Employment Support Professional at The Arc of Bristol County dba proAbility – Smithfield, Rhode Island

Job # - 1664

Position: Employment Support Professional
Department: RI Community Supports

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

Pay Rate: $21.50

General Job Description:

The Employment Support Professional provides one-on-one, community-based support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with a primary focus on employment. This role supports people in finding, learning, and keeping jobs that match their interests, strengths, and goals. The position involves job development, job coaching, relationship-building in the workplace, and coordination with families, employers, and service partners.

General Qualifications:

Job Responsibilities:

Employment compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
The physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to use hands in order to handle or feel objects, tools, and controls; reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, and occasionally be required to lift/transfer up to 50/70 lbs. alone or occasionally up to 200lbs with the assistance of other staff. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.