Job Summary:

• Adherence to Arc Core Values of Respect, Empowerment and Collaboration
• Responsible for professional documentation by preparing and submitting paperwork according to established timeframes and guidelines
• Responsible for networking throughout the business community and maintaining beneficial contacts
• Responsible for communicating in a professional manner both verbally and in written form to all parties including the individuals, family, co-workers, supervisors, employers and various funders
• Responsible for providing specific one on one supports which will increase the individual's overall success in maintaining employment in an area of choice
• Maintaining a balance of billable and non-billable time at 85% or higher throughout the fiscal year
• Managing a caseload of up to 25 individuals
• Managing relationships that include individuals supported, families, co-workers, employers and funders
• Demonstrate and support all St. Louis Arc Diversity and Inclusion practices/initiatives
• Maintain client schedules in WRIMs and 3M monitoring system.
• Prepare weekly deposits of client funds for deposit into an inmate trust account.
• Distribute weekly draws and receipts of weekly financial information.
• Maintain personal safety and adhere to all safety policies and procedures

Skills on Resume:

• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Time Management (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Organizational Skills (Hard Skills)
• Diversity Awareness (Soft Skills)
• Client Support (Soft Skills)
• Financial Management (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Adherence (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assist clients in acquiring gainful employment
• Aid the client in assessing skills and employment history to guide them in a direction that is suitable for skills and expectations.
• Provide leads, employment search assistance, resume and cover letter review and advice on proper interview techniques and conduct.
• Manage client funds including the processing of paychecks, draws, fines and restitution, family assistance, and budgeting of funds.
• Continue advocacy, encourage, and intervene directly with the client to strengthen skills and capabilities for self-care and towards goals for post-release.
• Provide emergency transportation for the client
• Re-evaluate the client's goals and plan when preparing the work release stage.
• Conduct monthly job checks with employers one onsite and two via phone, to meet contractual obligations and to ensure client progression in employment.
• Discuss client progress with supervisors to make sure the needs of the employer are being met, while ensuring a safe and suitable work environment.
• Enter monthly financial and progress data into WRIMs for required reporting standards.
• Communicate client progress with a counselor and administrative staff. 
• Orientate new clients on rules, and expectations once Work release status is achieved.
• Conduct routine audits of client financial accounts to meet contractual standards and in preparation for release.

Skills on Resume:

• Employment Assistance (Hard Skills)
• Skills Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Resume Review (Hard Skills)
• Financial Management (Hard Skills)
• Client Advocacy (Soft Skills)
• Emergency Transportation (Hard Skills)
• Progress Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills) 

Job Summary:

• Mentor and coach clients with disabilities at the job site, provide continuing long-term support, and identify opportunities for career growth.
• Assist clients with job search activities such as resume building, interviewing skills, completing and submitting job applications, and managing transportation needs.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate with customers, potential employers, job site supervisors, internal departments, referral sources, parents, guardians, care staff, referral sources, external agencies, and the public.
• Network with local employers to assist in creating work opportunities for adults with disabilities.
• Establish and maintain positive, working relationships with staff at the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).
• Provide training and consultations to employers and coworkers to enable them to support the client. 
• Assist employers in creating accommodations for clients. 
• Advocate for increased responsibility, work hours, and/or wages.
• Identify and implement solutions to performance and other personnel issues, including behavior supports, adaptive technology, and other identified necessary accommodations.
• Follow Skookum Safety protocols, vehicle policies and procedures, and conduct environmental site assessments and safety walk-throughs to ensure safe working areas.
• Input data, and maintain case files, documentation, and case notes within required time frames.
• Utilize SMART goals to help guide goal setting, track progress and monitor growth and achievability.

Skills on Resume:

• Mentoring (Soft Skills)
• Job Search Assistance (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Networking (Soft Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Training (Hard Skills)
• Accommodation Support (Hard Skills)
• Performance Support (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Work with external recruiting firms and staffing agencies to identify and place new talent.
• Source and screen for potential candidates.
• Interview candidates using industry-standard techniques.
• Organize and conduct onsite tours with applicants.
• Prepare offer letters, benefit packets, and all necessary onboarding documents.
• Conduct onboarding training and probationary employee follow-up meetings.
• Utilize programs for tracking vacancies.
• Serve as an employee advocate for new hires.
• Manage onboarding and recruiting database (SilkRoad).
• Contribution with training development and administration.
• Employee file management, record keeping, and auditing.
• First point of contact for employee's questions.
• Assist with benefits administration

Skills on Resume:

• Talent Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Interviewing (Hard Skills)
• Onboarding (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Database Management (Hard Skills)
• Training Development (Hard Skills)
• Records Management (Hard Skills)
• Benefits Administration (Hard Skills) 

