Employment Specialist PT - Bismarck

Description

Start A Rewarding Career With Us!

Community Options is a statewide organization with ten offices across North Dakota and countless programs tailored to the individual. Through our person-centered approach, we can assist many people to recognize their potential. At Community Options, we have lots of opportunities for advancement, which means working with us offers countless ways to make an impact with this company!

Community Options is looking for a highly motivated Employment Specialist for our rapidly growing team. This position offers room for considerable growth within the organization. As an Employment Specialist, you will help clients with career development and planning, financial literacy, and overcoming barriers that impede self-sufficiency. You will provide job coaching support and job shadowing, conduct vocational profile assessments, and assist clients with career exploration.

Community Options works with individuals from all walks of life. Through our person-centered approach, we offer support services to aid people who have experienced:

• Low-income or poverty
• Homelessness
• Justice Involved
• Mental health diagnosis
• Addiction
• Single parents

Why Community Options?

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• Competitive health insurance rates
• Vision and dental insurance
• Paid leave time
• Paid Holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Rewarding work impacting the lives of those you serve!

The salary for this position is $16-$18 an hour, depending on experience (DOE).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate Degree and two (2) years of training and/or supervisory experience; or bachelor’s degree in a related field: education, human services, business administration, etc., in lieu of experience
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance for the vehicle subject to the statute of the licensing state will be required based on assigned job duties
• Successfully pass a criminal background check, drug screening, and obtain ND Department of Human Service (DHS) pre-employment approval
• Completion of training as required by Community Options

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of community resources
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Proficient in the use of computers; knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Networking skills to build relationships with staff and community
• Always maintain a professional manner with clients and in the community
• Commitment to company values and mission
• Ability to motivate and coach individual staff members
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritize duties

Reporting to this position: None

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, employees are required to have the ability to climb (stairs), balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach (above shoulder), bend, twist, sit, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, fine motor manipulation, talk, hear, and complete repetitive motions; swimming may be required. Must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employees may be subject to working with customers who exhibit behaviors that would require the employee to use possible physical de-escalation techniques.

• Work Environment: Employees work in indoor and/or outdoor environments, i.e., office, home, or community setting. Employees are required to operate a motor vehicle and travel as deemed necessary. Assigned work shifts and locations will vary depending on the customers’ and/ or agency's needs.

 NOTE: The duties listed are not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities assigned to any individual employee are at the discretion of the appointing authority.

The employee is expected to adhere to all department policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.

Community Options exists to help people live individually and be active in their community.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Community Options does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

Salary : $16 - $18