ASD/Career Advancement Specialist-PRISM
Triangle•Malden, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
Triangle has an immediate opening for an ASD/Career Advancement Specialist at the PRISM/Main Street site. The qualified candidate will equip adults with disabilities to help them achieve their career and personal goals. This will be done by maximizing their abilities and leveraging their interests through competitive employment opportunities as well as engaging, fun and customizable programming experiences.
Requirements
- Commitment to supporting a Neurodiverse population
- High School Diploma required
- First Aid/CPR and Safety Care or willingness to become certified.
- Massachusetts Driver's License and clean driving record required
- Personal vehicle required
- Ability to verbally communicate
- Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and write documents.
- Ability to respond to and navigate common inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies, or family members.
Nice To Haves
- additional Education preferred
- Two to Four years of Human Services/ASD experience preferred
- Some Marketing and/or Sales experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Equips neurodiverse participants with job readiness skills to secure potential employment or collegiate pathways
- Supervises & supports groups of participants in a program and variety of settings including social gatherings, volunteer sites, recreational outings, and other community related outings
- Creates an inviting, customizable, exciting and innovative earning 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, flexible and engaging career and social experiences to meet program/participant driven goals
- Monitors member's respective utilization of contracts
- Facilitates and implements after hours social opportunities and community engagement as needed
- Monitors individual job performance, attitude, and behavior for appropriateness for those that are employed
- 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 or members over employment/collegiate progress and needs
- Provides supports to members and assists in developing natural supports 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
- 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
- Takes direction from Site Manager/Program Coordinator to collect accurate data as needed for ISP/Life Plans, behavior plans, monthly progress notes, etc.
- Submits billing and related progress notes on a daily basis utilizing Penelope software
- Contributes to monthly ISP/Life Plan goal tracking notes
- Performs 1:1 job development with or on behalf of participant and complete documenting/ billing in database
- Adjust supported employment schedule as needed
- Provides direct care/group site supervision when necessary
- Prepares and executes lessons to foster personal and professional growth
- Knows and adheres to all safety policies and emergency procedures. Know basic emergency facts regarding participation
- Maintains up to date case notes, employment records, schedules, etc.
- Provides services and bills necessary contract hours on a weekly basis
- Plans and facilitates job clubs/events for groups of participants and bills accordingly
- Checks in with appropriate parties on a weekly basis to share applicable progress, challenges, and ISP/Lifeplan progress and behavior data
- Reaches department placement/ annual goals set by Site Manager and Department
- Participates in progress meetings (ISP, behavioral etc.) as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
