What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Youth Employment Skills Trainer position at Waters & Sims Employment Services, Inc.?
Benefits :
- Comprehensive training program
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cell phone, tablet & laptop
- Paid holidays (12 per year)
- Paid Training
- Supportive work environment
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
We are currently hiring for a Pre-Employment Skills Trainer to work with high school students with disabilities in Mercer and Burlington Counties.
Since 1996, Waters & Sims Employment Services has provided Supported Employment services to those with barriers to employment in Monmouth, Ocean, & Middlesex counties. We are passionate about raising the bar of employment options and opportunities for our consumers and seek a person who shares this passion. Our employees excel at supporting their consumers in securing competitive integrative employment and providing ongoing, long-term support to foster independence. A very rewarding career experience!
Supporting our Pre-Employment and Training Services Program (Pre-ETS) you would be working with Special Services departments in local high schools by working with their students in preparing them for employment.
All New Jersey students with disabilities ages 14 through 21 who are either 1) eligible for special education; 2) receiving accommodations under Section 504; or 3) have a medically documented disability, and intend to pursue employment, can request needed Pre-ETS services.
As a Skills Trainer , you will be working with students by instructing / training them in the following five components to help prepare them for competitive integrative employment :
1. Job Exploration Counseling / Assessments
2. Counseling on Post Secondary Education Options
3. Workplace Learning experience (volunteer work experience and / or unsubsidized employment)
4. Workplace Readiness Training to develop social skills and independent living
5. Instruction in Self Advocacy
Skills Trainers will work one-on-one in a classroom or virtual setting with a student during their high school years to engage and instruct the student in the five Pre-ETS components. Curriculum development to achieve the desired outcome of the five Pre-ETS components is an important responsibility of this position. Coordinating referrals from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and local high schools, as well as community outreach to high schools and local employers will be a vital part of this position.
Successful applicants must :
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Salary : $43,500
