Director of Services & Pre-ETS - Bloomington and Washington

Position: Director of Employment Services & Pre-ETS - Bloomington and Washington
Our Vision

The elimination of barriers that restrict individuals with disabilities from community inclusion.

We strive to eliminate all barriers that keep our clients from being a part of their community.

Our Mission

To provide services and supports to people with barriers to attain self-direction, inclusion, personal fulfillment, and productivity in all life areas.

At DSI, we provide these services and supports to our clients to help them attain self-direction, inclusion and personal fulfillment and be productive in all areas of life.

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:

* 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."

* Ensures the health, safety, and well-being of students.

* Establishes rapport with assigned students and provides person centered services.

* Relates all pertinent information concerning students' health, behavior, program, etc. to appropriate staff, following all confidentiality and HIPAA guidelines.

* Maintains knowledge of student rights and protects those rights in all situations.

* Adheres to policies related to boundaries with students and attends required abuse risk management training.

* Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and follows all mandated abuse reporting requirements.

* Ensures students are properly signed in and signed out.

* Ensures high quality student-centered service delivery.

* Provides support and advocacy to assigned individuals in a manner that recognizes each person's uniqueness, worth and right to self-determination.

* Provides initial assessments of skills, interests and needs of students referred to Pre-Employment Transition Services.

* Complete intakes including all information needed by both Vocational Rehabilitation and providers.

* Work with students, teachers, and families to develop a plan of needed services, including any of the following:

* Career Counseling and Job Exploration

* Work Experiences

* Counseling on Post-Secondary Education

* Workplace Readiness Training

* Instruction in Self-Advocacy

* Develop a plan for implementation of services, including classroom, group and one on one service.

* Develops, implements and evaluates goals and objectives related to PETS. Attends, chairs, and participates in case conferences and reviews for students on caseload.

* Review and assess all collateral information concerning strengths, abilities, barriers, limitations, and vocational preferences of the person served.

* Be knowledgeable of funding sources for employment services such as Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS) and others as needed.

* Be aware of and develop relationships with outside services and make appropriate referrals based on identified needs of the person served.

* Coordinate and facilitate person centered planning and utilize person centered strategies to develop an employment plan to meet the goals of the person served.

* 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.

* Provide motivation, support, and consultation as necessary to enhance job readiness for people seeking employment.

* Teach and/or enhance job seeking methods and techniques, following funding source guidelines.

* Provide assessment, job development, on-site and/or off-site support and coaching as needed to persons served.

* 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)

* Identify labor and employer needs utilizing job development activities, which may include employer contacts, job restructuring, needed accommodations, negotiating duties and compensation.

* Utilize job and cultural analysis to determine job requirements and match those needs with personal interests and abilities of qualified candidates.

* Coordinate or provide on-going consultation, guidance, and follow-up support as required by employee/employer needs.

* Promote and facilitate integration of the employee into work and community culture through natural supports related to…