Employment Support Specialist

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We now have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and highly-motivated individual to join our team as Employment Support Specialist and to play a central role in helping our adult members with Down syndrome achieve and sustain work placement/paid work in the coming twelve months.

Role Objectives:
- Drive a person-centered approach to support participants access work opportunities and sustained employment
- Provide support to employers to ensure successful outcomes from work placement

Responsibilities:
- Develop a profile for each participant based on their interest, capabilities and needs and develop a positive working relationship with them
- Have a comprehensive understanding of available job roles/work opportunities for participants and help match them to appropriate placements, taking full account of both participant and employer needs
- Develop a network of suitable employers who will offer work opportunities (work experience, job placements, trials, internships, volunteering), liaising with them, providing pre-employment training for them & supporting them as needed during delivery of the placement
- Negotiate with the employer on the terms of the employment
- Conduct task analysis prior to job start. Deliver pre-placement training
- To support participants on a day-to-day basis in their work placements (on a reducing phased basis).
Working professionally and collaboratively with the established employment team in national office & employment committee in the Kerry branch
- Work professionally, effectively and sensitively with key stakeholders to ensure that all participants are safe, feel safe and are listened to with any concerns
- Keep up to date on policies and programmes of relevance to the employment of adults with Down syndrome
- Assist with the completion of necessary paperwork incl. evaluations, reports & documentation
- Develop and maintain robust record keeping procedures in line with relevant data protection and confidentiality requirements
- Commit to ongoing professional development
- Conduct any other duties in line with the main objective set out above

Essential Requirements:
- The ability to motivate and assist adults with DS to access, secure and maintain employment in the open labour market
- The ability to act as advocate for adults with DS and to foster relationships with employers across Kerry
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Strong Team working skills and an ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent administration, organisation & ICT Skills
- Possess a full clean driving licence and have access to a car
- Possess a standard leaving certificate or equivalent

Desirable:
- Third Level Qualification or supported employment related qualification
- Recruitment Experience
- Understanding of the issues and needs of people with special needs.

Additional:
- 2 Business referees. Garda vetting for the role is mandatory.

Based at Kerry Branch office, Balloonagh, Tralee ? with travel as required. 21 hours p/week (Some out of office hours work may be required, subject to support needs of members). Part-time fixed contract for 12 months - to be extended subject to funding. 6 month probationary period. 33-40,000 Euro (DOE) with mileage**. Reporting to: Board Kerry Branch, with liaison function to DSI Head of Employment.

Closing date is 3rd February 2023
Please forward application letter along with your CV and referees to Willie Lewins HR manager Down Syndrome Ireland

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