Adult Services Job Developer

Help adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Adult Services Job Developer Needed!

Come for a job, find a family!

The pay for this position is $18.94/hour.

• This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career!
  
• Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (Ridgely/Easton); An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.

Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short-term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year-round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required, Associates degree in related field, preferred.
• Must have 2 years experience working with individuals with Intellectual / Developmental disabilities.
• Must be eligible to obtain ACRE certification and become CESP Certified within one year of employment.
• Any certifications necessary for the job will be paid for and coordinated through Benedictine

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and develop competitive, integrated employment and on the job training opportunities for Individuals by identifying prospective employers, completing required documentation and maintaining employer relations
• Conduct agreed upon employer contacts, both new and follow-up, and document employer information in data base.
• Demonstrate effectiveness, profitability and added value to the employers' organization of employing individual with disabilities.
• Develop and implement workplace support plan to establish natural supports within the workplace.
• Identify workplace challenges and intervention to preserve the integrity of the Individual and to maintain the job placement. Assist employer with problems, complaints and progress of placed adult individuals and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct follow-up contact regarding the results of the hiring process and provide Individuals and others with necessary feedback.
• Provide mentoring, training, and support to Individual and Employer when entering into a new job placement.
• Initiate and complete informational interviews at area businesses with the goal of workforce development and to gain knowledge about the needs of area.

Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time
• Day shift, Monday thru Friday 8am-4pm, some evenings/ weekend hours are required based on needs of people supported.

Overtime expectations

• Overtime is not required but is regularly available and much appreciated. Any employee can request extra hours, regardless of seniority

Work environment

• Group home, community or office setting.

Travel requirements

• Positions working with the adult community require you to have a relatively clean driving record as transporting individuals may be required. We have Benedictine vehicles to use for transportation purposes, use of your own vehicle is not required. If authorized to use your own vehicle for work related purposes, Benedictine pays $0.67/mile for reimbursement.

On-call responsibilities

• Not required for this position.

Benedictine is an EOE