Transition Development Specialist

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• This is a hybrid position working with the youth with disabilities;
  
  

assisting to find internships and employment opportunities within

the community, assisting with coordinating community explorations

and coaching students at their current internships and employment

sites.

• To assist the youth with disabilities in securing internships and
  
  

paid employment within the community and to strengthen employer

relationships through networking..

• To assist with coordinating community exploration activities and
  
  

providing supports to students within internships/jobs within the

community.

***ESSENTIAL**FUNCTIONS:***

• Develop community job leads for assigned individuals meeting their
  
  

needs, desires, and capabilities.

• Initiate and maintain ongoing personal contacts with a variety of
  
  

business and industry representatives.

• Contacts must be done in a variety of ways including labor market
  
  

analysis, on-line, face to face site visits, employer interviews,

cold call contacts, information interviews, group presentations and

job developing with the participant.

• Make cold calls to potential employers explaining the benefits of
  
  

hosting a student intern and employment support services provided by

CIS.

• Conduct informational interviews with employers.
• Collects data from employers related to job openings including job
  
  

Requirements And Skills.

• Matches applicants to internships/jobs, refers qualified applicants
  
  

to employers and conducts necessary follow-up when applicants are

placed in jobs and internships.

• Provide job coaching services and facilitate community exploration
  
  

activities as referrals come in.

• Record and document all activity with participants in the form of
  
  

case notes and business communication logs within set-works system.

• Attend networking opportunities with potential employers to obtain
  
  

contact information.

• Attend and actively participate in team meetings, weekly or biweekly
  
  

meetings with managers, attend initial job development meetings

after participant has completed assessments.

• Create resumes, online helpers, register participant with email
  
  

accounts and complete job applications and monitor participants

professional email accounts.

• Accompany, advocate and market participants skills at interviews.
  
  

Transport participants to interviews and meetings (facilitate

alternative transportation as needed)

• Community Explorations Communicating with parents and teachers to
  
  

plan community outings. Utilizing the assessment database to

coordinate community explorations.

• Being able to assist students with travel training on SEPTA to and
  
  

from their internships, employment, and community explorations.

• Communicating with transition team to work towards students\'
  
  

independence, brainstorming for community explorations, etc.

• Assist with new projects and initiatives within the transition
  
  

department as needed.