Resource Counselor
CurrentIn this position, I work with Special Needs Participants in a Tailored-Day Program as a Counsellor, Advocate, and Assistant. The Human Resource aspects of my position involve helping them to find jobs, as well as providing On-The-Job support and guidance, and occasionally acting as liaison between them and employers. In addition to this, I do my own scheduling by building a calendar, deciding when sessions and other functions would take place.The Social Work aspects of my job involve acting as a counsellor and advocate to program participants with developmental disabilities, as well as a point of contact with Coordinators at San Diego Regional Center. I help them to achieve higher independence by teaching life skills such as budgeting, mobility using public transportation, obtaining of driver’s licenses, college coursework assistance, and other independent living skills.