Employment Consultant Level 1

Description :

At Rise, we believe that everyone deserves opportunities to live a life filled with purpose and pride. In our employment, housing, and life-enrichment services, we support people to set and achieve their personal goals. As a nonprofit, every Rise team member is driven by our mission. That shared commitment is the foundation of a workplace that embraces a culture of learning and growth by offering extensive training, competitive salaries, and a fun work environment. We are an inspiring leader in disability services that wants to make a real difference in peoples lives!

Position Summary

Provide job development and retention services to people served by Rise. Assist people in developing job goals, job-seeking skills, and identifying potential employers. Network and market Rise and the people we support to business partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized job placement services through weekly meetings with person served to work on job seeking skills, preparing resumes and cover letters and interviewing within the community.
• Actively cultivate competitive job opportunities with businesses and employers in the community, in-person meetings with at least 6 employers a week.
• Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders including the individuals team, businesses and employers, vocational rehabilitation services and with people with mental health diagnoses.
• Equip and empower individuals to be successful in their new job opportunity through ongoing support.
• Advocate on behalf of individual with employer regarding job accommodations.
• Responsible for maintaining a caseload of no more than 20 people while tracking and documenting variety of data about services provided as well as billing.
• Utilize person centered thinking and motivational interviewing to best engage with person served.
• Meets and maintains service time requirements as determined by management.

Requirements :

Benefits

Are you looking to work with a diverse team of professionals? Do you want to work in a fun environment while supporting others to live a life of possibilities? Then join Rise, Inc.!

Rise values being a person-centered organization. This impacts how we carry out services for the people we support and our organizational culture. We encourage people's unique individual differences and celebrate the ways our team members contribute to our community. We believe in a workplace informed by differing viewpoints and perspectives created from a diverse team and welcome people of all races, genders, ages, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds to apply. Our goal is that those we serve, and our team members always feel valued and respected.

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