Employment Specialist - Summer Job

Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level in an amazingly fun summer job?

Summer Job Opening:

• Summer Youth Employment Specialist
• Part-time, 25 hours / week, Monday to Thursday, 1st shift, flexible hours
• 10-week program: June 9 – August 14, 2025
• Various locations throughout Northeast Ohio
• $17.00/hour for first time employees; $18.00/hour for returning employees.

The Summer Youth Employment Specialist supports up to four high school students (ages 15 to 21) with disabilities as they complete a summer youth work experience at a local business. The goal of the program is to increase job-readiness through on-the-job training.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Orient students to work environment.
• Assist with training students to complete job responsibilities and to meet the expectations of the business.
• Identify the need for adaptive equipment or work modifications.
• Help students to identify natural supports at the worksite.
• Gather information on aptitudes, abilities, behaviors, and preferences as related to the worksite through ongoing assessment and observation.
• Exemplify professional behavior while providing instruction to encourage professional interactions with co-workers and customers.
• Provide supervision per the student's plan.
• Provide students with transportation to and from the worksite using personal vehicle, as needed.
• Report unusual incidents and/or concerns to the Manager prior to the end of the shift.
• Complete required documentation including daily progress notes, billing, and assessment forms.

Working Environment: Monday through Thursday, first shift, at a local business such as a restaurant, grocery store, retail store, doggie daycare, zoo, etc. If travel is required to transport students, the employee is eligible for mileage reimbursement, which excludes the employee's daily commute mileage (first stop, last stop).

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Ohio Driver's License with less than 6 points
• Reliable transportation with auto insurance
• Attend paid orientation
• First Aid/CPR Certification – Free training provided
• Pass criminal background check and drug screen

About: Hattie Larlham is a not-for-profit disability service organization providing care and support to over 1,600 children and adults throughout Ohio. Because we believe life is sacred, Hattie Larlham enhances the quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through our commitment to comfort, joy and achievement. Our compassionate and dedicated staff focuses on creating a nurturing environment in which individuals have opportunities to learn, have fun, feel safe, loved, and make choices about what happens in their lives.