Employment Specialist

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Spokane, WA
1-3 Years Experience
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The Role
The Employment Specialist will conduct assessments and interviews with clients, assist in career development, and help clients secure gainful employment while documenting progress. Responsibilities include maintaining knowledge of community supports, building partnerships with employers, and providing ongoing skills development.
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Company Description

Compass Career Solutions, sister company to Dungarvin, strives to be the provider of choice for services that are personalized and enrich people's lives. Our Employment team is responsible for providing client-driven case management services some of which include identifying and eliminating barriers to employment

Location: Spokane, WA

Wage: $22.10 per hour

Full Range Scale $22.10 - $23.95 per hour. The rate of pay and pay scale provided for this position are based on title and geographical location.

Monday-Friday daytime hours with flexibility needed for some nights and weekends

Company Perks/Benefits:

  • Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for eligible employees
  • Supplemental Insurance
  • Flex Spending and HSA Accounts for eligible employees
  • Pet Insurance
  • Life Insurance for eligible employees
  • 401 K plan with up to 3% employer match for eligible employees
  • PAID TIME OFF (PTO) for eligible employees
  • Growth and Development Opportunities
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • National Brand Discounts
  • Tapcheck- early pay access
  • PAID training and orientation

Job Description

  • Maintain knowledge of Foundational Community Supports (FCS) and Aging and Long Term Support Administration (ALTSA) eligibility
  • Conduct assessments and interviews with clients to determine eligibility.
  • Discover and maintain knowledge of clients, their employment goals, potential employer matches, and other case mgt. needs.
  • Assist clients to assess and further their career growth and skills.
  • Assist clients in obtaining gainful employment at wages at or above minimum wage.
  • Provide ongoing employment related soft and hard skills development to assist clients in obtaining and retaining independent employment.
  • Document data and notes to document the individual’s progress toward goals on barrier, employment/ service plans.
  • Make connections to maintain strong community partnerships with other service providers and employers.
  • Represent Compass at professional meetings, community events, and to members of the community.
  • Attend and actively participate in scheduled internal and external meetings.
  • Travel throughout the area and provide transportation to clients as needed.
  • Ability to use assigned technology as directed in the community. Laptop, cell phone and designated software.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with a preference for a Bachelor’s degree in the social service field.
  • A valid driver's license, insurance, and reliable transportation
  • Self-starter, excellent time management skills, and proactive problem solver
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule
  • Technology savvy - Especially Microsoft Office Applications and Zoom. PC and Android devices. One-year related experience and/or training working with people in crisis, specifically in employment services.
  • Ability to perform CPR/First Aide as needed
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Additional Information

At Compass and Dungarvin, diversity and inclusion are a part of what makes our organization strong. Together, we can continue to work towards an inclusive culture that supports our employees and persons served. Compass and Dungarvin are affirmative action and equal opportunity employers.

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The Company
HQ: Mendota Heights, MN
1,382 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1976

What We Do

A LITTLE ABOUT US:
Dungarvin is a national organization of privately owned companies that provide high quality, community-based supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people who are faced with mental health, behavioral or significant medical challenges, and to children and their families. Because each individual we support is unique, we strive to provide services that are tailored to each person's own hopes, dreams, goals and needs. Under the support of Medicaid and Community Support Waivers Dungarvin is proud to create custom solutions to each person served.

Mission: "Respecting and responding to the choices of people in need of supports." Dungarvin assists each person we serve to realize his or her own hopes, dreams, goals and aspirations.

PHILOSOPHY:

We believe each person has his or her own set of aspirations, goals, strengths, and dreams.

FUN FACT:

Our founders Tim Madden (24 years old) and Diane (23 years old) decided to start a business that would provide community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through diligent research and planned Tim and Diane officially opened their first 15 person residential program in St. Paul, Minnesota in March 1976. Tim and Diane were the live-ins for that first program and they have continued their leadership of the organization since. Through the success of that program Dungarvin has grown to employ approximately 4,000 people who currently provide supports to over 4,712 individuals across 14 states.

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