Employment Specialist

Achieving True Self-Allegheny County, PA. 

ATS is growing and we are looking for Employment Specialists to join our team!

An Employment Specialist is responsible for providing job-readiness and vocational c oaching services. You will prepare your client for sustainable career opportunities, and assist them in obtaining competitive integrated employment. This will include implementing established processes and use of program-specific resources designed to support adults and transition age students with Autism/neurodivergent needs and other various disabilities in a variety of workplace settings. This includes identifying individual abilities & interests, coaching on critical workplace skills, modeling appropriate social interactions, redirecting perseverative behaviors, preparing for following written procedures and work instructions, interpreting environmental cues, identifying sensory needs, and discussing accommodations. You will...