Voc Serv-Employment Spec III-TANF

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SUMMARY OF POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This is professional work in the career placement and development of employment opportunities for people with disabilities. This involves researching potential employment and training sources, evaluating opportunities and natural supports, and achieving client job placements. It may also involve working with schools, service agencies and industry in developing systems for assisting clients to work. Work is performed with considerable independence. Performance is evaluated by the Program and Operation Managers, Vocational Services. Direction is also received from related service agencies

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

1. Requires a professional level of knowledge in vocational counseling with individuals with disabilities, including youth and people with developmental disabilities and/or psychiatric disabilities. Must be able to evaluate employment capabilities of program participants at a level normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree in social services or related fields.

2. Requires six to twelve months of progressive experience working with persons with disabilities necessary to learn community resources relating to the potential employment of persons with disabilities and to determine potential employers for such persons.

3. Requires analytical ability necessary to determine community resources available to assist in training and placement of persons with disabilities for work in the private and public sectors.

4. Requires interpersonal skills necessary to persuade various employers to participate in training and employment programs for persons with disabilities. Must coordinate needs of individual employers with available community resources.



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