Employment Specialist
Company: Compass Maryland
Location: Beltsville
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Compass, Inc. a progressive, non-profit organization that
supports individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities is seeking a highly skilled, self-starter with a
demonstrated record of case management, job development, and
innovative thinking for the position of Employment Specialist. The
Employment Specialist is an exciting position that provides a key
role in supporting the mission of the Meaningful Day and Employment
Department which operates with an Employment First philosophy,
seeking employment as the first option for people and providing
opportunities for traditional supported, customized, and self-
employment. The Employment Specialist is supervised by the Director
of Meaningful Day and Employment and responsibilities include
providing support to and documentation for people receiving
services and is responsible for activities involving
Discovery/Vocational Assessment, Vocational Planning (Person
Centered Plan development) and other related or supporting
activities including but not limited to job development and
negotiation with employers, job creation and small business
planning and development. - The Employment Specialist is also
responsible for Post-Employment Support provided to individuals and
ultimate success of the individuals on their caseload. - "Success"
is defined by the person and his/her team and based on what matters
in their lives. Specific responsibilities include the
following:
Schedule and conduct initial intake
with individual and their life coach(s).If appropriate, assist the
individual to enroll with DORS. -Maintain open communication and
provide necessary and timely documentation to DORS counselor.
Discovery/Vocational assessment: Gather information from the job
seeker, their life coach and their support team to determine the
job seeker's interests, skills and preferences related to potential
employment or meaningful life activities.Facilitate Person Centered
Planning meetings as needed in order to support the individual
toward their meaningful life and employment goals. As needed,
assist with development of the complete pre-PCP and post-PCP packet
to ensure compliance with regulations and trains staff on the
implementation of the PCP to include the Individual-Specific
Training.Engage individuals and establishes trusting collaborative
relationships with job seekers, their families, and support team
including life coach (Direct care residential staff).Assess Job
Seekers functioning on an ongoing basis, providing support and
intervention as neededComplete person-centered vocational profile
for each individual. - Update profile to include each new
meaningful life experience.Refer individual to Benefits Counselor
for benefits planning for any opportunity that may result in pay
for an individual so the individual and their family have the
information necessary to make a decision that could have an impact
on benefits.Determine a list of contacts that relate to the
people's interests, skills. Meet with, talk to, and engage
community businesses/ potential employment contacts and propose
ways we may work together to enhance the lives of the individuals
we serve. Create an agreement with business or community partners
that promotes a win-win situation for both job seeker and
employer.Locate and secure both paid and unpaid work for the
individuals on your caseload.Set-up and supervise ongoing
post-employment/meaningful life supports with life coach and
monitor the employment/community relationship to ensure
satisfaction of the individual and community partner or
employer.Monitor Individuals progress, identify and provide
additional supports including onsite coaching as needed in addition
to or in lieu of natural supportsKeep thorough documentation of all
contacts with the individual, job leads you have secured, job
searching you have conducted, counseling or coaching you provided,
and communications you have had each week with every individual on
your caseload. - Documentation must be timely, detailed, and
accurate. -The ideal candidate -should possess:
- Proven track record of success in job development, and
establishing relationships with community businesses and employers,
and innovative provision of supports for people with
disabilities.
- A creative approach to utilizing individualized and customized
supports in developing Person Centered Plans, employment plans and
business plans that match the interests, dreams, desires and
strengths of individuals with disabilities
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
- Excellent coaching and customer service skills and ability to
work effectively with family members/guardians as well as state and
local governing authoritiesA keen interest in improving the quality
of life for the individuals supported by Compass,
Inc.Qualifications: Minimum of two years' experience in a lead
administrative role in the area of vocational services with an
emphasis on supported or customized employment. Bachelor's Degree
in Human Services or related field or comparable combination of
experience and education. -Must be ACRE certified or able to become
certified within first 90 days of employment. -Course needed for
certification to be paid by Compass. - - Successful candidate must
have strong programmatic skills in the area of supported
employment, excellent computer, communication and writing skills; a
proven track record of developing Person-Centered Plans focused on
day supports (customized employment and or meaningful day
activities); strong collaborative skills and the ability to marshal
and coordinate internal and external resources to meet program
objectives. - COVID-19 vaccination including booster is
required.Compensation and Work Conditions: Competitive salary. -
Eligible for Compass' full-time benefit package which includes
health, vision, dental, short-term disability, life insurance, 401K
retirement with generous employer match, paid holidays, and paid
time off (PTO.)Compass offers a welcoming, collegial environment
that is well-suited for a team player. - We are seeking someone
with not only the qualifications listed above but who is also 100%
committed to working well with others from diverse backgrounds and
who is passionate about being mission-driven and driving employee
engagement and retention. - It is expected that this position would
work a hybrid schedule between working remotely from home 2 days a
week and being in the field conducting site visits or meeting with
potential employers or working at Compass office 3 days a
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Keywords: Compass Maryland, Baltimore , Employment Specialist, Human Resources , Beltsville, Maryland
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