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Chelsea, Massachusetts
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Job Description
Under the supervision of the Shore Educational Collaborative Transition & CCFR Coordinator and Administrators of Special Education, the CCFR Career Educator & Community Coach/Mentor prepares secondary level students and young adults with disabilities for a self-determined life after high school to include meaningful work, higher education/career training opportunities, competitive employment and wages, healthy relationships, a community network, inclusive participation in community life, and the foundation for a good quality of life. This position involves responsibility for collaboratively developing and implementing personalized transition planning initiatives to include: initial intake/interviewing regarding the student’s personal vision for the future, transition assessments, person-centered-planning (PCP), establishment of appropriate inclusive career-oriented, work-based learning (WBL) and career awareness/ exploration/ immersion experiences matching student vision, interests, and pre-requisite skill building with employer/organization needs and/or college/career training/industry credential opportunities. This position involves mentoring, establishment of potential internships, searching for and supporting competitive employment, community-based work-based-learning experiences, student-community networks, and student progress toward self-determination and college, career, and future-readiness.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
- Supports students as they explore and determine personal vision, talents, skills, assets, employment interests and potential career/community opportunities.
- Establishes job/career training sites and tours of training/higher education sites.
- Participates in school/community partnerships with local employers and community organizations maintaining ongoing, sustainable relationships and placements.
- Observes mandates and models/guides healthy strategies for students negotiating evolving Covid-19 protocols across settings (school/employment/community).
- Matches student vision and interests with employer and community-based needs.
- Provides encouragement, mentoring, and monitoring for students across settings.
- Assists students in developing career-oriented skills – personal transition portfolios, writing resumes, completing applications, practicing ‘soft-skills’, initiating/exploring/maintaining contact with colleges, career schools, and/or employers – both in individual and group settings, college tours, career fairs, etc.
- Counsels students regarding desirable work habits, soft skills, professional ethics.
- Collects and uses feedback regarding student work/progress on the job to enhance student understanding of workplace expectations and successful outcomes.
- Communicates and collaborates with teachers, families, and other school/agency personnel regarding student progress and skill-building, weekly and/or as needed.
- Participates in person-centered-planning transition meetings with students, families, and other service providers. Develops, implements, and evaluates plans for placement training.
- Participates in scheduled CCFR team meetings and supervision sessions.
- Shares weekly/monthly updates of progress with school & team liaisons.
- Performs other post-secondary transition planning duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of:
Person-Centered Planning (PCP), 21st Century Skills, Student Leadership and Self
- Strategies For Encouraging/Supporting Student/Young Adult Self-Determination and Personal Visions for the Future Through Personalized and Creative Action Planning;
- Personalized Learning and Vocational Skill/Competency Assessment and Skill-Building Strategies and Learning Experiences for Creatively Supporting Young Adults with a Variety of Learning Profiles, Talents, Assets, Strengths, Abilities, and Disabilities
- Continuum of Communication Strategies: Oral, Written, Technological, Person-to-Person, Social Media, Teleconferencing (Zoom, Google-Meet, etc); Virtual Tours, etc.
Ability to:
Perform any expected physical, clerical and/or technological tasks necessary for supporting students at employment sites. Carry out instructions and expectations related to student transition planning goals (including related logistics, communication, and physical demands necessary to facilitate student opportunities.) Participate in in-service orientations, trainings, education, conferences, and/or formal instruction related to job assignment, as well as share expertise in workshops, seminars, and consultations; Show initiative and respect in working with students, families, community, school staff.
- Maintain cooperative, collaborative, professional relationships with students, families, schools, communities, employers, and higher education networks involved in supporting inclusive college/career/future-readiness of students with disabilities.
EXPERIENCE: - Three (3) years of successful experience in workforce development, vocational rehabilitation, job development/coaching-mentoring, and/or community-based skill-building/transition planning supporting the post-secondary future vision and goals of students/young adults with varying abilities and disabilities.
EDUCATION: - Post-graduate training and education in: transition leadership, vocational rehabilitation, workforce development, special education, community-based post-secondary transition planning for students with disabilities, inclusive concurrent enrollment initiatives, job coaching mentoring.
LICENSE REQUIRED: - Valid MA Driver’s License and Satisfactory Driver’s Record - and/or - ability to transport/travel-train students using public transportation for sites, as needed (Proof of Valid Mandatory Vehicle Insurance, If Using Personal Transportation.)
WORKING CONDITIONS: Environment: School/Community-Based w/Travel Training
SALARY/HRS: $35.00 Hour @ 6-25 Flexible Hrs/Week (10 or 12 Month): Multiple Positions **School Day), Extended Day, and Extended Week/Year (Sat/Sun TBD).
- Job Categories : Special Education > Multiple Disabilities
Athletics & Activities > Coaching
Equal Opportunity Employer
Chelsea - Student Services is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
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- No experience required
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