Looking to hire Direct Support Staff/Job Coach in the field of developmental disabilities for full-time, part-time & relief positions.
Join a progressive organization providing personalized services/supports.
Responsibilities of this position include (but not limited to):
Be a member of a team providing direct supports to adults with disabilities within the community.
Job duties include teaching people skills in the community and helping people fill valued social roles.
Looking for a creative professional to assess, train and provide job supports for people with disabilities. Must be flexible in scheduling and work as a team. Identify and research community membership of interest to the people we support. Assist the people we support to reach and maintain their personal goals. Must have a valid driver’s license and use your own vehicle. 2 years experience is preferred, but organization will train.
Full-Time Benefits Include:
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off Includes: Sick, Vacation, Personal Time & Holiday Schedule
100% Employer Paid STD, LTD & Life Insurance
Corporate Gym Membership
403b Plan available
125 Plan: Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Referral Program
Eligible Part-Time Employee Benefits Include:
Corporate Gym Membership
Paid Time Off Includes: Sick, Vacation, Personal Time & Holiday Schedule
Looking to hire Direct Support Professionals to provide Residential Services to individuals in the intellectual/developmental disabilities field. Join a progressive organization providing personalized services/supports.
Job Summary Be a member of a team providing direct supports to adults with disabilities living in their own homes in the Greater New Bedford area. Job duties include teaching people adult skills in their home and community and helping people to fill valued social roles. Looking to support adults on the weekends, during the week, and overnights. Flexible days & hours.
Qualifications and Skills Must have a valid driver’s license and use your own vehicle. 2 years experience is preferred, but organization will train.
We are currently looking to recruit part-time and full-time life skills trainers to provide 1:1 direct support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their home and in their community in the Dartmouth, Mattapoisett, Somerset and Taunton, MA area.
We will provide training(s). We will provide you with a supportive work environment with a flexible schedule and opportunity for growth.
You should join us if: You are dedicated, reliable and enthusiastic. You are interested in working with young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
You desire to make a truly impactful difference with assisting a young adult to achieve his/her goals.
Must meet applicable back ground check
Driver’s License and good driving record
Reliable and insured vehicle
Experience working with intellectual/developmental disabled adults a plus
Minimum age of 18 years old
Full-Time Benefits Include:
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off Includes: Sick, Vacation, Personal & 12 Holidays
100% Employer Paid STD, LTD & Life Insurance
Corporate Gym Membership
403b Plan available
125 Plan: Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Referral Program
Eligible Part-Time Employee Benefits Include:
Corporate Gym Membership
Paid Time Off Includes: Sick, Vacation, Personal & Holiday Schedule
The Building Future Project of The Nemasket Group is looking to hire an education coach to support student(s) with developmental disabilities who are taking classes at Bristol Community College in Fall River. Position will start in late August 2022. Job duties include providing academic supports in college classes, helping with homework and supporting student to participate in campus activities.
Position is approximately 20 hours per week (Monday-Friday). Must be at least 20 years old and have a high school diploma. Enthusiasm and motivation is key.
Candidate should have a High School Diploma, related experience working with students with disabilities, strong verbal and written communication skills, energetic, self- starter who is familiar with a college environment. Very competitive pay rate.
Starfire, Riverside Community Care, the Nemasket Group, and Multicultural Community Services Collaborate on Family Leadership Network Training
Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati and the Massachusetts Family Leadership Program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services are pleased to announce the launch of a family-led training program designed to support families of loved ones with developmental disabilities build inclusive community projects.
On September 10, families can attend an informational session for the Family Leadership Network. Based on Starfire’s community-building model, the Family Leadership Network empowers families of loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities, like Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy, to developing relationships based on common interests, and beyond paid staff.
Ten families will be paid for their time and receive microgrants to launch a Family Project within their Northeast, Southeast, and Central Massachusetts communities. Family Projects enable families to share their unique interests with their community – from backyard movies to hip hop dance lessons to pop-up puppy parks – while becoming known for something other than their disability.
Families also receive monthly, one-on-one guidance from a dedicated Starfire Family Mentor during the nine-month-long mentorship. Each Family Mentor is a parent of a loved one with a disability. Each has first-hand experience in breaking the cycle of social isolation, creating sustainable community supports, and developing better stories for themselves and their loved ones. And, each Family Mentor has launched several Family Projects and grown relationships with neighbors and community members.
“Starfire’s mission is to further a more inclusive world, one relationship at a time,” offers Mitch Haralson, MSW, LCSW, interim executive director, Starfire. “We are excited to partner with the Massachusetts Family Leadership Program to help more families create identities beyond disability.”
“Our families can’t wait to share their gifts with our community!” says Maryann Welch, Director of the Northeast Massachusetts Family Leadership Program.
The Massachusetts Family Leadership Program empowers families and caregivers to advocate for their loved ones with disabilities to live in their communities as naturally and typically as desired. This is done by 1) providing information and tools to effectively advocate for change, 2) guiding families in developing a vision, building knowledge, and growing leadership skills necessary to support family members in creating the life they want in their community and 3) providing opportunities for them to join with other families to share experiences and ideas.
About Starfire
Starfire is a visionary organization working to build better lives for people with disabilities. Since 1993, Starfire has worked to create a more inclusive world by partnering with people with developmental disabilities, like Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy, to help build richer, more fulfilling lives. The data is clear: people with disabilities grow increasingly lonely and isolated as adults, so Starfire works to discover identities exclusive of disabilities to connect people to relationships that decrease social isolation via Starfire’s Community Building Network, Family Leadership Network, and Learning Network. Learn more at www.starfirecincy.org.
Again this year The Nemasket Group, Inc. will be honoring a staff member of the organization who has shown exemplary service and who has excelled in one of the following areas:
Assisted an individual or family reach a long term goal or lifetime dream
Helped an individual fill a valued social role
Improved the level of services the organization provides
Contributed in a manner that has had a positive impact on the organization
The 5K Walk/Run is a fun and inclusive event that brings together families, friends, supporters, businesses and community members. This event is a great way to show your support for a great cause.
Registration Fee is $15 for adults and children 12 and over. Registered participants will receive a 2022 5K Walk/Run T-Shirt based on availability.
We encourage people of all abilities to participate in this fund/friend-raiser. Friendly dogs are also welcomed to join us!
Event Schedule
Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, MA
Registration 8:00 AM Shotgun 9:00 AM Awards & Refreshments to follow
We are happy to announce Susan Kallio as our 2021 Employee of the Year.
Susan is an extremely dedicated employee who always goes the extra mile to
ensure that the individuals she works with get the support and opportunities
they need to be fully included in their communities. She understands the
importance of developing meaningful valued social roles for those she
supports and she has a “natural” way of going about her work, demonstrating
that she has a clear passion for what she does.
The Nemasket Group is fortunate to have so many wonderful and dedicated
people working for the organization. We want to acknowledge the other
employees who were also nominated for the 2021 Employee of the Year
Award (Justin Laurianno, Baithan Raposo, Patrick Russell, and Chelsea
Wynne). Congratulations to Susan and all of the nominees.
