Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Employment Specialist

The Employment Specialist provides guidance and support to individuals with intellectual disabilities in community-based employment settings. The Employment Specialist provides support with locating a job to apply for, assistance with completing applications for jobs, employment trainings, interview and interpersonal skills, on the job training and follow up supports in order to obtain and maintain employment within the community. This position requires frequent communication with internal and external sources. This position requires strong organizational, decision making, and problem-solving skills and the person must be capable of working independently.

What you will do:

• Use independent judgment when providing assistance and support to individuals in order to obtain and maintain employment in the community including job development, on the job training and follow up supports. This includes mobility training, community awareness training, interest surveys, assisting in the completion of job applications, support during interviewing, establishing natural supports at the workplace, etc.

• Manage daily schedule to achieve and maintain program specific and organizational established standards or productivity and output

• Complete all documentation on time as required according to applicable regulations, agency and program policy and procedures.

• Clear and open and effective communication with businesses in the community, Team Lead, Supervisor, all individual’s team members, etc.

• Express thoughts, expectations, ideas and intent effectively and concisely, orally and in writing.

• Maintain confidentiality according to Organizational Policy and Procedures.

• Transport individuals in personal vehicle as needed for job development, interviews, pre-employment physicals, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field and 1 year of experience working directly with individuals with IDD/Autism

• or High School Diploma/Equivalent and 5 years of experience working directly with individuals with IDD/Autism.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and daily access to a vehicle.

• Act 33/34/73 Clearances

• Pre-Employment Physical/TB and Drug Screen

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Benefits start Day 1 of employment!

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 403B, PTO, Paid Holiday Days, and more!!

Schedule: Primarily daylight hours. Typically, Monday-Friday. Schedule will vary to provide coverage for assigned individuals in their employment setting. Flexible

About Pittsburgh Mercy

We're a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area's most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.

Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help - and hope - to people who are experiencing: Mental illness and substance abuse, Physical health needs, Intellectual disabilities, and Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran