Employment Specialist (Bi-lingual in Spanish Required)

Position:           Workforce Development / Employment Specialist 

Reports to:       Program Coordinator (Supervisory) 

Hours:                 40 hours per week; Non-Exempt

Location:  Malden, Salem

Triangle’s Expectation of Employee:
 

• Adheres to Triangle Policy and Procedures 
• Acts as a role model within and outside Triangle 
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude 
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about Department matters 
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload 
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position 
• Meets Department productivity standards
• Performs duties as workload necessitates

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Equips people across the disability spectrum with needed career advancement support such as career planning, job development and support with applications. Also provides support to overcome other barriers to employment 
• Creates an inviting, exciting and innovative job search environment, meeting regularly in person or via Zoom

• Effectively provide all five Pre-ETS components (i.e. Job Exploration Counseling, Work Readiness Training, Work Based Learning Experience, Counseling in Post-Secondary Education and Self-Advocacy Training) to students 14-22 years old in schools or over Zoom. 
• Provides Pre-ETS training by consistently following Triangle’s curriculum
• Creates a safe, engaging, learning environment for Pre-ETS students
•  Communicates effectively, creates and manages strong relationships with students, teachers, other school staff, and others from student’s support teams such as families and guardians. 

• Consistently connects with community employers in order to secure competitive jobs for clients 
• Collaborates effectively with people with disabilities and their support teams (i.e., educators, parents, group homes, counselors, clinical professionals) to provide clear pathways to career track employment, or advance in existing careers
• Assists with applications, assessments, conducts evaluations and provides follow up as needed
• Completes required service documentation reviews and monthly reports.
• Ensures appropriate communication with Workforce Development Team
• Communicates regularly with referring Vocational Rehabilitation counselors to discuss individuals’ progress and develop proactive plan to remove barriers to employment
• Assists individuals receiving services in obtaining competitive employment that is aligned with career goals
• Provides follow-up support to individual clients once placed in a job
• Meets programming goals for billable activities
• Responsible for tracking and sharing all job leads
• Enters billable activities in the Virtual Gateway (Enterprise Invoice Management / Enterprise Service Management) for case load
• Demonstrated a successful placement rate

• Coordinates projects as necessary, to terms written into grants, to ensure clients success (i.e. scheduling exploration events for students, hosting a job fair, or scheduling a CNA exam
• Provides case management support to ensure systemic barriers do not impede individuals from reaching employment goals (i.e. connecting clients to resources such as childcare or discounted MBTA use)

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications       

• Spanish speaking
• High school diploma required
• Experience in the field preferred
• Must have valid Driver's License and a clear driving record
• First Aid and CPR or willingness to become certified 
• Must clear state and federal background check

Language Skills

• Ability to verbally communicate, read, analyze, interpret, and write documents 
• Ability to respond and navigate common inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies, or family members