Employment and Transition Specialist
BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES INC · Posted Nov 11, 2026
- North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Associate
Responsible for fostering the growth of vocational skills and finding competitive employment opportunities for individuals and students referred to CCS Employment Services by MassAbility. Provide comprehensive support to students in the Transition program through individual sessions or career camps, offering workplace readiness education, career exploration, self-advocacy, and counseling, work-based learning experience in the form of an internship, and on-site job shadowing as well as post-secondary and mentoring education.
Responsibilities
- Treat each individual, co-worker, supervisor and others with the respect and dignity due every human being and adhere to the Agency’s Human Rights Standards and the Commission for the Protection of People with Disabilities (CPPD) Mandated Reporter Guidelines around physical and emotional abuse, including the timely reporting of violations.
- Ensure each job seeker and student served may achieve optimal quality of life (QOL) outcomes for people we support through a person-centered approach utilizing universal strategies, which is the foundation of the quality care and service provided.
- Develop a positive rapport and foster good relationships with job seekers and students supported to encourage and foster personal growth, individual control, and emotional strength.
- Partner and collaborate service delivery with supervisor, MassAbility, families and others
- Provide flexible, person-centered service delivery including in-person and virtual offerings
Requirements
- Required to maintain current certification(s) including but not limited to START, CPR/FA, and MAP (if applicable to position).