Employment Specialist FULL - TIME

Company: Opportunities for Positive Growth Inc
Location: Kokomo
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Description:Overview: Opportunities for Positive Growth, Inc. is committed to providing meaningful and dignified support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We:are 100% employee-ownedwere named a Top Workplace (Indiana) fifteen times, 1st place in 2025 for Values, 1st place in 2024 for Managers, 1st place in 2023 for Meaningful Career, and Top 100 Workplaces for USA Today in 2024 and 2025earned a Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation with Distinction through the Council on Quality and LeadershipPosition: 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 goalsassists a person to secure competitive employmentassists the person in completing initial trainingassists the person in learning job tasks and professional skillsensures the person is stable on the job before fading servicesThe Employment Specialist's hourly pay is a minimum of $18.50 and remains competitive based on experience. This is a Full-time, salaried position. Benefits include:Mileage ReimbursementHealth, dental, vision, and life insuranceEmployee Stock Ownership PlanPaid Time OffHolidays PaidEmployee Assistance ProgramContinued Education/ conference reimbursementEmployer provided cell phone and computerRequirements: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 WagePIe0ece3a74e88-25660-37756549

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