Training Specialist; Per-Diem

Employment Training Specialist (Per-Diem) – Devereux

Place:
New Jersey (statewide). Salary: $20.50/hr, increasing with education/experience.

As an Employment Training Specialist, you will partner with dedicated professionals to support individuals with disabilities in finding and maintaining meaningful employment. You will identify interests, skills, and workplace supports; negotiate customized jobs; provide ongoing support; and use data to evaluate and improve interventions.

• Identify the individual's interests to facilitate a job/career of choice.
• Identify the individual's skills and talents using functional community-based assessments.
• Identify workplace supports that assist the individual with a disability in becoming employed and/or maintaining employment.
• Identify and negotiate customized jobs for individuals with disabilities.
• Address employer concerns while maintaining confidentiality.
• Use data collection techniques to document effectiveness of workplace supports and guide fading.
• Provide or facilitate on- and off-job supports to increase employment odds.
• Collect and analyze performance data to assist decisions about effectiveness of supports; modify or develop new supports as needed.
• Identify and develop natural supports in the workplace.

• High School Diploma/GED (minimum).
• Valid non‑provisional driver’s license.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Able to attend ten days of paid onsite orientation on weekdays.
• Empathetic and team‑oriented approach to care for our individuals.

• Time‑off benefits starting on day one.
• Excellent health benefits (effective 30 days after employment).
• Tuition and student loan assistance.
• Growth and training development.
• Challenging, rewarding management position with positive impact.
• Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary team.
• Opportunity to engage with an organization that values Servant Leadership principles.

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight, and leadership in behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network that positively impacts the lives of 10,000+ children, adults, and families every year.

Devereux is an equal opportunity employer. EOE, Women, Minorities, Veteran, Disability.