ACCE Coordinator

Overview

The ACCE Coordinator is responsible for teaching adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities the skills needed to obtain competitive, integrated employment. The ACCE Coordinator identifies and increases students’ strengths, interests, and abilities related to employment and ensures students learn competitive, marketable skills during their internships. The ACCE Coordinator provides supported employment and related services to individuals referred by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services or other referral sources, including employment skills development (in person and virtual trainings), job development, on-site job coaching and monitoring of progress.

Requires consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

Classroom Instruction (In person and virtually as applicable):

• Utilize teaching methods, materials, curriculum fidelity, and adaptations appropriate to meet the individual’s needs.
• Assess the learning strengths and areas of development and interests of the individual.
• With the individual’s input and the results of the assessments, develop goals and outcomes.
• Instruct individuals on employability skills such as but not limited to communication, technology, problem solving/critical thinking, teamwork, personal appearance, financial management, professionalism, self-determination, self-advocacy, resume writing, interview skills, and job searches.
• Assist the individual in developing a portfolio to include certificates of skills attained, letters of recommendation from internships, etc.
• Assess and document the individual’s progress in the classroom and at the work experience site in weekly case notes and monthly reports.
• Maintain accurate and complete files for all individuals served.
• Monitor and record daily attendance in class and at the work experience site.
• Have monthly written communication with families and other parties as identified and meetings as needed.
• Coordinate activities with any UA Little Rock department, such as Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Work, etc., that would mutually benefit their students and the ACCE students.
• Coordinate with any UA Little Rock department that would strengthen the student’s experience on campus such as Disability Support Services.
• Educate and train employers at the work experience sites about disability awareness and strategies on how to supervise individuals with disabilities and how to educate co-workers on accommodating and interacting with individuals with disabilities.
• Instruct students about the UA Little Rock campus and the responsibilities of being a student on campus.
• Assist the individuals in training about public transportation and teach the individuals to access public or private transportation.

Recruitment and the Selection Process:

• Assist in recruitment for the Easterseals Arkansas programs.
• Review employment development and employment referral applications and ensure they are complete.
• Ensure that each referral qualifies for Vocational Rehabilitation Services and/or other applicable funding that may be available.
• Participate in the ACCE and/or other pre-employment and employment program referral selections including interviewing prospective referrals as applicable.
• Assist in notifying students of their acceptance into the ACCE program.
• Be available to current and prospective employers, referrals and their parents/guardians (when applicable) to answer questions about the program.
• Communicate the mission of Easterseals Arkansas as well as provide information about each of the Adult Services programs available to promote the programs to prospective referrals, parents/guardians, community and business leaders/employers

Internships and Possible Employment Sites:

• Develop relationships with a variety of businesses for potential work experience sites and employment.
• Coordinate job placement opportunities with employers and necessary job supports for the individual served.
• Coordinate work experience and/or employment placements and provide job coaching to the individual and/or assistance to designated business support personnel (natural supports) to ensure the individual served is successful.
• Provide support…