Individual Placement & Support Employment Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Full-time : 1 Blue Bird Square, Olean NY 14760

IPS Employment Specialists play an important role in rehabilitation programs, contributing significant value to multidisciplinary team, while being responsible for working with prospective employers to develop employment opportunities for the individual, provide job coaching and benefits counseling to the individual.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Knowledge and demonstration of agency core values in day-to-day activities
• Explore individuals’ needs in taking steps to achieve Vocational Goals.
• Spend at least 65% of their work hours off-site, in the community. Off-site, community locations include but are not limited to ACCES-VR offices, employment settings, libraries, schools and colleges, coffee shops, individuals’ homes, training sites, and time spent traveling to different community locations.
• Activities may include, but are not limited to, direct service provision including collaborative documentation and job development activities, such as networking with community employers.
• Provide rapid non-traditional employment opportunities to those individuals seeking such goals.
• Provide resources for individuals regarding Work Incentive Benefits for those on SSDI / SI who pursue vocational goals.
• Network within your service county with businesses and vocational programs to develop relationships for job placements.
• Ability to utilize electronic data systems (i.e. electronic records and computers).
• Frequent or occasional driving of personal vehicle for purpose of transporting clients in the community and / or site visits (client or work related)

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ADA REQUIREMENTS :

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose an undue hardship on the company.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

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