Career Advancement Specialist (B)

Triangle•Malden, MA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Triangle has an immediate opening for a Career Advancement Specialist for our Day Services. The qualified candidate will equip adults with disabilities to achieve their career and personal goals by maximizing their participation in supported employment and progressing towards competitive employment in the community. The employee is expected to adhere to Triangle policy and procedures, foster a positive, solution-oriented culture consistent with Triangle's mission, promote employment, self-advocacy, and independence across programs and participants, act as a role model within and outside of Triangle, maintain a positive and respectful attitude towards participants, staff, and community partners, communicate regularly with supervisor, demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload, and consistently report to work on time prepared to perform duties of position, with a willingness to flex hours as needed.

Requirements

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 and navigate common inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies, or family members
CORI and a background check

Nice To Haves

Additional Education preferred
One to Three years of Human Services experience preferred
Some Marketing and/or Sales experience preferred

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
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, data collection, 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/plan progress and behavior data
Reaches department placement/ annual goals set by Site Manager and Department
Participates in progress meetings (ISP, behavioral etc.) as requested.
Meets 1:1 with caseload
Completes reports, observations, career readiness assessments, and job coaching as requested
Develops 10 employer relationships/leads per month
Places 10 participants in competitive, integrated employment (not in supported group sites)
Participates in team meetings
Meets with Site Manager/ Assistant Site Manager on a monthly basis for supervision and as needed
Communicates with employers and proposes implementation/production goals, fields questions in a professional manner
Flexes work week as required by employment sites and job coaching schedules; informs Site Manager of any changes