Duties Description The New York State Education Department’s Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCESS-VR) is seeking a candidate for an Employment Specialist for Individuals with Disabilities 2 position in the Garden City District Office. This assists persons with disabilities to attain employment, educational, and/or independent living goals. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
•Act as Outreach Coordinator for the Subminimum Wage To Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE) demonstration project;
•Supervise and support IESs working in the six SWTCIE counties;
•Collaborate with local partners to coordinate and promote SWTCIE;
•Develop and implement regional employment marketing activities to expand and expediate job opportunities for ACCESS-VR consumers and SWTCIE participants;
•Implement regional marketing initiatives that compliment local marketing plans for offices within their region and State marketing plans;
•Develop job opportunities and communicate job leads, marketing concepts and labor force information to the Employment Specialists for Individuals with Disabilities 1 (ESID 1’s) in their region; and
•Supervise ESID 1’s to develop a plan for working with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and job ready ACCESS-VR consumers and SWTCIE participants to identify employment opportunities and ensure successful employment outcomes.