Transitional Specialist

About the role

The Transitional Specialist provides skills training to young adults with disabilities, ensuring support services are consumer‑directed, enhance competencies, promote meaningful relationships, and maximize learning potential. The role exposes students aged 14‑22 to skills needed to develop life‑plan next steps, incorporates the agency’s mission values, and involves training, supervising, and working with individuals across community, vocational, and educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide skills training to young adults with disabilities.
• Ensure support services are consumer‑directed, enhance individual competencies, promote meaningful relationships, and maximize individual learning potential.
• Expose students aged 14‑22 to skills needed to develop a plan for their next steps in life.
• Incorporate the values and principles of the Agency's mission.
• Train, supervise, and work with individuals with disabilities in community, vocational, and educational facilities.
• Implement discovery‑based techniques to assess where students are at their best and translate needs to move them forward.
• Provide on‑the‑job support (internships) by understanding and maintaining required tasks.
• 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.
• Ensure efficient and proper use and maintenance of assigned equipment and supplies.
• Implement components of each program service plan.
• Ensure safety of all students under supervision.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or some college coursework.
• Two to three years of experience working with young adults with disabilities.
• Valid driver's license with a safe driving record.
• Second language skills, including American Sign Language, preferred.