About the role
Overview
Summary
The Transition to Independence (TIP) program provides coaching and facilitation to transitional age youth and young adults (YYA) in meeting their life goals. The TIP TF provides support for 10-15 YYAs using mentoring, teaching skills, contingency contracting, counseling, and problem solving to maximize the likelihood of success for each YYA served. The TF develops and monitors in partnership with the YYA a person-centered plan and goal setting process. The Facilitator helps each YYA recognize that life situations provide both successes and challenges that provide the YYA with valuable experiences and opportunities to learn. The TF assists the YYA in identifying that the integration of family members, friends or school personnel (for YYA under 18 or in college); and other relevant natural supports are powerful linkages in this process.
Responsibilities
Job Duties and Responsibilities
The essential job duties/responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the information listed below:
- Conducts strength-based needs assessments via the Strength Discovery Assessment process, related to the transition domains as specified in the TIP System Development and Operations Manual – Employment & Career, Educational Opportunities, Living Situation, Personal Effectiveness & Wellbeing and Community Life Functioning.• Coaches and supports 12 -15 YYA as they progress through their levels of TIP support: active status, maintenance status, and follow-along status.• Delivers evidence informed/based practices as supported by TIP Program Director and the Area Clinical Director.• Participates in activities sponsored by the program or by an Access Center in support of the YYAs’ having fun, participating in advocacy or obtaining skills and knowledge.• Collects and records data relevant to the progress of YYA across their goals during each of the active, maintenance, and follow-along statuses.• Facilitates each YYAs’ person-centered planning and development of his/her individualized TIP Core Competency Plan.• When the YYA is in high school, works collaboratively with the teachers and school guidance counselors in developing a person–centered plan in conjunction with each student and attends IEP meetings as an advocate for the YYA.• Develops prevention (risk/crisis) plans (What’s Up) as backup support for those YYA who require them.TIP Transition Fcltr MA PR• Collaborates with others service practitioners and educators from children’s mental health, education, adult mental health, child welfare, and rehabilitation as needed to ensure appropriate services for each YYA served.• Conducts, arranges, or brokers the necessary services and supports for each YYA in accordance with the person-centered TIP Core Competency Plan.• Promotes parent involvement and other key players in planning services and supports for each YYA as appropriate.• Interfaces with adult mental health case managers to ensure continuity of age-appropriate services for individuals as they approach 18 years of age and older.• Helps the YYA identify obstacles to living independently, obtaining employment, obtaining post-secondary education, and in developing supportive social and recreational activities.• Develops strategies to overcome identified barriers.• Assumes responsibility for the implementation of strategies developed to assist YYA in overcoming obstacles. Collaborates with relevant public and private agencies to achieve the implementation of agreed upon (YYA and Facilitator) strategies.• Develops interagency and community network relationships which improve access to relevant community services and benefits.• Refers YYA to appropriate clinical, medical, and behavioral specialists, as requested.• Charts and records all contacts and services rendered in accordance with Vinfen standards, and any applicable funding or regulatory agency standards. Maintains transition records on each YYA.• Helps YYA in acquiring access to community settings and resources (e.g. employment, housing, social security benefits).• Manages program resources in accordance with agency regulations.• Works flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.• Provides on-call on a rotating basis for the YYA enrolled in the service.• Performs other related duties, as assigned.
About Vinfen
Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!
Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:
- A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
- First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
- Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
- Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
15 days of Vacation per year
11 Paid Holidays
10 Sick Days per year
3 Personal Days per year
Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
$500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!
About Us
Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,500 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in over 550 sites throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers.
My Job. My Community. My Vinfen.
Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills
• Sensitivity, understanding and knowledge of cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues• Understanding of engagement strategies that are effective with YYA• Demonstrated competency in evidence informed practices/techniques/modalities, as required• Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques• Knowledge and use of different communication styles• Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with YYA• Respect for YYA rights and personal preferences in the design of support plan• Knowledge of human, legal, civil rights, community, and other resources• Knowledge of the use of formal and informal assessment tools and practices• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team• Skills and competence to use crisis intervention techniques• Strong commitment to the right and ability of program clients to live, work and seek supports as the general population at large• Knowledge or ability to obtain such in the areas of counseling, motivation interviewing, and teaching modalities• Knowledge of home, school, and field-based service delivery
Typical Requirements:
A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in an educational, social service, juvenile justice, and/or mental health settings in which the person provided counseling, training, therapy, and/or guidance to YYA and