Career Advancement Specialist

About This Role

Equip adults with disabilities to achieve their career and personal goals by maximizing their participation in supported employment and progressing towards competitive employment within the community. Develop and implement activities, employment, and collegiate opportunities focused on personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Equip individuals with disabilities with job readiness skills to secure potential employment or collegiate pathways
• Create an inviting, exciting, innovative, learning environment
• Lead in developing and implementing activities and employment/collegiate opportunities focused on personal and professional development
• Aid in the development & implementation of new and engaging career and social experiences to meet program/participant driven goals
• Produce weekly supported employment schedule and monitor utilization of contracts
• Consistently connect with community employers to identify or create employment opportunities/collegiate support for individuals
• Facilitate and implement after-hours social opportunities and community engagement
• Establish opportunities for training and job shadowing with local community businesses
• Develop job leads and cultivate employer relationships to enhance community partnerships
• Monitor individual job performance, attitude, and behavior for appropriateness
• Implement independent living, self-advocacy, and soft skills into daily activities and programmatic offerings
• Provide individualized support to participants, during programming and 1:1 job/collegiate pathway coaching
• Provide transportation for groups or individual career seekers to interviews, employment assessments, job searching, and other employment activities

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Clean driving record
• Personal vehicle required

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; additional Education preferred
• 1-3 years of Human Services experience preferred

Nice to Have

• Additional education
• 1-3 years of Human Services experience
• Marketing and/or Sales experience

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications