ASD Career Advancement Specialist
Malden, MA, United States
Job Description Job Description ition: ASD Career Advancement Specialist
Reports To: Director of Autism Services
Hours: M-F, 40 hrs. per week w/flexibility for 1-2 evenings per week
Overview
Triangle has an immediate opening for an Employment Specialist at the Main Street site. 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.
Triangle’s Expectation of Employee
Adheres to Triangle policy and procedures.
Fosters a positive, solution-oriented culture consistent with Triangle’s mission.
Promotes employment, self-advocacy, and independence across programs and participants.
Acts as a role model within and outside of Triangle
Maintains a positive and respectful attitude towards participants, staff, and community partners.
Communicates regularly with supervisor.
Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position, with a willingness to flex hours as needed.
Primary 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, 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 supports for individuals.
Facilitates and implements after hours social opportunities and community engagement.
Establishes opportunities for training and job shadowing with local community businesses.
Develops job leads and cultivates employer relationships to enhance community partnerships.
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