Program Services – Job Developer
Bring your enthusiasm, outreach skills, and experience in job development to our company and take your career to the next level. As Job Developer for our vocational and day programs, you will develop connections to employers and agencies and secure competitive community-based jobs and volunteer opportunities for youth and adults referred for vocational support service.
- Contact community-based employers as an employment specialist to secure paid employment and volunteer educational opportunities for referred individuals
- Research and recommend community employment sites and activities, complete vocational assessments, conduct site evaluations, and provide follow-up as indicated
- Explore careers and vocational opportunities by reaching out to employers and matching employer needs with individuals’ goals
- Assist individuals receiving services in searching and interviewing for employment; provide follow-up support to individuals once placed in a job
- Provide work adjustment training to assist individuals served to improve work skills, work behaviors, interpersonal skills, and ethics to maintain employment
- Contribute to Individual Service Plans for individuals receiving service that currently have paid and/or volunteer jobs, as well as individuals with job development goals and objectives
- Complete required service documentation reviews, meet regularly with individuals and others to provide needed services/support, and ensure appropriate communication with planning team
- Attend meetings in the community related to individuals in the program, represent the program professionally while in the community, and ensure individual rights
- Ensure individuals’ safety by providing appropriate supervision at job sites
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
- Five years of experience in a human services delivery system including two years of experience in job development
- A combination of education and experience that provides equivalent proficiency in the areas of responsibility may be substituted for the above education and experience
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented with ability to multi-task
- Effective communication skills with ability to build rapport with others
- Reliable, responsible, and caring nature
Why Join Us?
- Full compensation/benefits package for employees working 30+ hours/week
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and holiday pay
- Purposeful work adding value to the organization’s mission alongside a great team of coworkers
- Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities
We have meaningful work for you – come join our team – Apply Today!
What We Do
Homes and communities are where people thrive. We’ve held this belief since our founding in 1967 and have worked to make it reality for the thousands of individuals we serve. We continue that work today and are using innovation, technology, and collaboration across our organization to do more for more people.
Sevita is the leading provider of home and community-based specialty health care, with 40,000 employees proudly serving over 50,000 individuals. We believe that people can grow, learn, and be as independent as possible in the homes and communities where they live.
We serve adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with complex care needs, people recovering from brain injury, seniors in need of everyday support, children in foster care, adults and children with autism spectrum disorders, and other individuals who may require care across a lifetime.
Our goal is to enable these individuals to be as independent as possible and to live and thrive in their communities. It’s what we’ve done for more than 50 years, and it’s what we continue to do today.
For us, it’s a calling. Because when you have a chance to make a difference in someone’s life, you take it. Our team has a passion for helping others grow, learn, and live their best life.
We meet people where they are and help them reach their full potential. At Sevita, it’s not just a job. It’s about seeing others for who they are, and understanding and meeting their needs and preferences.
An individual’s health and wellness goes beyond simply physical health – it’s behavioral supports and looking at social determinants of health, too. And we are right there, supporting the whole person, because every person has the right to live well.
