Employment Training Specialist

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Job description

Description:

Devereux has increased our hourly starting rate to $16.10!!!!

NEW $1,500 SIGN ON BONUS

Are you interested in making an impact on the lives of individuals with intellectual/developmental/behavioral health disabilities? Do you enjoy helping others strive to their full potential?

If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Employment Training Specialist has its Advantages

As a Employment Training Specialist at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

We offer: A comprehensive benefit package, paid training, tuition assistance and opportunity for internal growth.

As a Employment Training Specialist you will:

Identify the individual's interests in order to facilitate a job/career of choice.

Identify the individual's skills and talents using functional community based assessments in order to facilitate a job/career of choice

Identify workplace supports that assist the individual with a disability in becoming employed and/or maintaining employment

Identify and Negotiate customized jobs for individuals with disabilities.

Address employer concerns about hiring and supervising people with disabilities while maintaining the confidentiality of the job seekers

Use data collection techniques to document effectiveness of workplace supports and to guide fading from the job site

Provide or facilitate both on and off the job supports to help increase the odds that the individual with a disability becomes successful at work

Collect and analyze performance data to assist with making decisions about the effectiveness of work place supports. As needed, modify supports and/or develop new ones

Identify and develop natural supports in the workplace

The Employment Training Specialist is based in Newton, NJ and reports directly to the Program Manager.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New Jersey touches the lives of nearly 500 children, adolescents and adults, and their families, across the state. Individuals with emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities, including autism, are served through a broad spectrum of treatment settings, including community-based homes and supported apartments, vocational training programs, family care homes, and consulting services.

Competitive Salary and Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive health and wellness program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Our health and wellness programs include medical (including medical care via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, mental health services and an employee assistance / work-life balance program. In addition, we offer tuition assistance, generous time-off and a 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, along with voluntary/employee paid vision, supplemental life and accident coverage to full-time employees.

Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!

Keywords:ETS, Employment Training Specialist, Job Coach, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Direct Support, Community Based, Day Programs, Vocational Programs, Mental Health Technician, Residential Counselor, Direct Care, CNA, Certified Nursing Assistant, HHA, Home Health Aide, Personal Assistant, Home Health, Care Giver, Caregiver, DCP, Direct Care Professional, DSP, And Direct Support Professional