PRN Employment Specialist (Walker County)

Job Description

Job Description

PRN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

TOMMY NOBIS CENTER

WALKER COUNTY, GA

$25 / HOUR

Tommy Nobis Center Mission : Empowering People Through Employment

Vision : Tommy Nobis Center envisions supportive communities where people with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to work.

Would you like to join our award-winning culture and establish a meaningful career in the nonprofit world?

Tommy Nobis Center offers you an opportunity to work for an organization that has been recognized as one of the Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation as well as being recognized by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a Top Workplace in Atlanta!

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, Tommy Nobis Center offers generous timeoff policies.

Position Summary :

The PRN Employment Specialist for Tommy Nobis Center will provide workplace readiness training, job development and placement, and job coaching to adults with disabilities. This position is responsible for placing clients in competitive employment roles and the successful outcomes of the persons served.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities :

• Works with participants to identify preferred employment opportunities.
• Meets with perspective employers for the purpose of filling and / or creating employment opportunities for participants to fulfill our mission
• Conduct Job Development activities including :

Assisting with the completion of applications and work-related assessments.

Education

Experience :

Qualifications :

Core Competencies :

Leadership At Every Level

Promotes organizational mission and goals and shows the way to achieve them.

Results Focus & Initiative

Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them. Gets the job done.

Ethics & Integrity

Earns others' trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.

Decision Making & Judgment

Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.

Relationship Building

Builds constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect.

Mediating Disputes

Helps others resolve complex or sensitive disagreements and conflicts.

Customer Focus

Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization.

Special Skills / Abilities :

Interpersonal :

Written Communications :

Analytical :

Oral Communications :

Leadership :

Organizational :

Problem-Solving

Equipment

Other Qualifications or Requirements :

Mental Effort :

Physical Requirements :

Visual Effort :

Safety :

Declaration :

This job description is not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. They may be subject to change at any time.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Benefits :

Tommy Nobis Center offers a full package of benefits; some of which include :