Vocational Specialist

Description: Want to have a great feeling each day by helping others succeed?! Come work for Aspiro as a Vocational Specialist. It is rewarding and changes lives!!
You will also have GREAT day hours, pay, and flexibility!!

Job Responsibilities:
Responsible to provide assessment, job development, skills training, work experience, job shadowing and/or job coaching to clients enrolled in Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Requirements:

Each day is filled with different activities to support your clients' growth and opportunities. Some are noted below:

1. Helps create an environment that supports learning, social interaction and positive relationships. Assists with crisis prevention and intervention. 2. Conducts initial assessment to determine client's needs, preferences and abilities for integrated/community-based employment. Assessment may include work experience or job shadowing. 3. Assists clients with all aspects of preparing for a job, examples include but are not limited to, contacting potential employers on their behalf, writing resumes, interview skills, etc. 4. Maintains open and professional communications with individuals, Employment Services staff, families, funding sources, employers and the business community as needed to meet employment goals. 5. Conducts task analyses of client job duties and responsibilities. 6. Provides on-site training and utilizes fading techniques to withdraw from site when appropriate; promotes use of natural supports in the workplace. 7. Provides on-going support to the client at the work site based on the individual needs of the client to promote job retention. Negotiates work related issues with employer. 8. Coordinates communications with parents, residential providers, DVR counselors, social workers, etc., to provide information on client status. Submits monthly progress reports in a timely matter. 9. Participates and collaborates with other Employment Services staff to ensure services meets and/or exceeds expectations of clients and funding agents.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please complete the application to learn more. We LOVE what we do and think you will too!!