Community Transition Counselor

DescriptionEmployment Horizons is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting people with barriers to employment in achieving their individual vocational objectives and establishing self-sufficiency in the community.

Position Overview:

As the Community Transition Specialist, you'll help people with disabilities take the next step from Vocational Rehabilitation Services into real jobs in the community. You're a natural relationship-builder; someone who can walk into a local business, make the case for hiring one of our participants, and follow through to ensure it's a great fit for everyone involved. You'll match people to the right work, train them once they're on the job, and keep checking in with participants and employers to make sure it's working.

Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Occasional nights and weekends as needed to support participants or employers.

Key Responsibilities:

Build relationships with local businesses to create job exploration, training, and placement opportunities for Extended Employment participants
Match participants' skills, interests, and support needs to the right job or work experience, in partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation staff
Conduct job sampling with participants to help them explore different types of work before committing to a placement
Assess community job sites for safety and fit before placing participants
Help participants search and apply for jobs, and prepare them for interviews through coaching and mock interviews
Accompany participants to job interviews and provide on-site support
Provide transportation or travel training to job interviews and worksites as needed
Train participants on the job and coach them through performance and workplace adjustment
Gather ongoing feedback from employers to ensure participants are meeting job expectations
Educate employers on accommodations, assistive technology, disability awareness, and the ADA
Maintain accurate service documentation, case notes, and reports

Benefits:

Employment Horizons values its team and offers a competitive benefits package, including:

Generous paid time off: 15 holidays, 18 vacation days, and 10 sick days
Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
Education Assistance Program: Up to $9,000 per year in tuition assistance
401(k) plan with a 3% company match
A collaborative and mission-driven work environment where your work changes lives

QualificationsRequired Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Psychology or a related field
2+ years of experience providing supported employment services to people with disabilities
Attended, or willing to attend, Boggs Center Employment Specialist Foundations training
Strong presentation skills, comfortable speaking to individuals and groups of all sizes
Comfortable cold calling businesses
Excellent time management, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Strong organizational and multitasking skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Excellent listening, oral, and written communication skills
Ability to work independently, with sound judgment and common sense
Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience cold calling businesses

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

This position requires the ability to drive, walk between locations, and occasionally support participants outdoors or in varied work environments. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and frequently use hands to type or handle objects. They may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level may vary, depending on the job site.

Employment Horizons is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.