About the Role
Employment Specialist II's work in the community with individuals with disabilities to help them achieve their goals, find employment, and succeed in the workplace. This may include resume writing, interview preparation, on-the-job training, job transition support, and transportation to job sites.
Responsibilities
- Assist individuals in reaching their goals
- Help individuals find work and succeed in the workplace
- Help people write resumes
- Assist with job interviews
- Provide on-the-job training
- Help people through job transitions
- Transport individuals to job sites
Requirements
- Experience in customer service or working with individuals with disabilities preferred
- Valid NYS driver's license
- Reliable transportation
Location
- Oneida County
- Lewis County
Work Type
- Varied schedule
- Flexibility required
- Potential evening or weekend shifts
Education Level
- High school diploma
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- High school diploma or Associate's degree - $19.50/hour
- Bachelor's degree - $21.00/hour
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit package
- Generous paid time off
- Paid training
About the Company
- Founded in 1954, The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter is a premier human services agency in the healthcare field.
- Agency was started by parents who envisioned a rich, full life for their children with disabilities, inclusive of their community.
- Employs 700 staff and supports over 1,400 people throughout Oneida and Lewis Counties.
- Provides a full spectrum of educational, vocational, employment, residential, family support, guardianship, respite, recreational, and day habilitation for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Owns and operates integrated businesses in our community, including Progress Industries business enterprise.
- Dedicated to enriching lives and fostering inclusion.
- Mission: to provide a full spectrum of educational, vocational, employment, residential, family support, and a myriad of other services for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Employees thrive in an inclusive and positive work culture that values collaboration, empathy, and a commitment to making a difference.
- Part of a community dedicated to changing lives.
Equal Opportunity
- The Arc firmly believes in and subscribes to fair employment practices and opens its facilities to every qualified person.
- In all employment practices, and related decisions, we are committed to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, military status, domestic violence victim status, non-job related conviction record, Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.
