Inclusive Employment Career Coach

Triangle; Malden (MA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Triangle seeks a Career Advancement Specialist to empower adults with disabilities toward competitive community employment. You will coordinate job readiness, lead activities, and develop employer relations to expand opportunities.

The role includes data entry, progress notes, and collaboration with the Case Management team to support ISP/Life Plan goals. Full-time hours, 40 hours weekly, with occasional evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; additional Education preferred.
• One to Three years of Human Services experience preferred.
• Some Marketing and/or Sales experience preferred.
• First Aid/CPR and Safety Care or willingness to become certified.
• Massachusetts Driver's License and clean driving record required.
• Personal vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Equips individuals with disabilities with job readiness skills to secure potential employment or collegiate pathways.
• Creates an inviting, exciting, innovative learning environment.
• Takes lead in developing and implementing activities and employment/collegiate opportunities focused on personal and professional development.
• Aids in the development & implementation of new and engaging career and social experiences to meet program/participant driven goals.
• Produces weekly supported employment schedule/monitors utilization of contracts.
• Consistently connects with community employers in order to identify or create employment opportunities/collegiate support for individuals.
• Facilitates and implements after hours social opportunities and community engagement.
• Establishes opportunities for training and job shadowing with local community businesses.
• Developing job leads and cultivates employer relationships to enhance community partnerships.
• Monitors individual job performance, attitude, and behavior for appropriateness.
• Implements independent living, self-advocacy, and soft skills into daily activities and programmatic offerings.
• Provides individualized support to participants, when necessary, both during programming and 1:1 job/collegiate pathway coaching.
• Conducts initial/ongoing assessments for personal growth.
• Proactively communicates with families over employment/collegiate progress and needs.
• Provides support to participants and assists in developing natural support to ensure integration and increased or maintained independence in the community.
• Trains and develop independent skills related to employment and collegiate pathways, such as travel training, hygiene, self-advocacy, etc.
• Provides transportation for groups or individual career seekers to interviews, employment assessments, job searching, and other employment activities in the community.
• Communicates in a professional manner with employers/collegiate stakeholders and trouble shoots issues at supported sites with all relevant parties.
• Works with Case Management team to ensure individual's ISP/Life Plan goals are being met.
• Participates in ISP/Life Plan meetings with Department of Developmental Services, participants, and their families or other members of their support team as needed.
• Take directions from Site Manager/Assistant to collect accurate data as needed for ISP/Life Plans, behavior plans, monthly progress notes, etc.
• Submit billing and related progress notes on a daily basis utilizing Penelope software
• Contributes to monthly ISP/Life Plan goal tracking notes
• Other duties as assigned

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Triangle seeks a Career Advancement Specialist to empower adults with disabilities toward competitive community employment. You will coordinate job readiness, lead activities, and develop employer relations to expand opportunities.

The role includes data entry, progress notes, and collaboration with the Case Management team to support ISP/Life Plan goals. Full-time hours, 40 hours weekly, with occasional evenings and weekends.