Position: Employment Specialist

Department: Developmental Disabled Vocational Support Services/Service for People Living with Disabilities

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. BCS, which presently serves more than 10,000 individuals annually, is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including education and childcare; services to strengthen families; and services to foster self-sufficiency for adults.

Responsibilities:

• Assist individuals with developmental disabilities develop work readiness skills necessary to secure and maintain community-based employment.
• Run work readiness groups utilizing The Fed-Cap Get Ready! ™ Curriculum and other Vocational-base modules and curriculums.
• Provide individual counseling and case management services.
• Provide supervision at the volunteer sites and workplace.
• Maintain client charts and assure all documents are up to date and organized cohesively.
• Complete daily progress notes and maintain daily attendance via APRICOT Database System.
• Complete monthly reports and other required documentation before deadlines.
• Complete Initial/Semi-Annual vocational plans, satisfaction surveys etc.
• Maintain ongoing contact with referral sources and other service providers.
• Prepare a referral packet for ACCES-VR, OPWDD services as applicable.
• Participate in vendor fairs and other program recruitment events as necessary.
• Complete intakes for the DDVSS program.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications:

• BA degree in the Human Services related field.
• Experience working with the developmentally disabled population.
• Counseling skills required.
• Good communication skills, verbally and in writing.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to interface effectively with staff across programs and community agencies.
• Fingerprinting, Child Abuse Registry, and Background Check.
• BCS and Turning Point require that all employees entering the workplace be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless an exemption is granted as a medical or religious accommodation