Love helping people? Want to work in a supportive and positive environment with lots of perks? Apply with Elmview today!
Elmview offers a variety of benefits including but not limited to merit bonuses, a mileage reimbursement, full healthcare benefits, monthly cell phone stipend, end of year bonus, 15 paid holidays and more!
We are looking to hire a full-time Bilingual Employment Specialist/Job Developer to assist our participants with disabilities in locating, securing and maintaining paid community employment.
Essential Functions
- Conduct intake and discovery process to assess a participant’s qualifications.
- Develop and maintain service plan with measurable goals and outcomes for participants.
- Develop and provide services to ensure participant receives assistance and instruction in resume writing, job search, interviewing techniques, expectations, complete job applications, etc.
- Conduct job and task analysis
- Assess potential challenges to successful employment placements for individual clients and identify means to overcome those challenges.
- Research potential employment opportunities directed toward positions that are individualized to interests, skills and abilities of participant.
- Facilitate application and interview process
- Ensure that necessary documentation is completed in a timely manner.
- Teach work skills and habits needed for job success.
- Provide on the job training to clients in job tasks.
- Identify any modifications and/or accommodations of equipment, schedule, or job task necessary to ensure client success in the job and institute those modifications/accommodations.
- Ensure that safety orientation at the work site occurs as necessary/applicable.
- Provide supports to overcome any other challenges that arise that might impact job success
- Communicate effectively with employer and client about ongoing job support needs
- Support client and employer to resolve conflicts as needed or requested.
- Networking and establishing/maintaining relationships within the communities for the benefit of the participants.
- Create mandatory daily service case notes.
- Work flexible schedule as required, self-initiating to create a schedule that meets participants’ support needs.
- Represent Elmview in a professional manner.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must be highly proficient in written and spoken English and Spanish.
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
- Valid Washington state driver’s license
- Proof of insurability for driving
- First Aid and CPR cards or training within 45 days of employment
- Ability to meet I-9 requirements
- Ability to work with vulnerable adults per applicable WAC or RCW
- One year experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Demonstrated knowledge of local community
- Self-initiating and flexible
- Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision
- Able to interact with diverse populations on a regular basis
- Ability to relate well with program participants
Wage: $21.47/hour Depending on Experience*
*Average hourly wage after mileage reimbursement and phone stipend is $22-$24/hour.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $21.47 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
