Pay Range: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour
Do you want to do something that matters every day you go to work? Do you crave meaning from your job? Are you compassionate, energetic, and willing to help? Being a direct support staff for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is deeply fulfilling and fun! Every day in community day services is a different adventure, all while you are assisting someone else to have a better life!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Adult Skills Center (TASC) provides innovative and proactive services that empower individuals with diverse intellectual, developmental, and mental health needs to achieve their highest level of Independence and realize their greatest potential.
The Supported Employment Case Manager will specialize in supporting clients throughout their supported employment programs including Paid Internship and Community Integrated Employment through Regional Center, DOR, and/or SSA. Liaison between TASC, client, the IPP team, and job sites following best practices and point of contact standards. Provides support to the client, staff, and job site as needed. Creates contacts with potential employers in the community based on the needs of clients assigned. Spearheads the Discovery process, case management, file creation, identifying client needs and skills, Acts a resource guide for clients and staff, tracks documentation of services and all interactions. Participates in case review meetings with counselors / referring agencies for updates and communicating challenges and outcomes to the team. Produces and submits documents pertaining to client referrals and progress.
Primary Duties:
Case Management
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Maintain a caseload of program participants and support those clients as they seek to gain and maintain employment.
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Works directly with Department of Rehabilitation, Regional Center, Social Security and other agencies to place clients in supported employment programs and manage their cases.
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Attends all client meetings and prepares progress reports.
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Identifies and utilizes community resources to meet client needs
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Facilitates classes/groups on budgeting, benefits resources, etc.
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Participates and attends on/off site staff and community meetings
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Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
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Works under general supervision or independently
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Process DOR, Regional Center and/or SSA referrals, documents, and reports.
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Participate in overseeing and training job coaches for specific client needs and employment settings.
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Meet with participants, both one-on-one and in group settings, to assess strengths and barriers to employment, identify job leads, produce and refine resumes/cover letters and sharpen interview skills, among other tasks.
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Work with a diverse set of job seekers, including but not limited to individuals who: have intellectual and developmental disabilities, have significant criminal histories, carry potential mental health, behavioral, or substance abuse concerns, have gaps in work history, and/or demonstrate interpersonal difficulties and other obstacles that impede goal attainment.
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Develops employment opportunities in the community and maintains those relationships.
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Act as a resource for all program participants and refer them to the appropriate service provider when the program does not fill their needs.
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Perform client assessments and record those assessments.
Program Management
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Participate in the hiring, training and on-going supervision of all program staff.
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Provide supervision and mentorship to program staff including delegating duties and responsibilities according to their job descriptions, meeting together with supervisors on a regular basis, keeping written documentation of all meetings, directives, trainings, disciplinary actions, and agreements; conducting annual job performance evaluations.
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Prepare for and participate in audits by regulatory and funding agencies.
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Provide oversight to assigned program office space and equipment.
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Ensure quality of services including relationships with clients, families, funding agencies, regulatory agencies, and the community.
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Collaborate with all TASC departments and foster team engagement.
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Participate in and lead program evolution and growth in areas of need.
TASC Leadership
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Represent TASC within the community
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Participate on community boards and/or committees in order to enhance community knowledge of TASC as well as provide TASC with relationships with additional community resources
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Speak to community groups when requested by Director
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Participate in TASC strategic plan implementation
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Participate in committees and contribute ideas
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Serve as a positive role model for peers and staff
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Foster a positive work environment through constructive feedback and problem solving
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Encourage learning, personal growth, and positive attitude
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Foster team engagement and growth
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Other duties as assigned
