Community Coordinator (R 25h)

Triangle, Inc.; Randolph (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Triangle, Inc. seeks a part-time Community Coordinator in Randolph, MA, to supervise participants across work sites, volunteer activities, and community outings.

You will help develop engaging curricula, implement life and employment skills, and transport participants to activities while adhering to program goals and safety standards. Regular collaboration with DDS and families is expected.

Qualifications

• Verbal communication skills to interact with participants, families, and staff.
• Ability to read and interpret program materials and documentation.
• Willingness to learn curriculum, data collection, and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Supervises groups of participants in work sites, volunteer sites, and community outings.
• Develops and maintains diverse volunteer, vocational, and educational opportunities.
• Assists with development of engaging curriculum to meet program goals.
• Implements independent living, employment, self-advocacy, and soft skills in daily activities.
• Transports individuals to and from community activities and employment sites.
• Prepares or assists in required assessments and progress reports (incident reports, safety assessments).
• Participates in trainings and professional development opportunities.
• Intervenes in unsafe situations to ensure participant safety.
• Participates in ISP meetings with DDS and families as needed.
• Collects accurate data for ISP documents, behavior plans, and monthly notes.
• Collaborates with other Community Coordinators and Program Coordinator to ensure quality service delivery.
• Reports progress and issues to the Program Coordinator on a regular basis.

Skills

Verbal communication

Reading comprehension

Writing abilities

Interpreting documents

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college coursework / 1-3 years experience

Massachusetts driver's license

Job description

Position: Community Coordinator

Reports To: Program Coordinator

Hours: Part-time/25 hrs. Monday-Friday 9am-2pm

Location: Randolph Day Services

Triangle's Expectation of Employee

• Adheres to Triangle policy and procedures.
• Fosters a positive, solution-oriented culture consistent with Triangle's mission.
• Promote employment, self-advocacy, and independence across programs and participants.
• Acts as a role model within and outside of Triangle
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude towards participants, staff, and community partners.
• Communicate regularly with your supervisor.
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position, with a willingness to flex hours as needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervises groups of participants in a variety of settings including work sites, volunteer sites, recreational outings, and other community outings
• Develops and maintains diverse volunteer, vocational, and educational opportunities for individuals.
• Assists with the development of new and engaging curriculum to meet program goals.
• Implements independent living, employment, self-advocacy, and soft skills into daily activities and curriculum.
• Transports individuals to and from community activities/employment sites.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of required assessments and reports (i.e., incident reports, safety assessments, progress summaries, etc.)
• Participates in identified training and professional development opportunities.
• Intervenes in any unsafe interactions or behavioral incidents that occur to ensure individuals' safety.
• Participates in ISP meetings with Department of Developmental Services, participants, and their families or other members of their support team as needed.
• Take directions from Program Coordinator to collect accurate data as needed for ISP's, behavior plans, monthly progress notes, etc.
• Collaborates with other Community Coordinators and Program Coordinator to ensure quality service delivery.
• Reports progress and issues to Program Coordinator on a regular basis
• Positively represents Triangle to customers, family members, and community organizations.
• Participate in biweekly team meetings.
• Meets with Program Coordinator on a monthly basis for supervision.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Some college-related coursework and/or one to three years' relatable experience preferred.
• Massachusetts driver's license and clean driving record

Language Skills

• Ability to verbally communicate, read, analyze, interpret, and write documents.
• Ability to respond and navigate common inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies, or family members.

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.