Self-Employment & Micro-Business Coach for Impact

ADAPT Community Network; New York (NY); On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading Benefits

Job summary

ADAPT Community Network in New York seeks an Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Developer to help people with disabilities explore talents, develop business ideas, and create income opportunities aligned with goals and supports. You will coach individuals through discovery, planning, and launch while coordinating with employment teams and community partners.

The role emphasizes coaching, collaboration, and accessible business planning, with a focus on visibility, partnerships, and measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services, vocational rehabilitation, business, education, social work, psychology, disability services, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in supported employment, vocational services, workforce development, entrepreneurship, small business development, disability services, or community-based program development preferred.
• Experience supporting people with intellectual, developmental, physical, or communication disabilities preferred.
• Experience with social media, online marketplaces, product sales, community events, vendor fairs, digital media, accessibility consulting, or creative enterprise models preferred.
• Familiarity with OPWDD services, SEMP documentation, person-centered planning, benefits planning, or employment-first practices preferred.
• Knowledge of small business development, entrepreneurship, self-employment, job development, or customized employment practices.
• Ability to help individuals move from idea development to planning, launch, and ongoing support.
• Strong coaching, communication, organization, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to develop accessible tools, plain-language materials, and person-centered business planning resources.
• Understanding marketing, customer engagement, basic pricing, online visibility, and community partnership development.
• Commitment to dignity, choice, inclusion, disability rights, economic self-determination, and meaningful community-based employment.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with people supported, families, staff, community partners, and leadership.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Travel across the five boroughs of New York City may be required.

Responsibilities

• Identify people supported who may be interested in self-employment, micro-enterprise, consulting, creative business, or non-traditional employment opportunities.
• Conduct person-centered discovery to understand each individual’s interests, strengths, talents, communication style, support needs, preferred work routines, and employment goals.
• Develop individualized business plans that include the business concept, target customers, pricing, startup needs, support plan, marketing strategy, benefits considerations, risk factors, and measurable milestones.
• Provide coaching in business readiness, communication, customer service, scheduling, money management, product development, quality control, marketing, technology use, and follow-through.
• Support individuals in safely and professionally developing visibility through appropriate social media, online marketplace, digital storytelling, community showcase, or vendor opportunities.
• Build partnerships with internal departments, local businesses, community organizations, markets, creative spaces, accessibility partners, technology partners, and other potential collaborators.
• Coordinate with Supported Employment, Day Habilitation, Residential, Smart Living Center, TechWorks, clinical, finance, human resources, quality, and compliance teams as needed.
• Ensure entrepreneurship and self-employment activities are connected to the person’s employment goals, service plan, business plan, documentation, and measurable outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records, progress summaries, business plan updates, coaching notes, partnership trackers, and outcome reports.
• Assist with staff training, referral tools, coaching guides, and program materials that support consistent identification and development of self-employment opportunities.
• Track and evaluate program outcomes to identify opportunities to entrepreneurship and improve self-employment services.
• Keep abreast of developments in supported employment, entrepreneurship, self-employment, customized employment, accessibility, technology, and community-based business opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Documentation

Relationship building

Organization

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

ADAPT Community Network in New York seeks an Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Developer to help people with disabilities explore talents, develop business ideas, and create income opportunities aligned with goals and supports. You will coach individuals through discovery, planning, and launch while coordinating with employment teams and community partners.

The role emphasizes coaching, collaboration, and accessible business planning, with a focus on visibility, partnerships, and measurable