Description

Areas of General Responsibility Screening You are responsible for leading the screening of applicants for supported employment or pre-vocational training services. This includes, but is not limited to, developing assessments aligned to industries practices and standards, taking coursework to become more knowledgeable in delivering assessments and crafting key questions or learning experiences to assess present levels of skills with a potential program member. You are responsible for developing a person-facing report that serves as a blueprint for any individual seeking vocational services (whether those services are provided by Birch or a different agency). This work also includes providing feedback/ input to Birch leadership on appropriateness of Birch/ OPWDD services for the individuals screened. To execute on this work, you are responsible for identifying individuals in need of these services and coordinating with all necessary stakeholders to ensure for a thorough and timely screening process. Opportunity and Experience Development You are responsible for leading efforts to create and develop work (paid or unpaid) experiences that are aligned with service/ program (SEMP/ ETP and Pre-Voc) goals along with the identified goals and interests of the program member. To accomplish this, you will collaborate with fellow Birch staff to deeply understand each person in need of work experience and thoroughly understand any unique barriers that must be considered to ensure a good match. To accomplish this, you will coordinate and organize meetings with program members and their coaches (if needed) to ask the necessary questions or create mini-assessments to completely understand the person you’re developing opportunities for. This includes but is not limited to developing: volunteer experiences in a field of interest, internship opportunities, situational assessment sites that meet 2 ETP program requirements and paid work opportunities in an integrated, competitive setting. While each program member has an assigned coach who is also in charge of creating work experience opportunities aligned to where the person is at in their career journey, you are ultimately responsible for ensuring opportunities and experiences are created in a timely manner. In general, one new work experience site (volunteer or unpaid work experience/ situational assessment site) and one successful paid work opportunity (2 total per month) is an industry standard for this position. Specifically, this work may include: contacting and convincing potential employers and work experience sites (primarily going in-person, but also calling, emailing, leveraging other sites like LinkedIn), helping modify existing jobs to better meet the program member’s needs, provide information on incentives and supports available to employers. Personal Organization You are required to maintain personal organization systems that ensure you meet all deliverables for your position. This includes but is not limited to: maintaining your calendar to clearly identify for your supervisor how you’re spending your time, task/ to-do lists for work with your supervisor or fellow Birch staff, systems and routines for following up on written/ verbal communication to close the loop/ achieve the desired result, and routinely checking in and providing updates on your progress to goals/ performance outcomes. Work (paid or unpaid) Placement You are responsible for assisting program participants in securing work opportunities by working collaboratively and taking the lead with employment specialists at Birch. You will serve as a liaison between program members and potential employers/ work experience opportunities. You will lead the conversation with potential employers (as necessary) with any position modifications needed by the program member. This work also applies to individuals needing unpaid work experiences. You will foster relationships with and maintain ongoing contact with employers to ensure successful placements and a high level of receptiveness towards working with Birch in the future. Communication and Documentation You responsible for ensuring timely, clear and effective communication with all stakeholders, especially as it relates to meeting your deliverables. Timely communication (email, call, text) includes response times of no more than 48 hours from initial outreach from either internal or external stakeholders. Clear and effective communication ensures that all context and necessary information is conveyed so that the ultimate goal of securing work experience opportunities can be realized sooner. Support 3 You will have the opportunity to meet with a coach/ supervisor at Birch once per week. You are expected to proactively 1. Name progress towards the goals outlined for the position 2. Identify what’s on track and not on track and 3. Propose solutions and next steps that will help you meet goals and intended outcomes for the position. Your coach is a resources towards meeting your goals, not in charge of your goals. To that end, you are expected to make connections with external partners who can provide advice and guidance towards effectively developing opportunities for program members. Miscellaneous You are required to participate in all required/mandated trainings, maintain all certifications related to job responsibilities (transcript for OPWDD and/ or ACCES-VR trainings), NOTE: Examples are for illustrative purposes. Responsibilities are not limited to specific examples cited and may change or evolve over time. Preferred Qualifications • Experience working with individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities • Background or passion for making connections with program members and companies in the community • Passion for helping make the job landscape more equitable for people with disabilities • Effective written and oral communication skills • Basic computer proficiency

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