Job Type: Full-time
If you are looking for a meaningful and fulfilling career where each day brings the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life, this is the position you have been looking for.
Who we are:
The League for People with Disabilities is a multi-faceted organization that allows youth and adults to gain independence, increase self-sufficiency, and lead fulfilling lives. Together, we are able to facilitate learning, foster growth, and build the community to achieve personal and professional goals. The League offers careers for people who enjoy supporting others so that they may flourish and lead a full and abundant life. Winner of the James W Rouse Excellence in Diversity award in 2021 and named a Top Workplace by the Baltimore Sun in 2022.
League Programs:
- Adult Medical Day
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day
- The Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement (SCALE) Program
- Meaningful Day
- Personal Supports
- Employment Services
- Independent Living
- Youth Autism Services
- Behavior Support Services
- Community Services
- League Industries
- Wellness Center
- Camp Greentop
- Respite Services
- Club 11111
Our Mission
The League for People with Disabilities is committed to offering individuals the opportunity to gain independence, increase self-sufficiency, and improve their quality of life.
Our Core Values
- Accountability
- Independence
- Mutual Respect
- Participant Focus
- Quality
The Employment Specialist assists in the development of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities that can include job coaching, follow-along support, ongoing job supports, discovery services, self-employment support services, career exploration services, co-worker supports, and/or pre-vocational/independent living skills activities based on assigned participants’ goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist assigned program participants in the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of Person Centered Plans and/or DORS IPE that include specific goals related to their vocational progress.
- Provide pre-vocational and independent living skills training activities, as appropriate, for individuals enrolled in discovery services, self-employment support services, career exploration services, co-worker supports, job development, follow-along or ongoing job supports, and/or Day Hab/CDS individuals working on barriers to employment.
- Seek community connections and employment leads throughout the work week.
- Evaluate, monitor, and document program participants’ progress in accordance with funding source regulations and League policies and procedures.
- Complete and submit daily and/or monthly attendance and reports for each participant, as required.
- Serve as The League’s liaison with the program participant’s DORS counselor, CCS, employer, and family, as required and as applicable.
- Actively participate in each program participant’s PCP/Individual Team Meeting (Annual and Interim).
- Provide assistance in obtaining employment-related supports (i.e., transportation, assistive technology, reasonable accommodations, as required.
- Remain knowledgeable about local labor market trends, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other laws and regulations related to vocational rehabilitation and competitive integrated employment.
- Provide mobility training as assigned.
- Maintain complete and accurate participant files in Care Tracker electronic documentation system.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Manager, Employment Services
- Demonstrate the 5 Core Values of The League (Accountability, Participant Focus, Quality, Independence, and Mutual Respect)
Benefits
Full-time (35+ hours) and part-time (at least 30 hours) employees benefit from working as a team at The League for People with Disabilities.
- Generous Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- 12 Paid holidays, including a floating holiday.
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Group Life
- Long-term Disability
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Staff learning opportunities
- Free access to our Wellness Center
- Free On-Site parking