Company Description

AHRC New York City is one of the largest providers of services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in New York City. Our mission is to advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead full and equitable lives. Come join the company recognized by Forbes as a Best Midsize Employer in America two years in a row. Join our team and discover your passion.

Job Description

AHRC NYC is looking to hire an Employment Skill Coordinator (ESC) for our Queens program. The ESC position has a pay rate of between $30k -$35k a year and comes with a low-to-no cost, comprehensive health benefit package which is just one way that AHRC NYC supports the wellbeing of our employees and their families. In addition, we also offer generous paid time off, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, a 403(b)-retirement plan with a matching benefit, flexible spending accounts, and discount programs. Our wellness offerings include an employee assistance program, Twill mental health platform and cash rewards for healthy behavior.

The Employment Skills Coordinator (ESC) has the dual responsibilities of creating, locating, and developing community contracts and employment opportunities and of coordinating orientation and training of program participants. The ESC markets the program to the community in order to develop integrative social and work opportunities for program participants, while at the same time providing training, evaluations, and counseling to participants at the job sites and in the community.

Expected outcomes for the ESC include, but are not limited to, successful marketing of the agency’s services to prospective employers, thereby broadening or increasing the number of opportunities available to the agency’s program participants; enhancing participant employability by modeling appropriate social and work behaviors and skill acquisition for participants; developing and implementing vocational training curricula/job club that addresses individual daily living and recreational skills; and establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with participants, families, employers, participant co-workers, volunteer community sites, schools, transition coordinators, and any other potential stakeholders in the employment process.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

§ Market the agency’s program so that members of the community will participate in providing social, recreational, or work-related activities to program participants, including having direct responsibility for increasing the agency’s public exposure in order to market the program. Also develop direct relationships with community sources to develop volunteer opportunities for program participants.

§ Establish individualized assessment/development plans for program participants with a particular focus on developing appropriate work skills and social behaviors. Plans will include provision for full range of employment supports (e.g., travel training and/or transportation, extended support job development, ongoing individual and group counseling, hands-on instruction in performing job tasks, supported implementation of pre-vocational services, post-assessments, etc.) and for intensive social competency training (e.g. daily living skills, recreational skills, specialized social behavior instruction, etc.).

§ Travel to job sites and other community sites to train and supervise program participants, as well as evaluate and implement the skills training process. Travel will include responsibility for transporting program participants in agency vans, as needed.

§ Ensure the timely and accurate maintenance of participants’ files. Ensure that all paper work related to any funded sources for all individuals to whom support is provided is completed in compliance with the funders’ and the agency’s reporting requirements and standards.

§ Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with participants, employers, Medicaid Service Coordinators, volunteer sites, and any other stakeholders in the employment process. Develop ongoing relationships with participants’ family/guardian and/or residence as necessary and appropriate and assist with coordinating meetings of families/guardians and Medicaid Service Coordinators, as needed.

§ Provide ongoing follow-up services to participants, as needed. Refer participants to appropriate community resources, as necessary.

§ Ensure that issues of difficulty with employers are appropriately reported to a program supervisor to ensure ongoing positive employer/community relationships.

§ Perform all related duties as assigned and attend all trainings and staff meetings, as required.

Qualifications

§ A High School Diploma/GED is required, Bachelors in Arts or Bachelors in Science preferred, with preference for degrees related to the fields of education, human services or counseling.

§ One year of working with the developmentally disabled population preferred.

§ Demonstrated ability in sales and marketing desired, including demonstrated skills in marketing the program to prospective providers of community activity sites and job sites, as well as ability to evaluate suitability of possible community and job sites for program participants.

§ Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.

§ Ability to counsel participants both individually and in groups and develop assessments and plans based on participants’ needs.

§ Ability to address groups for both training and community education purposes.

§ Ability to organize work.

§ Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with participants’ families, employers, funding sources, Medicaid Services Coordinators, and all other stakeholders in the employment process.

§ Flexible hours required, including possibility of weekend hours and work hours that fall between 6 A.M. and midnight and flexible weekly schedule (e.g. work extended hours, work 35 hours in four days, etc.).

§ Valid New York State Driver’s License and ability to drive a van highly desired.

AHRC New York City provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants, with employment based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (with or without sexual conduct), age, disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic disposition or carrier status, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Additional Information

Benefits:

• FREE COST MEDICAL INSURANCE (Single & Family Plans)
• Generous Paid time off (sick, personal & vacation)
• Paid Training
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral program
• 403(b) retirement plan
• 403(b) company match
• Life insurance
• Employee discount
• Health savings account

Schedule: 8 hour shift