Employment Specialist

3 weeks ago


Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States Vista Autism Services Full time
Job Summary

Vista Autism Services is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Employment Specialist to join our team. As an Employment Specialist, you will play a critical role in supporting individuals on the autism spectrum or with a comparable disability to secure and sustain competitively integrated employment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build strong relationships with individuals on the autism spectrum or with a comparable disability to assist in securing and sustaining competitively integrated employment.
  • Collaborate closely with community partners to assess the employable skill sets and preferences of individuals and market their hire to hiring managers.
  • Assist with acclimating to employment opportunities and support the building and strengthening of relationships with supervisors and coworkers.
  • Identify the need for accommodations, then develop and implement them.
  • Formulate job support plans with the goal to fade to natural supports within the business.
  • Facilitate interactions between customers and their supervisor(s) and coworker(s).
  • Ensure all relevant team members are notified of company events or policy/procedure changes.
  • Support customer/legal guardians with coordination of transportation to and from work and communicating schedule changes per company policy.
  • Monitor and communicate customers' performances on worksite, report on service logs, analyze data, collaborate with team concerning changes needed.
  • Use principles of ABA to reduce occurrences of undesirable behavior and report/document incidents if they occur.
  • Document billing at time of delivery of service and complete other required paperwork as assigned.
  • Effectively debrief difficult or uncomfortable situations with businesses.
  • Initiate professional development by reading/watching all assigned literature/webinars and actively participating in training exercises.
Requirements
  • Minimum High School diploma required.
  • 1-3 years of experience working with the autism population required.
  • Earning of the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) certificate within 9 months of hire required.
  • Clean driving record (no more than 2 moving violations in a 3-year span), valid PA driver's license, current vehicle inspection, up-to-date vehicle registration, and proof of adequate insurance coverage required.
  • Successful completion of Vista's crisis intervention training required.
  • Successful completion of Community Participation Support Training required within 60 days of hire required.
  • Required passing of all pre-employment regulatory and safety-sensitive employee requirements including, but not limited to, PPD testing, physical exam, and drug tests.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in related service field highly desired.
  • Association of Community Rehabilitation (ACRE) certification or Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) certification highly desired.
  • Certified Employment Specialist Provider highly desired.
  • Connections to local businesses preferred.
  • Demonstrates organizational skills.
  • Effectively manages multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines.


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