Job Summary:

• Interview clients to record and assess employment information to determine clients’ career development opportunities.
• Determines employers’ job requirements and refers qualified clients.
• Determines client eligibility for employment and explains the requirements of the job.
• Determines what employment services and explains available job openings and occupational training.
• Verifies the satisfactory placement of clients with employers and obtains some form of employment verification.
• Disseminates information on agency functions, procedures, employment programs, and training to clients and employers.
• Maintains case management records, hard copy and entered into MIS computer database.
• Accepts and processes applications for employment program services.
• Contacts employers to follow up with referrals.
• Conduct presentations to explain employment programs and services.
• Administer and interpret aptitude and proficiency tests, for example, the Livecareer.com career assessment.

Skills on Resume:

• Client Interviewing (Hard Skills)
• Requirement Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Eligibility Determination (Hard Skills)
• Services Explanation (Soft Skills)
• Employment Verification (Hard Skills)
• Information Dissemination (Soft Skills)
• Case Management (Hard Skills)
• Test Interpretation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Develop and maintain a positive relationship with individuals served and co-workers to promote successful outcomes.
• Participate in the implementation and monitoring of personalized programs, autism-specific strategies, and innovative solutions in order to generate successful outcomes.
• Observe workers to ensure that work is performed according to prescribed methods and meets established standards. 
• Explains and demonstrates tasks to resolve work-related problems or difficulties.
• Write detailed notes for each shift worked with the person served, charting on progress with goals.
• Think critically and creatively about how to make each person served more independent in the workplace. 
• Make tasks easier, tools to make tasks easier, or programming that could be implemented to help make an individual successful.
• Evaluate the individual's progress with goals and looks for new goals to set once previous goals have been met. 
• Providing one-on-one support to individuals (clients) with barriers to employment which may include on-site job support and individualized job coaching at community locations.
• Working with clients to develop career goals and objectives, assisting clients in finding and maintaining meaningful employment or community activities.
• Performs business development activities to identify appropriate job matches.
• Coordinates and provides client transportation throughout the community, focusing on client independence

Skills on Resume:

• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Program Implementation (Hard Skills)
• Work Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
• Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Critical Thinking (Soft Skills)
• Goal Setting (Hard Skills)
• Job Coaching (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Works with ACT team adult clients seeking employment in the community.
• Partners with GCB’s ACT teams for referrals.
• Responsible for marketing Vocational Programs to business community and referral agents.
• Develop individualized employment plans for clients with severe mental illnesses and other barriers to employment.
• Network with a variety of Human Resources departments to place these clients in competitive jobs.
• Provide job coaching/employment site support services to clients.
• Responsible for providing services including one-on-one career exploration/job development sessions, resume development and critiquing, individualized job searches, job/task analysis, orientation and job training, and other on-site and off-site training and supportassisting clients with severe mental illnesses and other barriers to obtain and maintain employment.
• Collaboration with other service providers and/or treatment team and other support
• Community outreach to identify and recruit individuals with mental health and other disabilities to participate in the program
• Work with DHS Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Division to enroll clients
• Develop employment resources and strategies for job development tailored to each individual’s interest and skills
• Outreach to potential employers for job matching and placement.
• Assist with interview skills and connections with potential employment opportunities
• Develop relationships with clients and employers, and provide support for job retention

Skills on Resume:

• Client Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Referral Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Program Marketing (Soft Skills)
• Employment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Job Placement (Hard Skills)
• Job Coaching (Soft Skills)
• Career Development (Hard Skills)
• Employer Outreach (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Ensure the provision of community-based employment services for persons served
• Perform duties necessary to meet established goals according to contractual requirements
• Follow contract projections adhering to a placement schedule established
• Provide the necessary support to each person served.
• Orient workers to work site, including restroom locations, rules, time cards, etc.
• Train workers on job safety at the worksite.
• Train worker's inappropriate behavior and model the same.
• Train workers to resolve problems on the job.
• Coordinate supported employment efforts with employers, parents, guardians, authorized representatives, agency staff, etc.
• Develop natural supports for the person served.
• Attend staff meetings, departmental meetings, and other assigned meetings.
• Maintain confidential files containing required information for persons served.
• Complete and submit required reports, forms, and documents promptly.
• Assist workers in learning specific work tasks needed to properly perform the job by providing specific job-site training.

