EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

Job Description

Job Description

Employment Specialist ART

Center for Creative Works (CCW), a Progressive Art Studio program, seeks a full time, Employment Specialist to work with our programs in Wynnewood and Philadelphia . We are a studio art program for neuro diverse artists, dedicated to the highest quality of work possible for the artists in this studio. CCW also engages the broader arts community through residencies, workshops, and other forms of collaboration and programming. Our studio provides materials and equipment for a wide range of artistic mediums as well as promotion and marketing for our artists.

The Employment Specialist CCW Employment Specialist provides direct vocational assessment, job development, and job coaching services to participants who are interested in self employment as artists and makers. The Employment Specialist will participate in identifying needed supports to overcome barriers to building their small business. This includes assisting in skill building, strategic planning with the individual, and guiding in all aspects of building their business as an artist or maker. A commitment to the RHD values should be demonstrated as job duties are performed. works with our offices as well as our corp

Wynnewood PA and Philadelphia

Description

Employment Specialist

Reports to

Manager of Supported Employment Services

Position Summary

The Employment Specialist CCW Employment Specialist provides direct vocational assessment, job development, and job coaching services to participants who are interested in self employment as artists and makers. The Employment Specialist will participate in identifying needed supports to overcome barriers to building their small business. This includes assisting in skill building, strategic planning with the individual, and guiding in all aspects of building their business as an artist or maker.

Employment Specialist provides direct community-based support, job development, and job coaching services to artists with intellectual disabilities seeking to build their professional art practice as a small business. The Employment Specialist will participate in identifying needed support to overcome barriers to employment. The foundation of all activities will focus on individual recovery through meaningful community participation, contribution, and membership.

To be considered, candidates must have a valid drivers’ license and a vehicle they can use every day.

Essential Duties and Functions

• Essential Duties and Functions :

Vocational Assessment, Job Development, Job Coaching.

Administration :

Provides emergency on-call coverage in rotation with other team members as needed.

CCW’s Employment Specialist is focused on Development and Coaching of artists in their work as self-employed artists. In addition to job duties listed above, job duties also include :

Assessing for the direction and interest level of the individual.

Qualifications :

Working conditions

This position is set in a studio environment as well as out in the community while supporting program participants. While performing the duties of the job, employees are frequently required to stand, walk, lift, and reach. Position requires travel throughout the community supported by the program.

Physical requirements

Lifting Requirements

Physical Requirements

Reporting Relationships

Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment.

Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy / childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.