Business Services Liaison

Business Services Liaison

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Business Administration, Vocational Rehabilitation, Orientation and Mobility, Rehabilitation Teaching, Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, Special Education, Teaching, Counseling, Psychology, Community Counseling, Sociology, Social Work, a behavioral science or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in career counseling, job placement, experience in an employment and training program, habilitation or a disability related field for each year of the required education.
• For Level II: Bachelor’s degree plus one year of qualifying experience in an employment and training program; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in career counseling, job placement, experience in an employment and training program, habilitation or a disability related field for each year of the required education.
• For Level III: Bachelor’s degree plus three years of qualifying experience in an employment and training program; or a Master’s Degree plus one year of qualifying experience in an employment and training program; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in career counseling, job placement, experience in an employment and training program, habilitation or a disability related field for each year of the required education.
• Knowledge of the process of vocational rehabilitation and employment for people with disabilities; of available community resources for people with disabilities; of workplace health and safety precautions; of instructional techniques; of barriers to employment and how to use assistive technology and techniques to reduce the impact of disability on employment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in public and express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and to exercise sound judgment in analyzing situations and for making decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with businesses, government agencies, and community partners for the purpose of developing job opportunities for people with disabilities.
• Provide economic indicators and employment trends for businesses, community partners and agency staff.
• Provide technical assistance, consultation and training to businesses, community partners, agency staff and the general public on workplace accessibility, ADA rules and regulations, workplace accommodations, tax credits, identifying barriers to employment and other services to businesses related to job opportunities for people with disabilities.
• Distribute information regarding labor market data, career outlook information, job opportunities, on-the-job training (OJT) or on-the-job employment (OJE), supported employment, customized employment, internships, apprenticeships and other types of competitive integrative employment programs for people with disabilities to businesses, community partners and agency staff.
• Develop and provide training such as soft skills, resume writing, interviewing techniques, job readiness and financial literacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in manual sign language as demonstrated by the successful completion of a competency test administered by the Department of Rehabilitation Services.