Employment Specialist

Avidd Community Services of New Jersey, Inc proudly serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Morris, Bergen, and Somerset Counties. Our residential programs are homes that are settled in various communities throughout suburban North Jersey. Each home is custom suited to its residents, their abilities, needs and personalities. Avidd strongly believes in fostering independence and teaching life skills.

We are currently seeking an Employment Specialist for our programs in Bergen County, Somerset County and Morris County.

Part time- Location: Morris & Somerset, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Part time- Location: Bergen County- Flexible days.

Opportunity for *Full Time* if applicant is willing to travel to Bergen, Somerset and Morris County!

Salary is based on education, experience, and previous training.

Responsibilities:

• Manages a caseload of individuals with I/DD seeking employment opportunities and performs pre-placement, intensive job coaching and long-term follow-along tasks for assigned individuals.
• Completes assessments of participant’s skills, strengths, interests, support needs, etc. to determine job opportunities consistent with their interests, abilities and identified work goals.
• Works one-on-one with participants to develop job seeking and vocational skills and to assist in obtaining and maintaining employment.
• Develops career plan with participant, consistent with Individual Service Plan (ISP) and employment goals and assists in setting attainable employment goals.
• Assists participants with resume building, interview skills, applications, and other job seeking skills.
• Provides vocational training and develops and/or reviews soft skills and professional behaviors necessary to support employability.
• Conducts job searches for or with participant, focused on competitive employment consistent with individual goals, skills and interests.
• Regularly travels across assigned region(s) to visit employed individuals at their workplaces, providing on-site job coaching and direct training, travel training, assisting with orientation and new hire activities and supporting communications with employer.
• Provides ongoing support to maintain successful employment including follow-up contact and/or visits, addressing issues/concerns and changes in work duties, assisting in career planning, etc.
• Reviews and completes all required paperwork and documentation to ensure compliance and/or billing, as applicable, completely and accurately and within appropriate timeframes.
• Remains up to date with mandatory and other trainings.

Qualifications:

• Minimum associate degree in Human Services related field from an accredited college.
• Three years experience working with the DDD population.
• New Jersey State drug test screening is mandatory prior to employment and randomly/for cause, as applicable
• Bogg Center Employee Specialist Foundation Training is required within 90 days of hire.
• Understanding of DVRS and DDD Supportive Employment Services
• Be familiar with the demands and expectations of business and industry;

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $22.23 - $24.84 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $25