Vocational Employment Specialist

Pay: $47,500 a year

Expected hours: 35 a week. Weekends, nights and overnights as needed.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Single
• Employee/Spouse
• Employee/Child(ren)
• Family
• EAP Services
• Flexible Spending
• Life Insurance Plans
• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Holiday Time Off
• NJ Sick Leave
• 401(k) with company match after one year of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pastoral Care Services
• Free staff lunch every Friday

The Employment Specialist provides effective supported employment to assist individuals in obtaining and maintaining competitive employment that results in self‑sufficiency and increased independence. This role establishes and maintains quality employer partnerships that result in the employment of participants and ensures the delivery of outstanding and highly responsive internal and external customer service with a high degree of flexibility and creativity. The Employment Specialist completes pre‑Vocational evaluations and all necessary documentation, and creates an environment that results in excellence, innovation, and positive morale.

This role maintains state, federal, county monitoring and Agency regulations and guidelines, builds community among staff, families, and business partners and recognizes that the highest quality of service is delivered with Hospitality, Respect, Quality, Spirituality, and Responsibility, the core values of the Agency, and maintains confidentiality of departmental records, persons, and activities.

Coworkers are expected to perform their duties in such a way that enhances the dignity and quality of life of all the children and clients that we serve. St. John of God Community Services (the Agency) is a service of The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, a Religious Order of the Roman Catholic Church, whose mission is to serve the sick, poor, and needy people in over 50 countries worldwide.

St. John of God Community Services expects the following to be met by all coworkers:

• Understands and supports the Agency’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Understands and Respects the Catholic Identity of The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God and St. John of God Community Services.
• Adheres to Agency and departmental policies and procedures.
• Acts as a role model within and outside the Agency while maintaining information in a confidential and needs‑to‑know manner regarding persons served, families, staff, volunteers, and community partners.
• Performs duties as the workload necessitates by demonstrating flexibility, efficient time management, and the ability to prioritize one’s workload.
• Responds appropriately to interruptions, emergencies, and various safety and evacuation drills.
• Treats attendance and punctuality as essential components of the job.
• Communicates on a timely basis with a supervisor about departmental issues and concerns affecting the safety and well‑being of all.

• Develops employment opportunities for clients and assists clients with the transition to community‑based employment.
• Ensures correspondence with DVRS, clients, families, vendors, and employers are completed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Conducts CBWE and other service assessments to identify individual skills, interests, and supports needed to explore and identify career paths by observing clients at integrated employment sites.
• Assists in the preparation of resumes, completion of job applications, developing interview skills and appropriate workplace behavior.
• Understands and manages job task analysis and accessing transportation options.
• Contacts employers to develop and identify job opportunities. Works with clients, families, and referring agencies to assess needs and develop appropriate job matches.
• Provides job‑coaching services. Acts as a liaison among employers, clients, and families.
• Observes work‑related behaviors, such as attendance, hygiene, social behaviors, and communication, with supervisors and peers.
• Reviews referral profiles and maintains appropriate paperwork including case record documentation, billing, reports, anecdotal and other confidential information.
• Transports clients during job development process and/or…