ASD Community Treatment Team - Treatment Team Coach - Open Sky Community Services

The Intensive Community Wrap Around Supports program is designed in partnership with the Department of Developmental Services and the Department of Mental Health to create intensive, in-home and community wrap-around services to support adults between ages 18 and 30 with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Serious Mental Illness, or other significant mental health challenges. The goal of this program is to maintain individual stability and effective functionality for people served in their homes and communities by providing clinical services and coaching supports to identify and respond to barriers of obtaining stability and support individual progress while building skills and capacity for everyone.

Team Coaches will assist individuals in acquiring coping skills for anxiety, help develop self- advocacy, job readiness skills, awareness of public safety and develop tools for planning and executing functioning skills. They work with individuals served to increase interest and fluency in social and community activities and help them development independent living skills including personal hygiene, home maintenance, activities of daily living and other functional skills as assessed.

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Refer to community resources such as outpatient counseling and psychiatry. Assist individuals to obtain housing and entitlements.
• Help individuals secure and administer prescribed medications.
• Maintain communication with community team members and collaterals including psychiatrists, therapists, day program staff and others.
• Participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, Safety and Cope Ahead Plans with assigned individuals/families as clinically indicated. Assist in treatment planning towards the development of person centered, effective, and achievable treatment goals and objectives.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field, required.
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with Autism Spectrum Disorder and significant mental illness, required. 
• Driver’s license, acceptable driving history and reliable transportation, required.
• Previous experience in assessment and treatment planning, preferred.

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.

Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.

At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.

As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with. Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

 Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include:

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education!  Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more!

Open Sky celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, or disabled Veteran status.