Employment & Community Support Specialist

MAB Community Services; Haverhill (MA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

MAB Community Services is a nonprofit agency helping individuals with brain injuries achieve meaningful employment and community involvement. The role sits in Haverhill, MA with daytime hours and travel up to 75% to support program participants.

The position emphasizes planning, coordinating employment activities, coaching, and collaboration with work sites and residential staff to ensure successful employment outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that participants’ choices, interests and needs are supported and facilitated when planning and coordinating employment activities.
• Provide case management services to assigned participants.
• Utilize curriculum, assistive technology, and provide accommodations as appropriate for each participant.
• Support participant in exploring and engaging in the local community.
• Create a weekly schedule with participant to include daily community access.
• Assist participant throughout all phases of employment including career exploration, job seeking, interviewing, employment coaching and job shifts.
• Assist in initial orientation and oversight of quality control at work sites.
• Act as a liaison between the worksite supervisor(s) and residential support(s) and participate in problem-solving, written and oral communication needs, coordination of tasks and other duties in accordance with worksite and MAB policies.
• Provide job coaching and work closely with participants’ workplace supervisor(s) to ensure job retention and success.
• Maintain accurate records of individual interactions, progress, and outcomes in compliance with organizational policies
• Participate in the development and implementation of support strategies to accomplish ISP and MabVoc goals and objectives for assigned participants.
• Prepare, accompany and support each participant for the work experience and other community –based meetings/interviews and perform follow up activities. Modify schedules to eliminate schedule conflicts. Modify instructional methods to meet learning needs of each participant.
• Provide eyes on supervision of participant(s) throughout the assigned shifts'

Job description

MAB Community Services is a nonprofit agency helping individuals with brain injuries achieve meaningful employment and community involvement. The role sits in Haverhill, MA with daytime hours and travel up to 75% to support program participants.

The position emphasizes planning, coordinating employment activities, coaching, and collaboration with work sites and residential staff to ensure successful employment outcomes.