Employment Specialist for Students with Disabilities

Overview

The Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice EmployAbility Clinic seeks a qualified individual to join our team. The USU EmployAbility Clinic is dedicated to finding consumer-driven employment and teaching pre-employment skills to increase greater self-sufficiency and a higher quality of life for individuals with disabilities. This is an hourly position.

• The individual working in the position would be working one-on-one with clients who have disabilities in an internship program that runs three times a year in Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters.
• The Summer program is expected to run 8 weeks and the Fall and Spring semesters are expected to run 10 weeks. There may be several weeks between semesters with no work.
• Candidates must be available to work during the period from January 5, 2026 - March 31, 2026, with shifts ranging from 5-25 hours per week.

Responsibilities

The individual working in the position would be working one-on-one with clients providing the following:

• In-depth employment skills assessments.
• Teaching and leading social skills.
• Providing job development activities including but not limited to resume building, interview skills, employer encounters, job tries, etc.
• Providing on-the-job coaching.
• Writing thorough and professional client reports.
• Building relationships with local employers.

Employment Specialist training must be completed online before working with any clients.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Asynchronous Workplace Supports Training Certificate, or willingness to complete upon hire.
• Access to reliable transportation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Customized Employment trained.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities for 1+ years.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Good professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional business professional skills.
• Good analytic skills.
• Exceptional social skills.

Job offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:

Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”.

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

$15.00 per hour

ADA

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

College/Department Highlights

The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice (IDRPP) is Utah’s federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). The IDRPP opened its doors in 1972 and was the first UCEDD program in the U.S. to focus on the educational and social needs of children and adults with disabilities. Over the past 50 years the IDRPP has grown into one of the largest UCEDD programs in the nation and is recognized as a pioneer in research, training, technical assistance, and services for children and adults with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

 

The IDRPP is committed to hiring people with disabilities, veterans, and diverse individuals from all communities and backgrounds.  We value visible and invisible differences, and we recognize that diversity makes us stronger.  We welcome applicants who bring something different and unique to our organization.  We value creativity, loyalty, and hard work.  We believe that we can change the world and make it a better, more inclusive place for everyone, and we want to hire people who also believe that they can make a difference.

 

Mission:

We are working together to create inclusive communities and improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families through sustainable innovation, collaborative research, responsive service, and interdisciplinary training and education.

 

Values:

We Innovate: We lead by developing dynamic, sustainable, forward-thinking programs and services.

We Include: We demonstrate how to effectively work toward inclusive communities in our planning, programs, and services. We celebrate diversity in ability, race, ethnicity, culture, language, gender, sexual orientation, politics, and religion. 

We Collaborate: We forge partnerships. Working together makes us more effective and responsive to the current needs o