OVR Employment Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

OVR Employment Specialist

Achieving True Self-Allegheny County, PA.

ATS is growing and we are looking for Employment Specialists to join our team!

• This is not a seasonal position. We do not hire for summer only.

An Employment Specialist is responsible for providing job-readiness and vocational coaching services. You will prepare participants for sustainable career opportunities, and assist them in obtaining competitive integrated employment. This will include implementing established processes and use of program-specific resources designed to support adults and transition age students with Autism / neurodivergent individuals in a variety of workplace settings. This includes identifying individual abilities & interests, coaching on critical workplace skills, modeling appropriate social interactions, redirecting perseverative behaviors, preparing for following written procedures and work instructions, interpreting environmental cues, identifying sensory needs, and discussing accommodations.

ATS is looking for candidates around Eastern Allegheny County, PA who are available part time with the ability to grow into full-time over time. Availability should include 2-3 evenings a week and flexibility on the weekends is preferred.

The range for this position is $17-$21 / hour based on commensurate experience.

What are the benefits of working with Achieving True Self?

The best perk we can offer is to provide you with a chance to make a difference in the lives of our participants while working with talented and dedicated people who love what they do.

What are the minimum qualifications needed to become an Employment Specialist?

What are the core responsibilities of an Employment Specialist?

Who is ATS, and what is our Mission?

Achieving True Self is passionately cultivating and inspiring growth through the delivery of evidenced based treatment to assist individuals, families, organizations and their surrounding communities to achieve their self-defined goals. Through a supportive organizational culture focused on developing and retaining team members, we are determined to change the world by instilling hope and helping each person whose life we touch achieve their truest self.

People matter. A concept so simply stated, yet powerfully embraced.

Achieving True Self is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that celebrates differences and thrives on diversity. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of their age, ancestry, color, citizenship status, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, orientation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any protected category or characteristic prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

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Achieving True Self is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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