Employment Specialist - Portland Metro Area

What will you do as an Employment Specialist?

At Trellis, we are innovators who change perceptions and open doors for individuals with disabilities. We see possibilities where others see barriers. If you’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, committed to helping others improve their lives, and ready to build a long-term career, Trellis just might be the place for you! Use your talents to help people with developmental disabilities find jobs and set them up for success. Trellis will take your transferable skills and provide you with training to be successful in your job.

Essential Functions

• Provide multiple vocational services

• Explore person-centered employment opportunities using skill assessments, and labor market analysis.

• Establish and cultivate relationships with businesses and develop employment opportunities and job placements with a variety of employers.

• Coach and support clients through all phases of employment including the job search process, navigating interviews, learning job tasks, and refining skills required to retain employment.

• Manage a caseload of 10 - 12 clients.

• Proactively manage and prioritize scheduling to ensure client service contracts are met in a timely manner and documentation is completed within the set service timeframe.

• Update reports daily, meet monthly documentation deadlines, and maintain professional writing standards to accurately and comprehensively account for services provided.

• Demonstrate positive work habits and practices

• Work collaboratively with colleagues, project partners, contractors, and outside organizations to ensure quality streamlined services are provided to our clients.

• Maintain professional competencies through training, staff meeting attendance, and ongoing education offered by Trellis, the state, and learning partners.

• Comply with all Trellis policies and procedures.

• Consistently model Trellis’s core values: Commit to Empowering Others, Set the Standard, Do The Right Thing When No One is Looking, Try Another Way, Take Part in Team Trellis.

• Celebrate the positive changes you help facilitate in the lives of others!

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Must have B.A. or B.S. degree in social sciences, business, or related field or possess equivalent training and experience in a professional or personal capacity.

• Personal or professional experience with people who experience disabilities.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, instructional skills, and problem solving skills.

• Self-motivation and willingness to take initiative and ownership of outcomes.

• Must have effective written, oral communication, and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated time management and organization skills.

• Experience with Google Suites (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Etc.) or Microsoft Office Suites.

• Valid driver's license, reliable car, and automobile insurance. Willing to travel regularly throughout the Portland Metro area.

• Must pass background driving, criminal history checks.

Benefits

• Full time employees receive 40 hours of paid vacation yearly.

• Employees earn 1 hour of PTO for every 30 hours worked with a maximum accrued amount of 40 hours per year.

• Full time employees are eligible for health benefits after 90 days.

• Full time employees are eligible to participate in a 401K after their first year. Trellis matches 401K contributions at a rate of 4%.

• Salary Range - $45,000 to $64,000+ ($21.00 - $23.00 + bonuses)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $64,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
Employees and clients wear masks. We provide masks and sanitization equipment.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• IDD: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: One location