Employment Specialist

3 weeks ago

Pearl River, United States Capabilities Partnership, Inc. Full time

**Capabilities Partnership, Inc. dba**

**Epilepsy Society of Southern New York**

**Job Title: Employment Specialist**

**Department**:Vocational Services Department

**Date**:November 2016

**Status**: Over-time Eligible

**Job Overview**:
This is a service position, meaning that you are always providing a service to a consumer or to another customer such as a co-worker or other service provider. You must have and are expected to exercise professional judgment and to assist in improving the life of people with disabilities through vocational pursuits. All services must be rendered in a way that positively spreads our Agency’s (CPI) reputation for excellence. Primary role is to assist the individual with a disability in finding, training for and maintaining meaningful employment in the community.

**Essential Functions**:
1) Provide services to assist the consumer with regard to obtaining and maintaining employment in the community:

- Perform thorough screening of new consumers including an assessment of vocational skills, areas of interest and training needs.
- Develop and implement a plan mapping out the range of services needed for each consumer detailing vocational goals and objectives.
- Provide job readiness skills training which includes goal clarification, resume/cover letter development, interviewing and job search techniques, vocational counseling and advocacy.
- Provide job development which would match consumer’s skills, training and goals. Research job opportunities for the consumer and manage the recruiting process. Follow-up with consumer regarding interviews, thank-you letters, etc. This would require strong relationship skills to market our consumers to the community. Must develop new positions in the community on an on-going basis.
- Place consumers in jobs in the community as appropriate,
- Provide intensive job coaching and vocational counseling to the consumer once a job is obtained. This would include on-the-job training and role modeling as well as training to assist the consumer to successfully transition into the workplace.
- Provide follow-along services to the consumer in order to ensure stability in the workplace. Observe and identify any problems/changes/ developments that negatively affect the consumer’s role. Work with and advocate on consumer’s behalf to secure the employer-employee relationship.
- Serve as an advocate for the consumer to ensure that they receive needed services, resources and entitlements.
- Provide outreach to secure new consumers for CPI
- Train junior staff as appropriate.

2) Develop a working knowledge of the laws, regulations and entitlements with regard to epilepsy and other disabilities especially as they relate to employment in the community.

3) Travel (must use own car/vehicle and must be able to safely drive to appointments) as necessary to meet with consumers at work-sites, ACCES-VR offices, etc. or to attend meetings, trainings, etc.

4) Form and maintain courteous, nonjudgmental and professional relationships with consumers: Communicate with the consumer as needed to assist with vocational goals. Exhibit sound professional judgment and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

5) Write clear, concise and up-to-date case notes and documentation in order to provide an audit trail that the services have been delivered in accordance with the ISP and to provide information concerning the consumer’s response to the services. All documentation must be well written both in terms of grammar and content and conform to all regulations including timeliness.

6) Submit billing documentation in a timely manner and provide documentation for billing, ensuring all billing can be adequately substantiated and all regulations and rules are met.

7) Advocate for those with epilepsy. Must be fully trained in seizure disorders and seizure first aid. Provide outreach to those with epilepsy and their families and refer them to the appropriate person within the Agency who could assist them.

8) Develop and maintain cooperative, professional working relationships with CPI staff, other agency staff members and other service providers to ensure all CPI consumers are receiving appropriate services. Treat all with courtesy, respect and professionalism and work cooperatively and constructively in resolving issues or problems.

10) Attend supervision as required. Seek assistance when needed especially relating to consumer health and safety.

11) Develop a schedule outside-the-office consumer visits, meetings, etc. and communicate this to managers and administration. Inform appropriate staff of changes. Display professional conduct at meetings including arriving on time or informing participants if unable to attend. Work safely using sound judgment and informing manager if there is any concern for safety, whether your own, a consumer’s or someone else’s.

12) Maintain good attendance. Regular and reliable attendance is necessary in order to provide appropr

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