BFT Aspire Assistant Manager – Summer Transitions TeenAdult Program
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Job Location:
Somerville, NJ - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 17 - 23
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Job Summary: Aspire a Massachusetts General Hospital program specializes in helping children teens and adults on the autism spectrum achieve success. Our programming is uniquely designed to help participants with Asperger profiles develop positive self-awareness stress management and social competency skills so they can succeed at home school work and in community settings. Aspire offers year-round programming for individuals aged 5 years to adult including weekly social groups adventure summer camp for children six-week summer programs for teens and young adults and special events. For over thirty years Aspire has championed individuals on the spectrum. We are dedicated to understanding and serving this population of exceptional individuals. Our structured therapeutic programming is guided by our comprehensive knowledge of who our participants are and our mission to best support them.Transitions is a six-week weekday summer program based in Lexington that offers participants ages 16-22 opportunities to take part in experiences developing and practicing skills that help with the transition to work and college environments. Social skills and self-awareness education are integrated throughout the program curriculum.
Qualifications
Essential Functions (Key Roles & Responsibilities)
The Assistant Manager is responsible for managing and supervising 3-4 transition specialists. Responsibilities include overseeing the implementation of Aspire program curriculum; leading training of staff throughout the program leading specific activity blocks (e.g. mind/body social and self-awareness groups); collaborating with transition specialists to develop interventions supports and strategies for program participants; modifying curriculum as needed; maintaining communication with families and accurate record keeping; and supporting compliance of program policies and procedures. The APM works onsite primarily at the program location in Lexington and supports at job sites as needed.
*We invite neurodivergent candidates to apply
- Under the guidance of the Transitions Program Manager supervise Transition Specialists and work with staff to promote participant skill development. Support staff to problem-solve facilitate social interaction manage behaviors and communicate challenges.
- Provide guidance resources and oversight to Transition Specialists as they design clear and appropriate goals for each group member assess progress and design interventions to foster further growth.
- Implement curriculum and lead activity blocks specifically focused on: social competency self-awareness and stress management. Work with transition specialists to develop individualized plans to support program participants.
- Facilitate and lead required participant and family meetings including orientation and parent conferences.
- Attend participate and sometimes lead staff meetings supervision and planning sessions as relevant to the role including 40 hours of pre-program training. Attend all required participant and family meetings including orientation and leading parent conferences.
- Maintain the rules of confidentiality and all HIPAA expectations and promote the health and safety of program participants and staff at all times.
- Complete evaluation forms incident reports end-of-program reports and other assigned paperwork in a timely manner. Maintain records and documentation outlined in the Policies and Procedures manual.
- Work collaboratively with area agencies to ensure Aspires ongoing positive relationships with community including school personnel MGH staff transportation personnel Department of Public Health etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Degree: Bachelors Degree Required
Degree: Masters Degree Field of Study: Enrolled in or graduate of a graduate program in psychology social work occupational therapy speech and language pathology or other mental health field. Required or Preferred Licenses and Certifications
Work Experience
Prior experience working with neurodivergent children and/or adolescents Required or Preferred
Type of experience:
Have current First Aid/CPR can be accessed through Aspire. Required or Preferred
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements
- Standing (67-100%)
- Walking (67-100%)
- Sitting Constantly (67-100%)
- Lifting Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Carrying Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Constantly (67-100%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$17.36 - $23.80/HourlyGrade
2EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
