Rate: $19.00/hour
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Location: Westmoreland County
Sign-On Bonus: $2,000 New Hire Bonus
Make a Meaningful Impact
Are you a mission-driven individual looking for a career to make a difference in someone’s life? Are you seeking a position that offers flexibility to fit your schedule? Achieva offers career opportunities to individuals who are caring, compassionate, and kind. Achieva employees support people with disabilities as they live, work, play, and follow their life aspirations. We are currently seeking a passionate person to help people with disabilities find competitive integrated employment and lead a life of personal significance.
About Achieva
For over 70 years, Achieva has been committed to supporting and including individuals with disabilities and their families. We envision a community where everyone leads a life of personal significance. Achieva provides personalized services and opportunities that respect each person’s unique aspirations.
Position Summary
The Community Employment Specialist connects people with disabilities with community-based, competitive employment. Working in the community, this person assesses skills, builds job seeker competencies, establishes relationships with businesses, and gives individuals the tools and support needed to be successful.
Key Responsibilities
- Assists job seekers with disabilities to secure competitive integrated employment through job finding or job development.
- Facilitates work assessments or job trials to evaluate a job seeker's interests and abilities.
- Provides job shadowing opportunities for job seekers to explore employment options.
- Helps people discover and evaluate job opportunities.
- Provides direct job coaching, training, and ongoing support.
- Promotes sustainable competitive integrated employment by building and maintaining strong relationships with employers.
- Promotes the inclusion of Achieva's employment supports and services across the local business community.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of one (1) year of related experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with disabilities working in the community.
- Ability to train people with disabilities on a one-to-one basis using a variety of instructional techniques.
- Ability to communicate an understanding of local business community needs and job performance assessment.
- Position requires schedule flexibility to accommodate varying shifts and weekends.
- Valid Pennsylvania Driver's License and access to a properly insured vehicle available for daily work use.
- Required clearances: Act 33 (Child Abuse), Act 34 (Criminal Record), and FBI Background Check.
- Candidates with prior experience in disability services, employment supports, recruitment, or advocacy are strongly preferred.
Additional Information
This position involves local travel within Westmoreland County to engage with community employers, job seekers, and work sites. Key benefits for this position include a phone stipend and mileage reimbursement.
Why Join Achieva?
- Purposeful Work: Empower individuals with disabilities to achieve career independence and directly impact your local community.
- Supportive Culture: Be part of a values-based, inclusive team.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Achieva advocates with, empowers, and supports people with disabilities and their families throughout their lives.Achieva is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and is committed to creating a workplace and community where all individuals feel respected, included, and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
To request a reasonable accommodation, contact our Human Resources Department at 412-995-5000 ext. 650 or email [email protected].
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of one (1) year of related experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with disabilities working in the community.
- Ability to train people with disabilities on a one-to-one basis using a variety of instructional techniques.
- Ability to communicate an understanding of local business community needs and job performance assessment.
- Schedule flexibility to accommodate varying shifts and weekends.
- Valid Pennsylvania Driver's License and access to a properly insured vehicle available for daily work use.
- Required clearances: Act 33 (Child Abuse), Act 34 (Criminal Record), and FBI Background Check.
- Prior experience in disability services, employment supports, recruitment, or advocacy.
What We Do
VISION: Achieva envisions a community where all people with disabilities lead lives of personal significance. MISSION: Achieva advocates for, empowers, and supports people with disabilities and their families throughout their lives. CORE VALUES: Respect: Value and celebrate everyone. Passion: Be dedicated to Achieva’s mission and vision. Ethics: Infuse integrity, quality and best practices in everything we do. Change: Embrace and drive innovation toward inclusive person-centered practices. Team: Inspire, challenge and support each other. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: Person Centered: Create and nurture a culture throughout ACHIEVA that promotes person-centered thinking and planning and in how we provide support. Advocacy: Ensure that advocacy remains a foundational part of the organization, is supported by sustainable funding and staffing, and focuses on individual advocacy and important system advocacy issues. Impact: Identify, develop and pursue new and innovative initiatives that stretch Achieva’s abilities to fulfill its vision and mission. Staff: Implement enhanced strategies to attract, develop and retain the highest quality staff. Diversity: Develop and pursue a diverse and inclusive culture throughout the organization. Technology: Leverage technology to enhance all aspects of the organization and services/supports. Advancement: Develop and pursue an advancement agenda that enhances Achieva’s financial position, community presence and leadership.
