Placement Specialist

Position:           Placement Specialist

Department:      GLAD ES

Supervisor:       Deputy Director

Location:          Designated America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) Office (Glendale) and GLAD LA Office

Classification:   Non-exempt, 100% FTE

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the Placement Specialist:

1. Provides employment services to deaf and hard of hearing people.
2. Provides support services and sensitivity training to GLAD Employment Services (ES) staff and employers.
3. Manages client recruitment, assessment, counseling, job development, referral to training programs.
4. Handles negotiation and monitoring of training contracts, job placement and follow up contacts with clients and employers after placement.
5. Works closely with Job Connection Interpreter.
6. Is responsible for approval of timesheets for Job Connection Interpreter.
7. Supervises and evaluates the Job Connection Interpreter.
8. Reports to Deputy Director on operations and activities on a regular basis.
9. Prepares weekly reports.
10. Performs such tasks and responsibilities as may be delegated.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree is required.
2. Fluency in American Sign Language is required.
3. Previous experience in provision of job development services to unskilled and highly skilled deaf and hard of hearing people is required.
4. Must possess the ability to relate and be sensitive to deaf people with varied communication skills and language levels, and be able to work with a diverse, multi-ethnic population. 
5. Demonstrated efficiency with Microsoft Office programs required.
6. Be detail-oriented with strong organizational and written communication skills. Must prioritize and handle multiple tasks, sometimes with competing deadlines.
7. Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality. Demonstrated ability to perform professionally. Punctuality and reliability are a must.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills are required. Must maintain a cooperative relationship with co-employees, directors, employers, outside vendors, and the CEO.
9. As business needs require, employee’s schedule may be adjusted to ensure coverage for Deaf Expos and other deaf outreach events that occur on weekends.
10. Must have reliable transportation and maintain up-to-date auto insurance.

Note: As part of our hiring process, the selected candidate must complete and pass a background check of references, criminal background screening and drug screening.

About GLAD:

The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness is a private non-profit organization that was founded in 1969 and now has 13 locations serving 10 counties in Southern California. 

Our goal is to protect the civil rights, and ensure equal access for the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled communities in particular areas of California, including the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono, Inyo and San Luis Obispo, to all of life’s opportunities.

GLAD’s general purpose and powers shall be to promote the educational, health, housing, vocational, cultural, social and recreational welfare of its deaf and hard of hearing constituents.

The organization’s specific and primary purposes shall be to act as a coordinating agency addressing the broad social service needs of deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled individuals through direct service provision, advocacy, research and dissemination of information to the consumers, professionals and parents.

GLAD offers the follow benefits for full time employees:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Flex Spending Account
• Employee-paid 403B retirement Plan
• Employer-paid 401A retirement plan
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• Vacation days starting at 2 weeks per year
• 12 paid sick days per year
• Paid Holidays

Employee insurance plans are able to begin after the first 30 days of employment.

Salary Range: $35/hour ($72,800 per year)

OPEN UNTIL FILLED.

To apply, go to https://gladinc.bamboohr.com/careers

GLAD is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

GLAD is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of GLAD and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of GLAD, including supervisors and co-workers.

This is an at-will employment position. Both GLAD and the employee may end the employment relationship at any time, without notice, and without good cause.