Summary of Duties

The Employment Specialist direct and manage the career services as it assists all clients/consumers, and employer clients in the development of career education, career identification and search, and pursuit of employment opportunities commensurate with formal academic pursuits. Continually expand the client/user base and scope of services to ensure provision of the widest array of services possible to the broadest mix of academic and corporate clients.

Responsibilities

·         Facilitates/completes the career planning process with consumer's/client's using a customer-driven approach.

·         Maintains all appropriate records of documentation of consumers/clients placed in employment and compliance with standards.

·         Facilitates and markets employment services of clients to local and community businesses.

·         Maintains a thorough knowledge of therapeutic techniques, policies and procedures.

·         Secures job placement for consumers/clients in the community.

·         Negotiates with employers to develop suitable job(s) for consumers/clients

·         Assists in developing a program based on the use of work experience to effect a positive change in consumer's/client's work behaviors.

·         Assists consumers/clients in identifying behaviors that inhibit the development of desirable work habits and skills and develops a plan to overcome or significantly reduce the behaviors

·         Provides counseling and support services as needed to achieve and maintain employment.

·         Participates in team staffing along with other members of the consumer's/client's team

·         Educate consumer/clients about resume building, interview process, job expectation and professionalism.

·         Maintain regular contacts with companies for new job opportunities.

·         Provide job placement assistance to consumer/clients according to Oconee policies, and federal and state regulations.

·         Hold seminars on interview skills and job search strategies.

·         Organize job fairs, career programs, and other consumer/client activities.

·         Conduct research to analyze employment trends both locally and nationally.

·         Develop strong relationship with potential employers to build job placement opportunities for consumer/clients.

·         Maintain a database of available job opportunities for consumer/clients.

·         Interview consumer/clients to understand their career goals and accordingly provide career guidance.

·         Work effectively and collaboratively to achieve consumer/client placement goals.

·         Monitor and track job order status until they are closed.

·         Generate reports to Oconee center’s management on consumer/client employment progress when requested.