Experience

The Kennedy Collective

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Job Coach

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  -Supervise nine individuals in various motor skill-building tasks such as identification, sorting, classification, pattern recognition, and creation through team-building assignments.-Work cooperatively with select UniFirst managers and employees to complete time-sensitive orders.-Schedule and participate proactively in regular planning and safety team meetings to positively evolve best practices amongst colleagues and clients for the benefit of TKC.-Input individual Plan of Service goal data into THERAP System, including: rated wages, assessments, counseling, and redirection through counseling and mediation as needed.-Provide positive feedback to each Individual in a calm, clear, concise tone, collaborating on next steps, healthy boundaries, and future goals. -Assess annually and semi-annually individual progress of team member(s) task efficiency in UniFirst warehouse responsibilities. Show less

• Community Acitivity Coach

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2016

  Project BRIDGE Bringing Respect Integration Diversity Gratitude Energy into the community-Guided cognitive development of 12 lower functioning, intellectually disabled adults in daily goal-setting, communal maintenance and care, time management in accordance with individual plan.-Directed the integration of a variety of autistic, verbal/non-verbal, and ID individuals into volunteer opportunities such as food and diaper bank deliveries, clothing donations, and social interactions.-Transported individuals to daily cultural excursions including zoos, museums and shopping centers, while also educating them on the significance of federal holidays and completing arts and crafts. Show less

• Job Coach

  • May 2008 - Jun 2013

  Project PURPOSE, Job CoachPersons Utilizing Resources to Prepare for Opportunities in Supported Employment -Input individual Plan of Service goal data into THERAP System, including: 1:1 experience, rated wages, assessments, counseling, and redirection as needed.-Supported preparation for inaugural and transitional employment of adults with intellectual disabilities.-Escorted five consumers to work as a maintenance crew at no less than two, no more than five community satellite sites daily in Trumbull, Stratford, Bridgeport, Woodbridge, Milford and Monroe. Show less