Transition Specialist

Help Students Turn Possibilities Into Futures! Part-Time Employment Transition Specialist 20-24 Hours per Week | $24.05 per hour | Mileage Reimbursement Provided

Are you passionate about helping young people discover their strengths, build confidence, and prepare for life after high school? Join our team as an Employment Transition Specialist and empower high school students with disabilities to explore careers, develop workplace skills, advocate for themselves, and take their next steps toward employment and independence.

• Lead engaging and interactive career-readiness groups for students
• Build relationships with schools, families, employers, and community partners
• Coordinate workplace tours, educational visits, and career exploration activities
• Help students gain the skills and confidence needed for future success
• Serve as a coach, mentor, and advocate during an exciting time in their lives

• Meaningful, mission-driven work with direct impact on youth
• Flexible part-time schedule, typically during business hours
• Variety in your day with a mix of group facilitation, community outreach, and case management
• Opportunity to connect students with real-world employment and educational experiences
• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel
• Make an impact by joining Service Source, a champion for people with disabilities. Explore new opportunities! Service Source is an organization of talented people who drive innovation, embrace change, and strengthen communities.

Conduct engaging, relevant, informative, and dynamic group sessions with high school students with disabilities, leading activities that cover the range of Pre-Employment Transition Services:

• Customize activities to the unique needs and strengths of each group while maintaining fidelity the outcomes and objectives of the curriculum.
• Seek regular formal and informal feedback from participants and their support team members regarding pre-employment transition services provided to learn satisfaction and to update curriculum topics and activities as needed.
• Lead outreach and recruitment efforts for attendees for new groups, including disseminating outreach flyers; holding information sessions; and answering questions as needed from referring partners, interested participants, and family members.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with partner agencies, school personnel, businesses, educational institutions, other departments and/or vendors to enhance menu of services, continuum of care, and the number of employment transition opportunities.
• Provide general case management, maintaining excellent communication with participants, family members, funding and referring agencies, schools, and other partners, sending monthly requests for authorizations; submitting accurate and detailed monthly reports on time; and assisting with the billing process.

• Complete accurate and timely monthly billing reports, participant reports, case notes, and other supporting documentation.
• Conduct tours and informational interviews with representatives from employers and educational programs to choose the most relevant and highest quality settings for participation in pre-employment transition group activities.
• Provide consultation, guidance, and disability awareness training to employers and educational program representatives to foster positive partnerships.
• Communicate regularly with both internal and external Directors, Supervisors, Rehabilitation Counselors, and/or any other relevant individuals regarding all pre-employment transition activities and progress of participant with career and education exploration, building of work readiness and self-advocacy skills, and work-based learning experience participation.
• Attend relevant funding and reflecting partner meetings to discuss participants, receive feedback and updates, and market services with Service Source to increase number of referrals.
• Take participants on tours of employment and educational settings.
• Position sometimes requires work outside of the normal business day which mirror the needs of the assigned participants. Therefore, the employee must be able to work a flexible schedule, which may include weekends and evenings.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.