Job Description
Job description
Job description
Do you like making an impact in your own community? Exceed Enterprises is looking to hire an Employment Consultant. As an Employment Consultant, you will assist individuals in obtaining competitive employment opportunities in the community, using customized employment strategies.
Responsibilities
- Approach businesses and learn about their operations, take tours and look for opportunities to employ individuals with diverse abilities (with or without accommodations under ADA).
- Provide education and technical assistance to prospective employers on the benefits of employing workers with diverse abilities.
- Analyze job tasks and the potential for work modifications, and match individuals to appropriate job assignments. Use creative outside the box strategies to help supported individuals achieve successful outcomes. Ensure the health and safety of workers.
- Learn how to perform various jobs at employment sites to demonstrate and work with individuals during initial on-the-job training to coach performance. Provide on-site support and encouragement and advocate for individuals as needed.
- Observe the work site's culture and assist the worker in building social bonds with supervisors and co-workers for integration.
- Communicate verbally and in writing with program managers, job developers, support staff, employers, funding sources, and other advocates to ensure a clear understanding of worker's progress and continued support, as needed.
- Manage a caseload of approximately 15-20 individuals and write and submit timely progress reports.
- Act as liaison with key community stakeholders including service coordinator, vocational rehabilitation counselor, and home support system/guardian to support work attendance.
- Assist individuals with job preparation activities such as resumes, cover letters, mock interviews, and utilizing public transportation.
- Provide Discovery/Career Exploration services in the community and develop a vocational profile that provides employment-related information essential to the development of the individual's career goals.
- Keep apprised of general labor market trends, including health and safety considerations.
- Ensure all required documentation is complete, timely, accurate, and representative of a professional organization. Follow licensing regulations, agency policies, and practices and assure the protection of individual rights and safety.
Required Skills:· Associate's degree in special education, psychology, or related field or four years experience in a vocationally-oriented rehabilitation agency training adults with disabilities, with special emphasis on vocational skills training.
- Travel is required from work site to work site, to/from Exceed, Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Health Services, and other off-site locations.
- Must have a reliable vehicle available for work and provide proof of insurance. Must have valid Oregon/Washington driver's license, safe driving record, and be approved by Exceed's insurance carrier.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours if needed to assist workers with a disability integrating into a new work environment.
- Must be able to perform physical labor requiring continual and repetitive use of large motor skills to stand, move about in tight spaces, maintain balance, sit, reach, and continual and repetitive use of fine motor skills and manual dexterity.
We offer:
Paid employee medical, dental, vision, mental health, life insurance, short-term disability.
Exceed Provides a 403(b) retirement plan and flexible spending accountGenerous paid time off, sick days, and holiday pay.
Job Type: Full-time salary: $20.54 per hour
Benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
COVID-19 considerations: Vaccination or medical exemption is required.License/Certification:
• Driver's License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Day Shift (Required)
Work Location: On the road
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Training, Field, Travel, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Day shift, Afternoon shift,