Supported Employment Specialist (1216-225) - (Louisville, KY)

Under moderate supervision, develops competitive and volunteer employment opportunities for persons with psychiatric or developmental disabilities. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS * Counsels and encourages clients in employment-related matters to ensure the smoothest assimilation into both competitive and volunteer work forces. * Plans and facilitates group and classroom instruction on employment-related issues such as determining job skills, interviewing procedures, good work habits, etc. * Conducts individual assessment of clients' employment needs and abilities and develops realistic goals and objectives. * Maintains volunteer work sites to provide employment training and background to clients. * Performs job development activities, including employer contacts. * Provides job-site training to clients in a variety of community-based employment settings. * Provides daily/weekly/monthly follow-up communications, as needed, with both employer and client to ensure mutual interests are being served.