Community Employment Specialist

2 weeks ago


Philadelphia, United States JEVS Human Services Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Community Employment Specialist. HireAbility offers a customized employment program to assist individuals living with an intellectual disability, mental illness, physical disability, or chronic disease by preparing them for employment.

Major Responsibilities:

- Manage caseload to provide all units of service required for job seekers
- Develop, change, and track the results of the job seeker’s goals.
- Match a job seeker's interests and abilities with available jobs. Look for new employers and nurture relationships with existing employers.
- Conduct an assessment of each job seeker. Focus on total life experiences, not just work history, and interest.
- Support job seekers in obtaining an interview for identified jobs. Attend an interview if needed.
- Support participants to increase skills, abilities, hours, duties, and authority as desired by participants.

**_This position is in the Philadelphia area. It is an on-call job so there is not a set schedule or hours/week. Daytime availability is required, weekends are a bonus_**- Valid Driver’s License required- Associate's degree- 2 years experience preferred- Hours of work may vary, depending upon participants/job seekers.

The base pay for this position ranges from $18.00 to $24.50 and will vary based on factors such as skills and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation that JEVS Human Services provides to recognize employees for their work. JEVS provides competitive Benefits; we believe that benefits should support you at work and at home. Please visit the benefits page of our careers site for more details.

At JEVS, we are committed to ensuring all our employees feel included, valued, appreciated and free to be who they are at work. We cultivate a culture where differences are valued, and we are putting resources and attention towards improving employee engagement, retention, and promotion of our talented staff.

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core principles that guide how we cultivate leaders, build our teams, and create an environment that is the right fit for JEVS Human Services’ employees, our community partners, and the individuals we serve.
- Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply; reasonable accommodations will be provided. Please contact _your_ recruiter if you are in need of an accommodation during the interview process._
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- JEVS Human Services is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities. The Agency will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination (including any form of unlawful harassment) on account of a person’s gender, gender identity, age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual preference or orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, disability, or membership in any other protected group. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply; reasonable accommodations will be provided._


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