Transition Specialist

Gesher Human Services•Detroit, MI

About The Position

Gesher Human Services is a bridge to hope and opportunity for people at work, at home, and in the community. Gesher’s workforce development, behavioral health, and inclusion programming serves all Metro Detroiters while meeting the needs of the Jewish community. Classroom and virtual facilitation of personal and career exploration to high school students with disabilities. Utilizing placement and job development techniques to develop sites for internship, job shadowing and job placement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in psychology, special education, or social work preferred
One-year related work experience with individuals with developmental, emotional and/or physical impairments.
Interpersonal skills sufficient to work with participants, public and staff.
Composition skills sufficient to prepare required reports.
Driving record must meet safe driving standards as established by Agency insurance carrier.
Valid Michigan driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience with at risk youth preferred.
Fluency in American Sign Language and /or Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

In classroom setting conduct both personal and career exploration to assist students identify interests, abilities, needs and values, as well as presenting information about career clusters and occupations within the clusters.
Assist students to develop decision-making skills, effective job seeking skills including completing applications, writing resumes, practicing job interviewing techniques and other related skills.
Utilize placement and job development techniques to develop sites for job shadowing and job placement. Utilize appropriate forms, procedures, job restructuring and adaptive devices to match students with job sites.
Assist students in developing the interpersonal skills necessary, as well as related demands of the workplace using social skills assessment tools, group interaction and other counseling-related techniques.
Develop, implement, review and monitor comprehensive plans of service which delineate goals, interventions, outcomes and responsibilities.
Provide proactive case coordination services to ensure each participant's receipt of integrated, coordinated service delivery in vocational, as well as any other areas impacting vocational success.
Maintain participant master file and ensure timely compliance by generating ongoing service notes, weekly, monthly, and quarterly documents on participant's progress, in accordance with CARF, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, and Department of Mental Health standards.
Establish and maintain cooperative and outcome‑oriented relationships with staff from all program components, outside professionals and employers.
Develop, implement and monitor specific training program to modify participant behavior.
Serve as a member of committees involved in reviewing internal case records and/or procedures.
Provide ongoing service coordination, follow-along support, training, advocacy, and referral services to students who are employed.
Provide mobility training and/or coordinate transportation arrangements for students as needed. Transport students using Agency van or own vehicle as needed.
Complete data entry tasks utilizing the Agency DARTS system.
Serve on Agency committee(s) as appointed.