Disability Resource Coordinator
Disability Resource Coordinator II
Rev. 07/2024
Disability Resource Coordinators (DRCs) are professional, experienced, specialized staff that work to change local workforce systems to better serve individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Rev. 07/2024
Disability Resource Coordinators (DRCs) are professional, experienced, specialized staff that work to change local workforce systems to better serve individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and two (2) years of full-time paid experience in partnership development and outreach; or
- Associate’s degree and four (4) years of full-time paid experience in partnership development and outreach.
- 3 years of experience in programs delivering direct services to individuals with disabilities.
- Knowledge of local disability resources.
- Proven ability to communicate with and train job seekers, business leaders, and front-line staff.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A self-starter comfortable meeting new people and building strong relationships.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, policies, and procedures relating to equal opportunity and non-discrimination.
- Strong knowledge of career exploration and job search processes.
- Willingness to obtain/maintain a credential to provide benefits advisement and work incentive counseling to job seekers in receipt of Social Security Administration benefits
The Fulton, Montgomery, and Schoharie Counties Workforce Development Board (WDB) is seeking a full-time Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC) to provide expertise and to serve as a resource to the Workforce Solutions Career Centers and System in the development, delivery, and coordination of workforce services for individuals with disabilities.
Job Details:
This is a full-time position with the FMS Workforce Development Board, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit, as a part of the NY SCION project (New York System Change and Inclusive Opportunities Network).
Salary range: $60,000+/year; commensurate with education and experience.
Competitive Benefits Package that includes 100 % paid Health and Dental Insurance. Travel reimbursement. Must have reliable transportation.
The DRC will primarily work out of the Amsterdam Workforce Solutions Center but will spend time in Fulton and Schoharie Counties as well.
IMPORTANT: To be considered for this position, you must send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements by August 30, 2024 to:
Heather Pettit
FMS Workforce Development Board 2620 River Front Center Amsterdam, NY 12010 or
Email: hpettit@fmsworkforcesolutions.org
Further information on the DRC project may be found at: https://dol.ny.gov/NY_SCION
Please note that this project has been extended and is no longer time-limited.
If you are an organization that would be interested in contracting with the Workforce Development Board to fill this position, please contact Gina Papa at gpapa@fmsworkforcesolution.org
Job Details:
This is a full-time position with the FMS Workforce Development Board, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit, as a part of the NY SCION project (New York System Change and Inclusive Opportunities Network).
Salary range: $60,000+/year; commensurate with education and experience.
Competitive Benefits Package that includes 100 % paid Health and Dental Insurance. Travel reimbursement. Must have reliable transportation.
The DRC will primarily work out of the Amsterdam Workforce Solutions Center but will spend time in Fulton and Schoharie Counties as well.
IMPORTANT: To be considered for this position, you must send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements by August 30, 2024 to:
Heather Pettit
FMS Workforce Development Board 2620 River Front Center Amsterdam, NY 12010 or
Email: hpettit@fmsworkforcesolutions.org
Further information on the DRC project may be found at: https://dol.ny.gov/NY_SCION
Please note that this project has been extended and is no longer time-limited.
If you are an organization that would be interested in contracting with the Workforce Development Board to fill this position, please contact Gina Papa at gpapa@fmsworkforcesolution.org
