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About the Role

Assist adults with developmental disabilities in learning about work, exploring career interests, and gaining competitive employment. This full-time position requires flexibility, excellent communication, self-starting ability, reliability, patience, and the capacity to work independently. The role is community-based with significant travel across Long Island (car provided) and involves interaction with employers.

Responsibilities

Provide employment services to adults and students receiving ACCES-VR and OPWDD support services.
Offer vocational training, intensive coaching, situational assessments, and referrals for job development and placement.
Deliver curriculum and services in individual and group settings to teach vocationally relevant soft skills.
Address resume building, interviewing skills, transportation, benefit counselor linkages, coping skills, and stress management.
Assist with orienting individuals to new environments, including job sites, assessment/internship sites, and job fairs.
Become familiar with and assist individuals with Job Zone, ONET, Ticket to Work, and ACCES-VR.
Ensure individuals are familiar with public transportation and assist them in securing SCAT and ABLE ride.
Provide Travel Training on a case-by-case basis.
Ensure documentation meets quality and compliance thresholds and complete required documentation within mandated time frames.
Effectively communicate and support the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
Communicate respectfully with all individuals, including those supported, supervisors, team members, and community members.
Prevent, recognize, and report abuse toward individuals supported.
Adhere to the organization’s Code of Ethics.
Maintain confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Communicate respectfully with all people.
Comply fully with FREE’s confidentiality policies.
Meet all safety training requirements and adhere to all safety policies.
Report any and all unsafe conditions.
Take measures to prevent accidents and eliminate safety or health risks.
Coordinate, support, attend, and participate in all required events, meetings, reviews, and committees.
Meet all job requirements and stay in compliance.
Adhere to FREE’s standard of ethical behavior.

Requirements

At least 6 months to 1 year of relevant work experience required.
Previous work experience with individuals with mental health diagnoses.
Must become familiar and assist individuals with Job Zone, ONET, Ticket to Work, and ACCES-VR.
Travel to site is required.
Valid driver’s license is required.
Must be able to meet all the criteria to be a valid driver for the agency.
Must be able to adhere to a flexible work schedule that may include early hours, evening hours, and weekends.
Employee is required to sit, walk and stand for prolonged periods of time (at least 8 hours).
Employee is required to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
Employee is required to operate standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, fax and filing cabinets.
Employee is required to reach with hands and arms.
Employee is required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or stand on a stool as needed.
Employee is required to be able to lift 50 pounds at a time.
FREE will provide reasonable accommodations to allow employees to perform the essential functions of the position, provided such reasonable accommodations do not cause undue hardship on FREE.

Skills

Excellent communication skills
Self-starter
Reliable
Patient
Able to work independently
Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills

Location

Long Island

Work Type

Full-time
In-person
Community-based

Experience Level

6 months to 1 year relevant work experience

Education Level

Associate's Degree required
Bachelor's Degree highly preferred

About the Company

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) benefits and proudly supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual / developmental disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury.
It is the mission of FREE to support people of all abilities reach their full potential and thrive in their communities.
FREE provides a diverse array of supports and services including: housing; recovery services; transition to work; employment; day, community and family services; respite; crisis services; education and after school support; specialty health services; and advocacy.

Equal Opportunity

FREE is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected characteristic.
In addition to federal law requirements, FREE complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in all of its locations.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises’ affirmative action efforts related to protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are set out and described in our affirmative action plan for protected veterans and individuals with a disability.