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.