WIOA PETS Associate (Cumberland County) -- Temporary Solutions

About the position

This temporary position is located in Fayetteville - Cumberland County and serves students in the following counties: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland. This position will locate and provide information and services to potentially eligible, eligible, and under-served children and families with visual impairments and blindness ages 14-21 years according to the definitions given in the WIOA/PETS legislation. Employee will work with DSB VR Staff in the implementation and service delivery of pre-employment transition services to qualifying students with visual impairments, blindness or deaf-blindness. Will provide service delivery, outreach, marketing and documentation of services rendered for VIB-PETS clients throughout the various stages of the vocational rehabilitation process. Will focus efforts on areas of the state that do not presently offer a MOU with local school systems.

Responsibilities

• Locate and provide information and services to potentially eligible, eligible, and under-served children and families with visual impairments ages 14-21.
• Work with DSB VR Staff in the implementation and service delivery of pre-employment transition services.
• Provide service delivery, outreach, marketing, and documentation of services rendered for VIB-PETS clients.
• Focus efforts on areas of the state that do not presently offer a MOU with local school systems.

Requirements

• Experience working with youth ages 14-21 years of age, school staff and providers.
• Experience in conducting outreach activities, networking, building relationships with organizations.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to use MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) efficiently in composing letters, presentations and reports.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with eligible individuals, employers, vendors, agency staff and others as required.

Benefits

• Hourly Rate of Pay: $20.00 (Based on education and/or years of relevant work experience reflected on the application)
• Exposure to an agency's culture, process, procedures and potential learning opportunities.