Experience Inc. Jobs

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. (http://wd5.myworkday.com/wday/authgwy/yai/login.htmld?)

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Under supervision, schedules and administers psycho-educational testing/assessments to assess cognitive and other abilities and achievement levels of individuals with disabilities referred for evaluation and services across the Rockland to mid-Hudson Valley region, including Orange and potentially Dutchess counties.

• Scores tests following appropriate guidelines and compiles ratings for assessments administered to each person we support (PWS).

• Writes comprehensive, individualized reports for each PWS (9 – 14 pages) summarizing test results.

• Interprets results of assessments and makes appropriate recommendations for accommodations and employment/educational goals based on strengths, weaknesses, achievement level and personal goals of PWS.

• Presents the findings of the report and recommendations for PWS at a case conference including the PWS, referring ACCES-VR counselor and other relevant individuals (e.g. parents, school staff, etc.)

• Supports employment services program needs and additional services by performing job development and job coaching services, as needed including:

• Post-Secondary and Job Exploration Counseling

• Career Exploration Assessments

• Community based workplace assessments

• Instructing individuals in Self-Advocacy

• Providing Work Readiness training to groups in-person and remotely.

• Facilitating services in alignment with state authorizations and timelines and requesting extensions as needed.

• Conducts all work in accordance with agency policies/procedures and ensures confidentiality of records.

• Completes all mandatory OPWDD/ACCES-VR/YAI trainings.

• Builds and maintains Positive Relationships and rapport with people supported and circle of support.

• Ensures billing and case notes are completed accurately and timely.

• Completes monthly progress reports.

• Performs all related work, as assigned.

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)

• Master’s Degree in vocational rehab counseling or related area, approved by ACCES-VR; and

• One year experience in vocational rehabilitation or other suitable fields (e.g. counseling, testing, working with the I/DD community, etc.); or

• Satisfactory combination of education, experience and/or training approved by ACCES-VR; however, all candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree in an approved area.

• Familiarity with standardized testing/assessments

• Routinely travel within the Rockland to mid-Hudson Valley region, including Orange and potentially Dutchess counties.

• Basic knowledge and awareness of I/DD and other disability groups

• Basic knowledge of employment laws and regulations

• Emotional Intelligence

• Counseling skills

• Advanced written and verbal communications

• Basic computer knowledge

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)

• In-depth understanding of and experience conducting standardized assessments

Compensation range

• $20.67/hour - $26.45/hour

  ​

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Roots:

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today:

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together:

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

http://www.yai.org/