Skills on Resume:

• Service Provision (Hard Skills)
• Goal Management (Hard Skills)
• Placement Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Orientation Training (Hard Skills)
• Safety Training (Hard Skills)
• Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Task Training (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Conduct searches for suitable job openings for RISE program graduates (referred to as “grads” or “Builders”), comparing client qualifications with employer’s requirements
• Develop a wide variety of job opportunities for grads
• Establish and maintain active and frequent contact with employers
• Establish rapport with Nebraska businesses and introduce them to RISE
• Maintain ongoing relationships with businesses and provide a RISE single point of contact with employers.
• Work with businesses to identify job openings, apprenticeships and training initiatives
• Maintain a current listing of job opportunities
• Arrange for employers to speak with candidates about employment and employer expectations
• Set up job fairs and employer hiring events. 
• Engage with statewide HR groups to educate HR professionals about hiring RISE graduates and reentry hiring incentives (groups like HRAM, SHERM, etc.). 
• Flexible to occasionally work outside of normal business hours for events and/or to meet deadlines
• Partner with RISE Reentry Specialists to support the employment goals of grads on caseloads

Skills on Resume:

• Job Search and Matching (Hard Skills)
• Job Development (Hard Skills)
• Employer Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Networking (Soft Skills)
• Job Opportunity Management (Hard Skills)
• Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
• HR Engagement (Soft Skills)
• Collaborative Support (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assist graduates with resumes, cover letters, job seeking and interview prep. 
• Assist them with job readiness skills and provide feedback to the Reentry Specialist
• Reach out to grads to provide job-matching services, information on hiring events, and following up for potential hire information
• Use assessment tools to develop a realistic career pathway for grads
• Provide job search help and job referrals for grads
• Match grad’s qualifications to employer requirements
• Provide career coaching and employment support to employed grads
• Liaison to HWS, NDOL and other employer/benefits groups to disseminate labor market information regarding TANF, workforce development services in the community, WIOA, Unemployment Insurance, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and other supportive services
• In partnership with the Director of Marketing, create and maintain an employer newsletter and employer website pages on RISE website
• Advise supervisor of problems or issues.
• Transfer information to Case Manager for persons on in long-term support.
• Research employment opportunities.
• Maintain certification in CPR, First Aid, and CPI.

Skills on Resume:

• Resume Assistance (Hard Skills)
• Readiness Training (Hard Skills)
• Job Matching (Hard Skills)
• Pathway Development (Hard Skills)
• Job Referral (Hard Skills)
• Career Coaching (Soft Skills)
• Market Information (Hard Skills)
• Employer Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support people in developing and succeeding with vocational and educational goals.
• Be in regular contact with employers to develop jobs that meet clients’ individual interests and qualifications.
• Provide individual supportive therapy, educate and support clients’ families
• Advocate for clients’ rights and preferences.
• Participate in psycho-social assessments of clients’ lives in an effort to help them identify areas of need and to assist clients’
• Identify areas where they want/need support to live independently in the community and enjoy an improved quality of life.
• Consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
• Provide on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours and serve as a backup to evening and weekend staff.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.
• Participate in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings
• Develop vocational sites to provide External Situational Assessments and provides support and complete reports related to the ESA
• Provide outreach to employers to create employment opportunities

Skills on Resume: 

• Goal Support (Soft Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Supportive Therapy (Soft Skills)
• Client Advocacy (Soft Skills)
• Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Independent Support (Soft Skills)
• Crisis Intervention (Hard Skills)
• Documentation Reporting (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Evaluating and determining vocational potential and employment capabilities of individuals served
• Introducing persons served to behavioral and vocational goals and training to prepare them for employment
• Providing pre-vocational instruction to individuals on manual skills, work attitudes, motivation, initiative, and appropriate work behaviors
• Counseling persons served on vocational needs, personal and financial matters, crisis intervention, educational needs, and job adjustment specific to each individual and objectives
• Serving as a consultant to training centers, employers, and other relevant establishments concerning client accessibility, job modification, and the advantages of hiring individuals with disabilities
• Evaluating and reporting various data to facilitate services and monitor program effectiveness
• Providing information to agencies, vendors, employers, persons served, and family members/legal representatives
• Conducting routine site visits to employers and homes of persons served
• Participating in administrative meetings and planning meetings for individuals served, including ISP, Circle of Support (COS), and transition meetings
• Adapt training and support techniques to individual needs and learning styles
• Provide 1:1 support to individuals while they are working, participating in an internship, or during pre-employment activities
• Assist consumers in understanding and report wages and subsidies in regard to Social Security
• Work as part of the Employment Services Job Development team and assist during job placement with travel training, new-hire clearances for supported employees, initial training, and coordination with employer

Skills on Resume:

• Vocational Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Pre-Vocational Instruction (Hard Skills)
• Counseling (Soft Skills)
• Consultancy (Hard Skills)
• Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Information Sharing (Soft Skills)
• Site Visits (Soft Skills)
• Training Adaptation (Soft Skills)