Job Finders, LLC is seeking qualified individuals for the positions of Employment Specialist and Job Coach.
Employment Specialist for Deaf (Commission based; Average Salary $41,000)
Description of Services
• writing résumés and proposals to assist in placement;
• contacting employers from target lists and developing consumer jobs;
• performing a job analysis;
• reviewing job match information;
• assisting the consumer with job applications, pre-employment forms, practice interviews, and pre-employment testing or physicals;
• accompanying the consumer to interviews and company visits;
• assisting the employer with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit; and
• training the consumer to travel to and from the job.
The Employment Specialist for the Deaf must have:
• Proficiency in American Sign Language
• Basic Understanding of Deaf Culture
• Experience working with people with hearing loss
• Business acumen to succeed in a commission-only 1099 position
• Strong business development skills for creating new employer relationships
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Crisis management skills
• Good Driving Record
• Clean Criminal Background
Job Coach for the Deaf ($15-$20 per hour)
Description of Services
• Train applicants and consumers to use public transportation services or other means of transportation to help applicants and consumers access services and employment.
• Work side-by-side with a newly placed consumer at a job site.
• Analyze the job, and break into manageable components.
• Identify and solve problems before they become crises for the consumer, employer, or co-worker.
• Teach effective job keeping skills to the consumer.
• Use the least intrusive methods possible on the job.
• Gradually reduce the time spent at the job site as the consumer becomes better adjusted and more independent.
The Job Coach Providers for the Deaf must have:
• Proficiency in American Sign Language
• a high school diploma or GED;
• a varied and successful work history;
• considerable knowledge of employer expectations;
• the ability to work successfully with a wide variety of consumers and employers;
• the ability to analyze a job and reduce it to manageable components
• Clean Criminal Background
Please send resume to [email protected]
Division Manager, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
4606 Centerview, Suite 200
San Antonio, Texas 78228
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