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Center for Disability Services

Employment Specialist

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In-Office
Albany, NY
20-21 Hourly
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In-Office
Albany, NY
20-21 Hourly
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Provide job development, intensive and extended job training, advocacy and personal support for individuals in Supported Employment. Follow directions, communicate clearly, perform basic math, and apply knowledge of weights/measures. Requires driving with own vehicle and lifting up to 50 pounds. Education or vocational experience and one year working with people with developmental disabilities required.
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The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support. 

For 75 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities. Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere.

We are looking for an EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST to become part of our organization. 
Responsibilities:  

  • Provides job development, job training (both intensive and extended), advocacy and personal support & services where necessary to individuals in the Supported Employment Program.
  • Able to follow directions, communicate clearly, perform simple math functions and have knowledge of basic weights and measures.

 

Requirements

  • A Bachelors Degree or 4 years vocational experience
    is required 
  • 1 year experience working with people with developmental disabilities
  • Your NYS driver’s license must be in good standing, as this position requires usage of own vehicle.

Must be at least 18 years old to apply for this position.   Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds. 

At The Center for Disability Services, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support.  We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.

Compensation Range:

$20.41 - $21.45

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