College Student Support Specialist - Southeast Region of MA

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Full Time Taunton, MA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $26.00 To $29.00 Hourly

ESMA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. Join our team to make an immediate and powerful impact in the lives of the clients we serve!

College Navigator / College Student Support Specialist

Are you interested in providing on-campus support to college students with disabilities as they navigate campus life and adjust to college? Easterseals Massachusetts continues to expand its very successful College Navigator program throughout the state. The College Navigator team offers a supportive environment with comprehensive new hire training through job-shadowing with other experienced members of the team to set up new team members and the students they support for long-term success.

College Navigators provide on-campus and virtual support to college students with disabilities as they adjust to academics without IEP accommodations and navigate campus living. This position requires onsite presence at Bristol Community College (campuses in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton), UMass Dartmouth, and Dean College. This position may also require on-site availability at other nearby colleges in the Southeast region of Massachusetts.

• Develop action plans each semester that addresses each student’s goals as they relate to their transition into college
• Provide 1:1 coaching to develop and support concrete goals in areas of higher education and independent living to meet each student's unique needs and encourage independence in all phases of the student’s program
• Support the student with executive functioning skills such as time management, organization, scheduling, etc.
• Identify potential barriers and problem-solve around them with students and college staff
• Create a supportive environment between the college and the student
• Advocate for the student by identifying their needs and explain them to college staff
• Maintain ongoing documentation related to monitoring and evaluating client progress on goals
• Communication with referring agencies and program manager including monthly notes, weekly check-ins, and identifying and problem-solving challenges with clients
• Ability to meet expectations, standards, and protocols of work sites and referring agencies
• Assist students with navigating online learning platforms including, but not limited to Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle
• Help students understand the current college culture and expectations

• When applicable, assist clients in the consistent and appropriate use of assistive technology as outlined in the action plan to develop greater self-sufficiency and functioning
• Review and discuss with the program manager potential referrals for other ESMA programs and services
• Provide ongoing program ideas for improvement to the program manager
• Attend transition-related conferences and represent Easter Seals Transition Services in local and state meetings, as requested by the program manager and/or director
• Resolves routine administrative problems
• Adapt communication style to effectively communicate with all individuals, including those with different communication abilities
• Regular interfacing with students, families, disability professionals, and educators

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required; and/or Master's degree in related field
• Experience with young adults with disabilities preferred
• Knowle…