Independent Living Skills Coordinator

College Living Experience•Rockville, MD

5h•$50,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Independent Living Skills (ILS) Coordinator plays a key role in supporting students’ growth in daily living, self-management, and independence. This role combines direct student support, coordination of programming, and collaboration with center leadership and staff. The ILS Coordinator serves as both a mentor and a coordinator, helping students build practical life skills while ensuring consistency, structure, and follow-through across the center. Make an Impact: CLE is a comprehensive transitional support program for young adults diagnosed with Autism, AD/HD, and/or learning disabilities. Our students are working towards living independent adult lives and they wouldn’t be able to meet this goal without the support of individuals like you. College Living Experience - CLE | Post-Secondary Supports Learn and Grow: Though we come together to support our students, we also prioritize staff development as a part of our core commitments. We provide regular opportunities to learn from each other and engage in conversations about best practices and individualized approaches to learning. Collaborate: We’re a team! We operate in four different domains (academic, career development, social skills, and independent living), but we engage in regular communication, problem solving, brainstorming, and cross-curricular planning. We are dedicated to building an inclusive team that sustains a welcoming community for sharing our diverse perspectives and strengths.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, social science, or other related field with a minimum of three years of relevant experience working with special needs students.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory: 2 years (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Coordinate Independent Living Skills Instruction including, but not limited to, meal planning and preparation, household and organization, financial instruction, and self-care.
Provide instruction, consultation, and coaching to students in life skills, conflict resolution, self-monitoring, and time management.
Collaborate and communicate with other staff in a timely manner to ensure student needs are efficiently met for their ongoing safety and development.
Assist students in their medication routine and may also assist students with refilling prescriptions, per programming needs identified by CLE team.
Supervise, train, and meet weekly (individually and as a team) with ILS instructors. This includes interviewing and hiring new team members when needed.
Serve as an advisor to designated students, which includes: weekly coaching sessions, serving as a liaison to student’s family and funding sources, reading and releasing student session notes, and preparing documentation if needed.
Provide timely and accurate documentation through written student progress notes and other reports as required.
Schedule staff and student ILS supports on a weekly basis.