Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Job Coach- Meaningful Day Counselor, 1:1 position.
Location: Chicopee, MA
$17.00/hr
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Summary of Position:
The Job Coach-Meaningful Day Counselor is responsible for coordinating and implementing community based recreational activities and vocational exploration opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities, specifically 1:1 with a client. The Counselor will use a variety of settings to assist individuals in furthering skills such as socialization, relationship building, communication and self-advocacy. The Meaningful Day Counselor must have strong oral and written communication skills. This position often involves working independently in a community setting with multiple individuals and requires good judgement to intervene and respond to incidents and emergency situations.
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Responsibilities:
- Provide 1:1 services with a client.
- Model treatment interventions established by an individuals’ treatment team as documented in the Individual Service Plan.
- Provide specific interventions in the vocational and community settings as outlined in the treatment plan.
- Develop progress notes describing each individual’s contact and how that contact relates to treatment goals.
- Collaborate with other members of the treatment team and other professionals including participation in treatment planning meetings.
- Participate with and monitor the activities of work crews engaged various vocational exploration opportunities.
- Supervising and participating in events alongside program participants.
- Access or develop evidence-based curriculum to utilize in facilitating regular educational training opportunities for program participants.
- Provide transportation to individuals in the program.
- Collaborating with staff and clinicians to understand the ways in which activities can promote healing and belonging.
- Conducting needs assessments to ascertain physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities.
- Determining individual interests and expectations regarding leisure time.
- Overseeing the use of available daily activity funds.
- Developing an activities program that is both sufficiently diverse and sensitive to our participants’ needs.
- Coordinating the availability of needed supplies for all activities.
- Compiling periodic reports that outline successes, constraints, and the way forward.
Any other tasks assigned by program management.
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Minimum Requirements:
- Previous experience in human services or education
- Valid driver’s license & reliable transportation
- High School Diploma or GED (Associate’s Degree Preferred)
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Salary and Schedule:
- $17.00/hr
- Monday- Friday: 8am-4pm