{"id":5368,"date":"2024-03-26T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5368"},"modified":"2025-05-06T15:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T22:02:23","slug":"employment-training-specialist-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/employment-training-specialist-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Training Specialist 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>17593 (NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv)<br \/>\n22371 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Non Supv)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coordinate job development, placement and training of assigned clients with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under general supervision, coordinate job development, placement, training, and continued employment of assigned clients. Work with employers, parents, agencies and other support personnel to assure successful and equitable employment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through research and networking, identify and contact prospective employers and market services; negotiate contracts for future placements.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate each assigned client&#8217;s skill level and match to the appropriate job and environment; conduct a task analysis of the proposed job, develop performance standards, and develop a daily task sequence; develop and implement individual client training plans that include behavior and task oriented goals;<\/p>\n<p>Train clients placed in competitive jobs in the use of industry specific equipment and procedures; establish speed and quality performance standards required by the work place; develop clients&#8217; social and personal interaction skills; teach clients to use the transportation system;<\/p>\n<p>Collect, record, and interpret data relating to client performance and progress on the job; summarize data using graphs, tables, or figures;<\/p>\n<p>Negotiate with the employer to modify job tasks in order to conform to client&#8217;s skill range and any special needs;<\/p>\n<p>Provide education, training and consultation to employers regarding employment of clients with disabilities and legal issues related to employment; maintain ongoing contact with employers to provide ongoing feedback, receive progress reports, resolve problems that may arise, and monitor the employment contract;<\/p>\n<p>Provide client progress information to funding agencies, parents, therapists, and home living instructors;<\/p>\n<p>Refer clients to other professional services such as mental health, rehabilitation and independent living counseling as appropriate;<\/p>\n<p>Advocate for the client&#8217;s interests with employers, support personnel, and funding agencies to ensure equity and promote client independent living;<\/p>\n<p>Ensure the provision of quality services by keeping informed of developments in the field and networking;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in special education, psychology, rehabilitation, vocational counseling, or related field.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>03\/01\/1996: CSA Effective<br \/>\n01\/05\/1998: Revise Title<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 17593 (NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv) 22371 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Non Supv) BASIC FUNCTION Coordinate job development, placement and training of assigned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5368","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5368"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8955,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5368\/revisions\/8955"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}