Employment Development Specialist III

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Pay rate : $29/ hour

Job Summary

The Employment Development Specialist III (EDS III) position will be responsible for developing community employment opportunities and providing community-based job development. EDS III will be supporting advancement opportunities for people with disabilities and effectivly and efficiently assisting them with transitioning through the services provided. This position will work in consultation with the Supported Employment (SE) team during the entire employment process for an individual with a disability.

Primary Duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These duties and responsibilities will be rated on the Annual Performance Review.

• Conduct intakes, inventories, and assessments with individuals to establish employment goals.

• Provide job development services to support individuals to find employment that match career fields of interest, strengths, and support needs.

• Provide post-employment services including job coaching, follow-along, and travel training to ensure employment retention, satisfaction, and growth.

• Develop positive relationships with businesses, community agencies, other departments, and outside vendors.

• Complete accurate and timely monthly billing reports, participant reports, case notes, and other supporting documentation, meeting utilization expectations.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform task and job-site analysis on selected sites to assure appropriate job matches.

• Provide consultation, guidance, and disability awareness training (as needed) to employers and business representatives.

• Coordinate and participate in interdisciplinary team process and other meetings pertaining to participant's individual support plan; prepare annual individual support plans.

• Sustain a monthly billing utilization rate of 75%.

Qualifications: Education, Experience, and Certification(s)

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Education, Marketing, or related field strongly preferred.

• Minimum five (5) years of related human service experience required.

• Colorado nationally-recognized training certificate or nationally-recognized certification in Supported Employment required within 6 months of hire and maintained throughout employment.

• Valid driver's license and/or access to reliable transportation to perform work-related travel 50% of the time in Colorado. Eligible drivers must have a good motor vehicle record (MVR).

• Availability and willingness to travel to multiple locations at times with little notice required.

• Availability and willingness to work flexible hours, when needed, including weekends and evenings required.

• Job development or vocational support skills required.

• Marketing or sales skills preferred.

• Case management and/or documentation knowledge required.

• Fluency in a second language (ASL, Spanish) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to relate well to people at all levels of an organization.

• Ability to act as a leader on the team.

• Excellent verbaland writtencommunication skills.

• Detail-oriented and able to carry out work with the highest levels of accuracy.

• A desire to achieve and exceed monthly expectations.

• Goal oriented and independently motivated.

• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills, and the ability to become familiar with corporate specificprograms and software such as ZOOM and Microsoft Teams.

• Ability to solve practical problems andadapt to new information and guidance quickly.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent customer service skills (virtually and face-to-face).

Safety and Health Responsibilities

ServiceSource is committed to providing and maintaining a safe, secure and healthy work environment for all employees, persons-served, volunteers and visitors. As part of this commitment, ServiceSource has developed safety, security and occupational health policies, practices, guides and standards. With this understanding, all employees are required to:

• Adhere to all local, state and federal safety and environmental codes, ordinances, standards and laws.

• Adhere to all corporate and local safety plans, policies, practices and standards.

• Be aware of and follow all safety rules of your work site.

• Report any unsafe conditions or accidents to your supervisor.

• Practice standard precautions (formerly universal precautions) always.

• Participate in mandatory or available safety training.

Supervision Received

General Supervision: The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

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.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee will be visiting a variety of employer worksites in the community, which can vary with regards to noise level and weather/temperature conditions.

What We Offer - for Benefit Eligible Employees May Include:
Because ServiceSource hires the best people, we work hard to provide benefits that make their lives better, so we offer a comprehensive benefit program which features:

• Health coverage for you and your family through Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

• Financial protection with 100% company paid Disability, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance

• A 403(b)-Retirement plan in which the company matches dollar for dollar on a generous percentage matching up to 3% of your contribution

• Tax advantages through Flexible Spending and Health Savings accounts that allow you to pay for specific healthcare and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars

• To help you manage your work and life needs, we offer an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program, and Tuition Assistance

• A generous paid time-off program in which the benefits increase based on your tenure with the company

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, making employment decisions without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We are an E-Verify Employer and a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment background checks are required for all employment positions.

PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY STATEMENT:

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information