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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES WFS Employment Specialist in SPOKANE, Washington
NOTE: Please apply early, as this job posting is subject to removal before the deadline if sufficient number of qualified applications are received. Thank you.
*Closes: *4/13/25 - Spokane, WA - Full-time/Hourly
Wage: $25.00 p/h
Employment Benefits: *https://discovergoodwill.org/benefits/*{rel="nofollow"}
Summary: Provide employment services to individuals with disabilities & disadvantages including evaluation, assessment, training, coaching, placement, & retention services. Supervise &/or provide direct employment services to both funded & unfunded program participants earning commensurate or non-commensurate wages.
Education &/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree in human or social services from an accredited college or university & at least two years of demonstrated experience providing supported employment or similar services; be a certified employment support professional (CESP); be a certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC); or Associate degree with three or more years of demonstrated experience providing supported employment or similar services.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities include the following:
Assist with the screening of referrals (or recruitments) for appropriate program & service options. Ensure eligibility for authorized services.
Facilitate Person Centered Planning including all interested parties' participant would like present. Identify participant choices, promote individuals' rights & self determination to develop vocational goals, & recommend appropriate services to achieve goals. Update, as needed.
Conduct comprehensive intake & discovery process to assess a participant's education, skills, abilities, qualifications, & interests; apprises participant of their rights, benefits, responsibilities, & obligations under program participation. Ensure database touchpoints are accurate & complete.
Develop & maintain service plan with measurable goals & outcomes for each participant served. Revise when there is any significant event that changes the goals established.
Provide job counseling with individuals regarding educational & career planning activities; conduct interests inventories, aptitude testing, & explore labor market & in demand occupations.
Provide connections to resources to assist with barrier removal.
Develop & conduct job-readiness services to ensure participant receives necessary assistance & instruction in resume writing, job search, interviewing techniques, employer expectations, hygiene, self-esteem building, etc.
Assists participants in obtaining information about their benefits (e.g., SSI, Medicaid, etc.) & how they will be affected by employment for participants to make good decisions about employment opportunities.
Conduct Job & task analysis.
Conducts job marketing, development & job search activities directed toward positions that are individualized to the interests of each individual with typical benefits & wages of others in similar positions.
Assist employer with participant training, support, & job accommodations, to include assistive technology needs.
Provide individualized follow-along supports to assist participants in maintaining employment & promote independence.
Provide job coaching services to assist an individual to learn & retain their employment. Work flexible schedule as required.
Conduct work experience opportunities that explore an individual's abilities, capabilities, & capacity to perform in certain work settings.
Place individuals in work settings