Developer, Adult Education, Education ​/ Teaching

Job Developer – Full Time

Join Easterseals Redwood as a Job Developer. Provide job placement and job development services to individuals with disabilities seeking employment.

$18.00/hr – $20.00/hr

At Easterseals Redwood, we believe in the power of purpose and the power of work. We empower children and adults with disabilities, military veterans, and people facing disadvantages in our region to live full and meaningful lives.

• Typical work hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., M – F
• Salary range: $18 – $20 per hour
• PTO and extended illness time
• Health insurance options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Dental and vision insurance options
• Disability insurance options
• Education and professional development assistance
• Free daily lunch (Kentucky campus)
• Humana Employee Assistance Plan
• 10 paid holidays
• Growth opportunities

Provide job placement and job development services to individuals with disabilities seeking employment. May occasionally provide job coaching and job retention services to individuals placed in employment as needed.

• Develop job placement plan with each participant and referring source. Complete job readiness assessment form and mock interviews when beginning job development activities.
• Create job coaching program plan after an individual is placed. Identify how much and what kind of job coaching support will be needed.
• Educate and teach program participants job‑seeking readiness skills including filling out job applications, writing resumes, conducting a job search, and interviewing.
• Transport and accompany participants to potential employment sites and assist with communicating with hiring managers, scheduling interviews, and provide support through the interview process as needed.
• Encourage program participants to increase independent work skills by teaching job tasks, interpersonal skills, stress management, communication skills, and other job‑related activities.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with employer partners, referring agencies, and other community organizations.
• Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with potential new employer partners.
• Keep accurate records by completing and maintaining required documentation including case notes, monthly summaries and reports, intake forms, activity logs, mileage reports and discharge summaries.
• Maintain placement information in case management system.
• Maintain knowledge and skills by attending meetings, seminars, trainings, and workshops.
• Maintain confidentiality of individual case records and other sensitive subject matter.

• Minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in the field of developmental disabilities.
• Or relevant experience on a year-for-year basis, or credentialing that substitutes for the educational requirement.

We are a drug‑free workplace.