Employment Specialist at tkMomentum (El Dorado County)
About the Employer
tkMomentum is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help people with disabilities or job related barriers identify, obtain, and maintain their vision or version of meaningful employment. Serving clients from Sacramento to Truckee/Tahoe and everywhere in between.
Job Summary
Job Summary
We are currently seeking a full time Employment Specialist to serve clients in the El Dorado County region. Employment specialists work directly with clients and oftentimes, their families, support team, educational institutions, and other service providers in order to optimize a client’s readiness for work. Primary responsibilities will include providing direct employment support to clients, writing case notes, and caseload management. Applicants should have at least 1 year of experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, working in social services, education, or workforce development and should have reliable transportation. Employment Specialists help individuals with disabilities or barriers to employment live fuller, more independent lives by assisting in securing gainful employment. tkMomentum’s clients are those with with the following: • Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities • Physical Disabilities and Injury Related Disabilities • Mental Health Barriers, History of Substance Abuse • Justice Involved • Students with Disabilities, and at Risk Youth • Individuals Experiencing Homelessness or Housing Insecurity Employment specialists work directly with clients and oftentimes, their families, support team, educational institutions, and other service providers in order to optimize a client’s readiness for work. tkMomentum is looking for adaptable, understanding and self-motivated people to help our clients with disabilities and barriers to employment identify, obtain and maintain their vision or version of meaningful employment.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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- Develop rapport/understanding of client’s needs and advocate on behalf of clients to employers, referral resources, and community support networks.
- Draft, analyze, develop, track, and update client service plans focused on achieving gainful employment outcomes and/or independence.
- Manage a caseload and case records
- Phases of Employment and support service overview
- Identify Employment: Assists clients in understanding strengths and how they may align with attainable employment options. Identify steps to achieving employment interests such as understanding educational requirements and steps to complete, typical job duties of employment interest, etc.
- Obtain Employment: Assist clients in applying to jobs, advocate on behalf of clients to employers.
- Maintain Employment: Assist clients in learning job tasks, employer expectations, and maintaining professional relationships.
- External Barriers to Employment Support: Assist clients in learning public transportation and other transportation options, developing professional communication skills, develop technical and soft skills, develop resources necessary to continue to obtain/maintain employment.
- Travel will be required in your designated region, driving radius is primarily based within 25 miles of job posting. Depending on the client's needs, employment specialists will primarily be working in community-based locations, educational institutions, the district office, and remotely when appropriate. Employment specialists will be reimbursed for mileage and can expect to drive up to 150 miles per week.
- tkMomentum offers an additional 25% differential pay for scheduled on-site work between the hours of 6:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
Requirements / Qualifications
Knowledge and Ability: Understand disabilities and their impact on a person's independence and employment opportunities. Ability to communicate and write effectively, learn and adapt to implement changes, work well under pressure, work with individuals with high support needs, effectively prioritize, organize, and manage time, and use a variety of computer applications. Credential Requirements • 1 year working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, social services, education, or workforce development • Driver’s license and valid auto insurance • High school diploma or equivalent • Background check Required Documents • Resume • References (3) • Short summary of previous experience that is relevant to this position
HOW TO APPLY
Please email required documents to careers@tkmomentum.com with the subject line (Application for Employment Specialist, EdJoin, Name).Requirements / Qualifications
Knowledge and Ability: Understand disabilities and their impact on a person's independence and employment opportunities. Ability to communicate and write effectively, learn and adapt to implement changes, work well under pressure, work with individuals with high support needs, effectively prioritize, organize, and manage time, and use a variety of computer applications. Credential Requirements • 1 year working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, social services, education, or workforce development • Driver’s license and valid auto insurance • High school diploma or equivalent • Background check Required Documents • Resume • References (3) • Short summary of previous experience that is relevant to this position