The program model utilizes a Person Centered Approach and includes structured activities and interventions that provide instruction and support in 5 key areas. These include accommodating changes in physical functioning, cognitive ability, Executive Functioning areas, behavior and emotion regulation, and language and communication development. A high degree of structure exampled by scheduling, routine and visual and auditory adaptations is combined with a commitment to individualization, community inclusion and skill acquisition to provide participants the opportunity to achieve the highest degree of independence and growth possible.
The program model provides intensive, hands on, community and site-based services in a number of critical areas.
- Social Skill Training
- Personal Care
- Leisure Time Exposure & Development
- Behavior Programming and Anger Management
- Emotion Regulation Techniques
- Community Integration & Inclusion
- Physical Exercise & Mobility Training
- Pre-vocational Skill Development
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
- at least 2 years of experience working with the Developmental Disabled and/or Brain Injured population.
- A college degree and/or a C.N.A. certification is preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and the ability to drive a van required.
- Crisis intervention training (i.e. PABC) is favorable
- CPR, First Aid and MAP certificates are preferred
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least two years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities and/or brain injuries
- Valid driver's license and ability to drive a van
- College degree
- C.N.A. certification
- Crisis intervention training, such as PABC
- CPR certification
- First Aid certification
- MAP certification
What We Do
Opportunity Works is a 501(c)3 private, non-profit corporation dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for adults with disabilities. The agency empowers individuals and promotes a culture of dignity and respect through integration, inclusion, and independence, providing employment, specialized day habilitation, community, and recreational services to over 300 men and women across Northeast Massachusetts.
