Employment Consultant

Job Description
Type of Job: 
Full-Time
Main Areas of Responsibility: 

The Employment Consultant develops relationships with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and employers and works to ensure the long-term success of integrated employment arrangements. Employment Consultants must comply with all state and federal regulations regarding reporting, certification, and health and safety, and must maintain an active awareness of and willingness to advocate for the well being of all participants.

Additional Areas of Responsibility: 

• Assesses employers’ needs and works with them to create positions that are valuable to their enterprise and in alignment with participant’s goals and support needs
• Assumes full responsibility for a caseload of employed participants, including documenting all services and communications in participant case records
• Provides job coaching, including performing initial task analysis, training participants on-the-job, and visiting participants' job sites regularly

Other Information/Requirements: 

Experience working with people with IDD in a supporting role
• Bachelor’s degree or minimum 4 years’ relevant experience
• Strong written communication and project/time management skills, including attention to detail
• Strong initiative, drive for results, and self-assessment skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Must be engaging and comfortable meeting new people and addressing sensitive issues

How to Apply: 

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Contact Information
Name: 
Jen Gelhardt
Agency/Organization: 
Best Buddies
Address: 
8338 Comanche Rd NE Suite D
City: 
Albuquerque
State: 
New Mexico
Zip/Postal Code: 
87110
Business Phone: 
(505) 219-7366
Business Fax: 
Best Buddies
Email Address: 
[email protected]
www.bestbuddies.org
Internal Info
Date to Post: 
Jul 13 2018
Date to Remove: 
Oct 23 2018

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