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RISE Services Employment Specialist Services
Learn more about RISE Services’ Job Coaching and Job Readiness programs below, or apply to become an Employment Specialist today!
Employment Specialist
An Employment Specialist is known by several professional titles such as a job coach, job trainer, job consultant, vocational counselor, and staffing specialist. At RISE Services, Employment Specialists are responsible for assisting disabled individuals with obtaining a job by creating a positive job match. Employment Specialists are resources for both the employee and the employer.
Possible funding sources for Employment Specialist services are varied and should be explored further with your school, employer, or case manager.
Employment Support Services
Our Employment Specialists provides you with job search, placement, and with assistance for successfully continuing the job. These are the main responsibilities of a RISE Services Employment Specialist:
- Assist client with identifying job interests and skill set
- Completes best-fit match between position and client
- Provides one-to-one onsite training
- Completes onsite integration assistance and education
- Provides job retention counselling, planning and assistance to both the client and the employer
- Maintains evaluation data for performance reporting
Benefits to Hiring Individuals with Disabilities
Reduced Recruiting
Employment Specialists help businesses identify applicants through a pool of pre-screened candidates
Accommodation Assistance
Employment Specialists can help with active accommodation needs and integration
Training & Integration
Always onsite with employee & employer to ensure performance integration & retention success
Tax Credit Identification
Employment Specialists can help employers find possible tax credits such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Employment Specialists Service FAQs & Benefits
Employment Specialists support both the individual with disability and the employer. Our Employment Specialists interact with and provide consultation services to parents, community funding agencies, and other community support programs.
Support efforts will vary from client to client. It is the role of the Employment Specialist to provide some or all of the following supports for the individual:
- Advocacy
- Identification of interests and skills
- Identification of possible accommodations
- Job development and marketing services to businesses
- 1:1 onsite job coach to model behaviors
- Provide job training
- Provide ongoing job follow-up and retention services
Funding sources of supported employment services are varied. Many programs who employ job coaches have been approved to be vendors of services by DARS. In addition, medicaid waivers, schools, and local programs will provide funding for supported employment services to approved vendors.
Benefits for Businesses who Utilize Employment Specialists
Businesses want to know if the investment in a program like this will help to increase their bottom-line and productivity. Hiring individuals with disabilities is an investment for the employer to become diverse. Here are some of the benefits:
- Employment Specialists reduce the time it takes businesses to locate workers by giving the business access to pre-screened candidates.
- The upfront work of an Employment Specialist will complement the screening and hiring process of the business.
- Training and staff support from Employment Specialists will dovetail with the style of the company. They will ensure this continues until the new employee is completely up to speed.
- Employment Specialists can assist with the identification and implementation of other workplace accommodations for hiring companies.
- Employment Specialists can assist the employer with finding possible tax credits such the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).
- Employment Specialists will be present at the business to provide ongoing support and job retention services.
Hire an Individual with a Disability
If you represent a business or an agency and would like to hire an Individual with a Disability, please contact RISE Services today.