Transitional Assistance Coordinator- Leominster Area

Guardian Angel Senior Services; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Angel Senior Services in Leominster, MA, seeks a Transitional Assistance Coordinator to support adults with disabilities and related populations. The role focuses on coordinating housing, services, and community reintegration with strong collaboration across discharge planners and case managers.

Responsibilities include helping with housing searches, appointments, setting up apartments, tracking services, and ensuring timely documentation and reimbursements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a human services field or equivalent experience.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record and reliable, insured vehicle; willingness to travel with mileage reimbursement.
• Commitment to protecting client confidentiality and timely, accurate recordkeeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively with participants and families across diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist housing searches, voucher processes, and housing appointments.
• Attend transition meetings prior to participant discharge and coordinate with housing authorities.
• Set up apartments and utilities as requested by participants.
• Maintain active communication with MRC case managers; document services and reimbursements timely.
• Track and document services, housing applications, and participant communications.
• Initiate home assessments for housing space and furnishings; procure items per participant preferences.
• Ensure timely updating of service activity logs and related reports.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Confidentiality

Driving

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services

Job description

Transitional Assistance Coordinators

The Transitional Assistance Coordinators will assist Guardian Angel in services for adults with developmental disabilities, individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and adolescents with brain injury.

• This position must be motivated by being an instrumental part of giving a participant at a facility level of care the opportunity to rejoin community living with support in place to live a safe and fulfilling life.
• Work collaboratively and under the instructions of discharge planners and State Case Managers,
• Assist in the execution of service plans designed to develop, maintain, and/or maximize the participant's independent functioning in self-care, physical, and emotional growth, socialization, communication, and vocational skills.

Responsibilities:

The TA Coordinator position involves assisting with participant transition from skilled nursing facilities to community living with appropriate support. Transitional Assistance Coordinator can include any or all the following:

• Assisting with housing search, voucher and housing applications.
• Attending housing appointments with participant for housing authorities, such as an ID or Social Security Card.
• Setting up apartments as preferred by participant.
• Maintaining active communication with MRC case manager with updates on participant.
• Attending transition meetings prior to participant discharge.
• Tracking and documenting direct services, housing application, shopping expenses and all communication related to participants.
• Initiating home assessments on housing space for suitable housing goods and furnishings.
• Purchasing furniture, housing goods and all essential items based on Participant preferences.
• Setting up utilities services as needed.
• Adequately updating services activity log, delivery reports and submitting reimbursement in a timely fashion.

Requirements:

• Have a college degree (preferably in a human service field), plus experience in providing community-based services to individuals with disabilities.
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and a reliable clean, insured vehicle must be willing to travel (mileage will be reimbursed).
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Utilize effective time management techniques to ensure tasks are prioritized, and agreed deadlines are met.
• Complies with State/Federal regulatory acts and agency policies.
• Always respects and maintains client's confidentiality.
• Can communicate effectively in the language and communication style of the participants to whom they provide services and his or her family.
• Experience with housing preferred

Guardian Angel Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.