Job Information
Triangle Inc. Human Services-Employment Specialist in Randolph, Massachusetts
Position: Human Services-Employment Specialist
Reports To: Human Services-Site Manager
Hours: Full-time M-F 8am-4:30pm
Location: Randolph Day Services
Overview
Triangle has an immediate opening for an Employment Specialist at the Randolph Day Services site. The qualified candidate will equip adults with disabilities to achieve their career and personal goals by maximizing their participation in supported employment and progressing towards competitive employment in the community.
Triangle’s Expectation of Employee
Adheres to Triangle policy and procedures .
Fosters a positive, solution-oriented culture consistent with Triangle’s mission .
Promotes employment, self-advocacy, and independence across programs and participants .
Acts as a role model within and outside of Triangle .
Maintains a positive and respectful attitude towards participants, staff, and community partners .
Communicates regularly with supervisor .
Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position, with a willingness to flex hours as needed.
Primary Responsibilities
Equip s individual s with disabilities with job readiness skills to secure employment
Create s an inviting, exciting, innovative, learning environment
Take s lead in developing and implementing activities and employment opportunities focused on personal and professional development
Produces weekly supported employment schedule
Consistently connect s with community employers to identify or create employment opportunities for individuals
Establish es opportunities for job shadowing and training with local community businesses
Develop s job leads and cultivates employer relationships to enhance community partnerships
Monitor s individual job performance, attitude, and behavior for appropriateness
Provide s individualized support to individuals, when necessary , both during programming and 1:1 job coaching
Proactively communicate s with families over employment progress and needs
Provide s supports to individuals and assist s in developing natural supports to ensure integration and increased or maintained independence in the community
Train s and develops independence skills related to employment , such as travel training, hygiene, self-advocacy, etc.
Provide s transportation for groups or individual career seekers to interv iews, employment assessments, job searching , and other employment activities in the community
Collaborates with Career Services/Work Force Development departments to execute supported employment jobs, including production goals
Professionally trains and manages direct care staff working supported employment sites to meet employer goals
Communicates in a professional manner with employers and trouble shoots issues at supported employment sites with all relevant parties
Works with Case Management team to ensure individual’s ISP (Individual Support Plan) goals are being met
Participates in ISP meetings with Department of Developmental Services, participants, and their families or other members of their support team as needed
Takes direction from Site Manager to collect accurate data as needed for ISP’s, behavior plans, monthly progress notes, etc.
Submits billing and related progress notes on a daily basis utilizing Penelope software
Contributes to monthly ISP goal tracking notes
Other duties as assigned
Daily
Performs 1:1 job development with or on behalf of participant and complete documenting/ billing in database
Adjust supported employment schedule as needed
Provides direct care/ group site supervision when necessary
Prepares and executes lessons to foster personal and professional growth
Knows and adheres to all safety policies and emergency procedures. Know basic emergency facts regarding participation
Maintains up to date case notes, employment records, schedules, etc.
Weekly
Provides services and bills for 20 hours of 3168 or 3180 on a weekly basis
Plans and facilitates 1 hour job clubs once a week for groups of 4-6; bills services accordingly
Checks in with appropriate parties on a weekly basis to share applicable progress, challenges, and ISP and behavior data
Yearly
Reaches department placement/ annual goals set by Site Manager and Department
Participates in progress meetings (ISP, behavioral etc.) as requested.
As Needed
Meets 1:1 with caseload
Completes reports, observations, career readiness assessments, and job coaching as requested
Develops 10 employer relationships/leads per month
Places 10 participants in competitive, integrated employment (not in supported group sites)
Participates in biweekly team meetings
Meets with Site Manager/Assistant Site Manager on a monthly basis for supervision and as needed
Quality checks client payroll, production goals, and other items as needed for supported employment sites
Communicates with employers and proposes implementation/production goals, fields questions in a professional manner
Flexes work week as required by employment sites and job coaching schedules; informs Site Manager of any changes
Qualifications
Associates or Bachelor's Degree preferred
One to three year s of Human Services or Sales experience preferred
First Aid and CPR or willingness to become certified .
Massachusetts Driver's License and clean driving record required
Personal vehicle required
Must clear a state and federal background check
Language Skills
Ability to verbally communicate
Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and write documents.
Ability to respond and navigate common inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies, or family members.
Americans with Disability Specifications
Physical Demands
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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 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.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.