Employment Development Specialist (Part-Time)

Help People Find Meaningful Employment and Greater Independence!

Part-Time Employment Development Specialist
20-24 Hours/Week $26.25/hour Mileage Reimbursement Provided

Are you passionate about helping others achieve their career goals Join our team as an Employment Development Specialist and support individuals with disabilities in finding maintaining and advancing in meaningful community employment.

What Youll Do:
-Partner with job seekers to identify strengths interests and career goals
-Build relationships with local employers and develop job opportunities
-Provide job coaching workplace support and career advancement services
-Collaborate with businesses community partners and support teams
-Maintain case notes documentation and employment plans

Why Youll Love This Role:
Make a meaningful impact in your community
Build strong connections with local employers and partners
Enjoy a mix of community outreach coaching and career development
Flexible part-time schedule with mileage reimbursement for work-related travel

Note: This position requires local travel throughout the community. Candidates must possess a valid drivers license and maintain a satisfactory driving record with no suspensions or reckless driving offenses in the past three years. Access to reliable transportation for work-related travel is acceptable as a disability-related accommodation.

Make an impact by joining ServiceSource a champion for people with disabilities. Explore new opportunities! ServiceSource is an organization of talented people who drive innovation embrace change and strengthen communities.

Job Summary

The Employment Development Specialist position will be responsible for developing community employment opportunities and providing community-based job development as well as supporting advancement opportunities for people with disabilities. The person in 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 participants individual support plan; prepare annual individual support plans.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned
  

Qualifications: Educations Experience and Certifications

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required.
• Bachelors degree in human services education marketing or related field strongly preferred. One (1) year of related experience can substitute for one year of education.
• Minimum one (1) year of related human service experience required.
• A valid drivers license and a clean motor vehicle record (MVR) are required. Reliable transportation for work-related travel is acceptable as a disability-related accommodation.
• Must be available and willing to travel locally for work-related duties up to 50% of the time to various locations within the Northern Virginia area sometimes with short notice.
• Availability and willingness to work flexible hours when needed including weekends and evenings required.
• Job development or vocational support skills preferred.
• Marketing or sales skills preferred.
• Case management and/or documentation knowledge preferred.
• Fluency in a second language (ASL Spanish) preferred.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with disabilities strongly preferred (for candidates with bachelors degrees)
• Bilingual English/Spanish speaking and familiarity with Hispanic/Latino culture challenges and preferences
• Experience in marketing/sales

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

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

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.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to sit talk and hear. The employee will need to walk within an office setting. The employee may occasionally lift or move office products and supplies up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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 persons 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 contractors legal duty to furnish information