Status: Part Time Hourly
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Summary of the Position: The Employment Specialist is responsible for supporting individuals in achieving meaningful employment outcomes. This includes evaluating each individual's skills, interests, and employment goals to identify job opportunities that align with their abilities and preferences.
The Employment Specialist provides on-the-job training and ongoing support to promote long-term success and independence in the workplace.
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. embraces the principles of self-determination and positive approaches in our Developmental Disability Programs. Guided by the Everyday Lives philosophy from the Office of Developmental Programs, we believe in empowering individuals to make their own decisions about how they live, what supports they need, and how they allocate their resources. Key values include accountability, choice, collaboration, inclusion, community contribution, individuality, mentoring, quality, relationships, safety, and success.
Position will be focused in Bucks County and Upper Northeast Philadelphia, and possibly some Montgomery County locations
Schedule: Flexible Hours; Availability to work up to 40 hours per week.
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Benefits Available:
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, military or veteran status, or disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.