Supported Employment Specialist - Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

Join our team and grow with us! Are you looking for a career with meaning? Do you want to be part of a team who strives to improve the quality of a person’s life?

Avita Community Partners gives you the opportunity to live out your passion, in an organization known for high quality care. We value, reward & recognize hard working committed staff and want you to be surrounded by a healthy team and strong leadership.

We recognize our staff when they go above and beyond and provide support when needed.

Avita offers a great benefit package including options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and many more! We understand that it’s difficult to save for retirement, so we contribute the equivalent of 7.5% of your salary into a 401k plan that will grow for you.

20 days Paid Time Off (PTO) per year with a full “cash out” for unused PTO 10 Paid Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, plus Your Birthday as a Holiday just for you! Flexible schedule

Assist individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in locating and maintaining meaningful employment in their communities. Supports are designed to capture the individual's strengths, needs, and interests.

The primary goal of this role is to assist individuals in achieving self-sufficiency through competitive, community-based employment.

• Build trusting, collaborative relationships with clients to support their goals for competitive employment in integrated community settings.
• Provide paraprofessional social services, participate in treatment team planning, and assist with crisis intervention as needed.
• Conduct job development activities and establish relationships with local businesses to secure employment opportunities aligned with client preferences.
• Maintain a minimum caseload engagement standard
• Educate clients on benefits (e.g., SSI, Medicaid) and how employment may impact them to support informed decision-making.
• Refer clients to benefits counseling and assist with wage reporting as needed.
• Provide individualized, ongoing support to help clients obtain and maintain employment.
• Conduct outreach to re-engage clients who may disengage from services, using various communication methods.

Flexible, community based. Hours vary based on the needs of the people you support. Some evenings and weekends required.

High School Diploma or GED 1 year experience providing services to individuals with disabilities Association for Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) certification or ability to become certified Working knowledge of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) Strong communication and problem solving skills Ability to work independently in a community setting A clean MVR - No driver may have 6 or more points against their license and may not have had a revoked or suspended license within the last five years.

AVITA Community Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its service practices or employment practices with regard to race color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

Avita has been recognized by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as The Provider of the Year and have achieved the highest level of CARF Accreditation since 1999.