right to self-determination.
11. Provides initial assessments of skills, interests and needs of students referred to Pre-Employment Transition Services.
12. Complete intakes including all information needed by both Vocational Rehabilitation and providers.
13. Work with students, teachers, and families to develop a plan of needed services, including any of the following:
14. Career Counseling and Job Exploration
15. Work Experiences
16. Counseling on Post-Secondary Education
17. Workplace Readiness Training
18. Instruction in Self-Advocacy
19. Develop a plan for implementation of services, including classroom, group and one on one service.
20. Develops, implements and evaluates goals and objectives related to PETS. Attends, chairs, and participates in case conferences and reviews for students on caseload.
21. Review and assess all collateral information concerning strengths, abilities, barriers, limitations, and vocational preferences of the person served.
22. Be knowledgeable of funding sources for employment services such as Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS) and others as needed.
23. Be aware of and develop relationships with outside services and make appropriate referrals based on identified needs of the person served.
24. Coordinate and facilitate person centered planning and utilize person centered strategies to develop an employment plan to meet the goals of the person served.
25. Coordinate and participate in appropriate Discovery activities with the person served such as job shadows, informational interviews, and work experiences in the community to explore their talents, interests, preferences, capabilities, ideal work environments, challenges, support strategies, and informed choice to identify an appropriate vocational goal.
26. Provide motivation, support, and consultation as necessary to enhance job readiness for people seeking employment.
27. Teach and/or enhance job seeking methods and techniques, following funding source guidelines.
28. Provide assessment, job development, on-site and/or off-site support and coaching as needed to persons served.
29. Actively participate in interdisciplinary team meetings with person served and their identified support team members (including but not limited to: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Case Managers, Behavior Consultants, therapists, guardians, family members, school staff)
30. Identify labor and employer needs utilizing job development activities, which may include employer contacts, job restructuring, needed accommodations, negotiating duties and compensation.
31. Utilize job and cultural analysis to determine job requirements and match those needs with personal interests and abilities of qualified candidates.
32. Coordinate or provide on-going consultation, guidance, and follow-up support as required by employee/employer needs.
33. Promote and facilitate integration of the employee into work and community culture through natural supports related to advocacy, positive co-worker relationships, and formation of linkages with community resources and services.
34. Provide or coordinate ongoing long-term services reflecting the needs and desires of the person served.
35. Market and educate employers about available candidates and services provided by DSI, including work incentive/benefit programs.
36. Initiate process to secure performance/satisfaction feedback from employee/employer and funding source and utilize results to improve services.
37. Maintain detailed accurate records, progress notes and required documentation utilizing complete sentences, proper grammar, and professional tone in compliance with agency and funding source guidelines and ensure all documentation is up to date in electronic record.
38. Complete and submit appropriate billing as required to funding source.
39. Work individually and/or with support team members to make efficient use of time and generate required levels of production.
40. Each employee must attend and participate in staff meetings and training sessions regularly and maintain all required internal and external requirements and certifications.
41. Provide direct service as needed.
42. Additional duties as requested.

ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS:

1. Maintain professional behaviors and appearance: dress appropriately, be on time for all appointments and follow through on commitments.
2. Attend/request related training as authorized.
3. Promote and display positive attitude and an overall commitment to the agency’s mission, values, and vision.
4. Ability to work flexible, non-standard hours, including occasional evening and weekends. 
5. Must be physically capable of performing diverse job functions to assist persons served in learning their job duties. Such physical acts include but are not limited to: standing for long periods of time, bending, mopping, sweeping, pushing, lifting items of various weights, and possess manual dexterity skills to operate various tools and equipment. In addition, must be able to generate case documentation and communicate on the telephone.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
2. Previous experience in employment services, marketing, working with people with disabilities desired. 2 years-experience in the field is preferred.
3. Must possess or be able to obtain CPR, CPI and First Aid certification as required and perform as necessary.
4. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
5. Maintain a valid Indiana driver’s license, insurance on personal vehicle (minimum of PLPD with medical liability coverage), and maintain insurability as defined by the agency liability insurance carrier.

The above statements reflect general functions of this job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements inherent to the job.  The immediate supervisor may elaborate on the above list if the duties come within the employee's realm of responsibility.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.