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About the Role
Assist individuals with disabilities in locating, obtaining, and maintaining competitive employment. Help clients develop work skills and explore options for employment, education, or training.
Responsibilities
- Job exploration and matching to client’s interest, strengths and abilities
- Assist with development of skills to obtain and maintain employment
- Knowledge in models of supported employment
- Have and/or gain knowledge of barriers to employment faced by individuals with barriers to employment, how to accommodate for those barriers, and how to advise/educate an employer
- Assist with resume development, interview preparation, identify appropriate employment opportunities, and actively engage with employers
- Ability to attend activities both on and off-site, as well as outside of core working hours
- Promote a culture of inclusion and diversity
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and related experience working with individuals with disability is preferred
- An associate degree and related work experience will be considered
- Reliable transportation
- Valid and clean NYS driver’s license
- Basic computer knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective organizational and time management skills
- Ability to be patient and show empathy
- Comfortable advocating for others
- Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Solid customer service skills or relevant counseling training/experience
Skills
- Customer service
- Counseling
- Resume development
- Interview preparation
- Communication
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Patience
- Empathy
- Advocacy
- Teamwork
- Independent work
Location
- Menands at NCP
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Preferred Bachelor's Degree with related experience
- Associate Degree with related experience considered
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Associate Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $2500 sign on bonus
Benefits
- Generous time off benefits
- 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)
- 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
- 12 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
- Major medical leave
- Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
- 403b company contributions begin after one year of employment
- 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place
- Gym discounts
- Tuition discounts
- Cell phone discounts
About the Company
- Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling.
- We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays.
- We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.
Equal Opportunity
- As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception