Employment Specialist FULL - TIME Job at Opportunities for Positive Growth Inc, Fishers, IN

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  • Opportunities for Positive Growth Inc
  • Fishers, IN

Job Description

: Opportunities for Positive Growth, Inc. is committed to providing meaningful and dignified support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are:
  • 100% employee owned
  • named a Top Workplace (Indiana) ten times, 1st place in 2024 for Managers, 1st place in 2023 for Meaningful Career, and Top Workplace USA in 2023 and 2024
  • earned a Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation with Distinction through the Council on Quality and Leadership

Position: We are seeking an Employment Specialist who will provide services for those on the Autism Spectrum or diagnosed with Developmental/ Intellectual Disabilities of all ages. This is a full-time Employment Specialist position (based on an average of 35 hours per week) and is available for an immediate hire. The Employment Specialist:

  • works to discover a person's career goals
  • assists a person to secure competitive employment
  • assists the person in completing initial training
  • assists the person in learning job tasks and professional skills
  • ensures the person is stable on the job before fading services

The Employment Specialist's hourly pay is a minimum of $18.50 and remains competitive based on experience. This is a Full-time position. Benefits include:

  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holidays Paid
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Continued Education/ conference reimbursement
  • Employer provided cell phone and computer

High School diploma, or equivalent, at least eighteen (18) years of age, be able to legally work in the United States, have a properly maintained vehicle with appropriate insurance, be able to lift up to 50 lbs., be able to walk, bend, squat, turn in the knees, back, wrist and shoulders and grasp with both hands (to properly administer CPR and other personal care/lifting techniques), be able to competently administer CPR/First Aid, demonstrate proof of a negative TB screening, and preferably have at least one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities in integrated settings.

Compensation details: 18.5-22 Hourly Wage

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Immediate start,

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