Employment Consultant

Description

We recognize the value of community knowledge, multilingualism, and diverse lived experiences in strengthening our work. We especially encourage multilingual individuals who live and work in the community, and those from historically marginalized communities—including immigrants, refugees, Native/Indigenous communities, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans—to apply. If you are passionate about supporting people with developmental disabilities and our mission, we invite you to apply even if your background does not match every listed qualification.

• Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and ongoing support to supported employees, managers, and coworkers to ensure successful job performance and adaptation to task changes.
• Support career growth through regular onsite visits, identifying opportunities, and addressing personnel issues with solutions such as behavior supports, communication systems, and adaptive technology.
• Collaborate with the client, business, and supports to create a fading plan for coaching supports with employment or CI activities.
• Develop community job opportunities using best-practice job development strategies, including environmental/job analysis and creation of business proposals.
• Market services to employers by generating leads, participating in networking events, and building strong relationships within the business community.
• Conduct vocational assessments to determine job seekers’ marketable skills and advocate for best practices while collaborating with the DDA community and educating staff.

• Develop annual service plan goals for clients on caseload with support of Employment Consultant Lead – as needed.
• Implement solutions to transportation issues as needed.
• Coordinate supports with funders, residential staff, and families during all stages of services.
• Maintain daily case records and other documentation to demonstrate outcomes and progress on behalf of clients.
• Manage caseload and required monthly service hours and develop weekly schedule to meet customer needs.
• Maintain billing of 80% of allocated hours.
• Assures all behavior plans are based upon principles of positive behavioral supports and personal responsibility and include a functional assessment of the problem behaviors.

• Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate any issues to Employment Consultant Lead or Community Based Services Program Manager.
• Proactively coordinate with family, guardian, or residential staff as needed.
• Coordinate and communicate with staff if operating as a Primary or Secondary EC to achieve seamless services.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties, or responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Level 1 – Associate degree or high school diploma with one year experience working with people with I / DD, preferably in a vocational setting
• Level 2 or 3 – Bachelor’s degree in related field or certification in employment services such as CESP or experience in lieu of education
• Lead – Bachelor’s degree in related field or minimum of 3 years’ experience in a leadership role in the DDA community

• Previous experience working with people with developmental disabilities is preferred.
• Knowledge of intellectual disabilities and their impact on functioning and employment.
• Can maintain a flexible work schedule that may include weekends, evenings, early mornings, and occasional Holidays.
• Has experience with some form of direct sales (selling a product or idea, pitching…