Acces VR Intern - Employment Services

ACCES-VR Intern

The ACCES-VR Intern receives integrated community training at a work site pertaining to their desired field of employment. The ACCES-VR Intern will be assigned and supported by an Employment Specialist through FREE that will assist with securing an appropriate work site, supports onboarding, monitors progress through measurable outcomes, and serves as liaison among the work site, ACCES-VR counselors, and FREE's Human Resources team.

Duties, Responsibilities, and Essential Functions

• Follows instructions from on-site supervisor/management team at their assigned community work site to ensure that all job duties are fulfilled.
• Adheres to all safety procedures and protocols at the community work site.
• Communicates with the Employment Specialists and FREE's Vocational Managers to discuss progress, expectations, and case status.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities of All FREE Employees

• Always communicates in a respectful manner with all people including the people we support, supervisors, other valued team members, and members of the community.
• Complies fully with FREE's confidentiality policies by holding in strictest confidence all information pertaining to members, residents, the people we support and their families, clients, providers, contractors, and employees.
• Meets all safety training requirements; adheres to all safety policies and reports any and all unsafe conditions; takes measures to prevent accidents and/or eliminate conditions that pose a safety or health risk.
• Meets all job requirements and stays in compliance.
• Adheres to FREE's standard of ethical behavior as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Code of Conduct as well as applicable laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Education: None required
• Experience: Related experience preferred
• Specialized Training, Licenses, Certifications: Not required, training will be provided upon hire as needed
• Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Functional communication skills
• Ability to take directions and follow instructions as assigned
• Other Requirements: Must have independent transportation to travel to and from secured work site.

Work Environment

This role is performed in-person at the assigned community worksite. Independent transportation is needed to travel to and from the work site.

Physical Requirements

• Employee is required to sit, walk and stand for prolonged period of time (at least 8 hours).
• Employee is required to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Employee might be required to operate standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, fax and filing cabinets.
• Employee is required to reach with hands and arms.
• Employee is required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or stand on a stool as needed.
• Employee might be required to lift/move light items.
• Additional physical requirements will be communicated to the employee by community worksite management.

Notwithstanding the above listed physical requirements of this position, FREE will provide reasonable accommodations to allow employees to perform the essential functions of the position, provided such reasonable accommodations do not cause undue hardship on FREE.

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