Job Description
Job Summary
The Transitional Specialist is responsible for providing skills training to young adults with disabilities. The Transitional Specialist is further responsible for ensuring that support services are consumer directed, enhance individual competencies, promote meaningful relationships and maximize individual learning potentials. Exposing students age 14-22 to skills needed to move them forward in developing a plan for their next steps in life.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for incorporating the values and principles of the Agency's mission.
- Training, supervising and working with individuals with disabilities in a variety of community, vocational, and educational facilities.
- Implement discovery based techniques that look to examine where students are at their best in their lives and translate the needs to move the student forward.
- Provide support to the student on the job (internships) by understanding and maintaining the necessary tasks and requirements.
- Compose clear and concise objective/subjective progress notes.
- Attend IEP meetings, risk management meetings and close out meetings.
- Adhere to regulations regarding DDPC, OSHA, and DOL.
- Efficient and proper use and maintenance of assigned equipment and supplies.
- Implementing components of each program service plan
- Safety of the al students under your supervision.
Required Skills and Abilities
- Ability to define problems, develop a solution, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to be organized, good written and verbal communication, time management and budgeting skills.
Education and Experience
1.High School Diploma / Some college courses
2. Two - three year experience working with young adults with disabilities.
3. Driver's License required and safe driving record.
4.Second language skills including American Sign Language preferred
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mathematical/Technology Skills
- Ability to perform data analytics and reporting
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, PayCom system, Salesforce
Communication Demands
1 The ability to read, analyze and interpret journals, financial reports and legal documents.
2. The ability to respond to common inquiries of complaints, via email, text or telephone professionally.
Environmental Demands
The work is performed in a non-smoking environment. The work si normally performed in a temperature controlled zone, however, there are exceptions. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.