Social Skills for Adults - Career Development - Positive Behavior Support
Job Posting
Adaptive Skills Coach
Focusing on Social Communication, Executive Functioning, Career Development, and Self-Advocacy
Job Description
At LIFE, we provide virtual and in-person therapeutic coaching to adolescents and adults with ADHD, Autism, developmental disabilities, anxiety, and other unique circumstances. We work alongside neurodivergent people who think differently, learn differently, and experience the world differently.
Our clients are intelligent, thoughtful, and capable. Many of them have strong ideas, interests, and goals for their lives. What often makes things feel harder is not a lack of ability, but a mismatch between how they naturally think and the unspoken expectations of the world around them.
A big part of our work is helping clients make sense of those expectations in a way that is clear, practical, and usable. When things are broken down into understandable patterns and strategies, it often unlocks a new level of confidence, independence, and follow-through.
We seek first to understand each client’s experience, thinking style, and patterns so we can get to the root of what is getting in the way and provide the most effective tools and strategies to support meaningful progress toward their goals.
Our role is not to “fix” anyone. Our role is to teach skills, build insight, increase flexibility, and help people leverage their strengths to create meaningful, self-directed lives. We take a “do with, not do for” approach, providing support while building independence so clients gain the confidence and skills to navigate their lives without becoming dependent on support.
We are not task-driven coaches. We are transformational coaches. We care deeply about mindset shifts, increased self-awareness, growing autonomy, and long-term independence. We celebrate when a client recognizes something new about themselves, advocates for the first time, or becomes disappointed that they missed an opportunity, because that tells us growth is happening beneath the surface.
We are looking for professionals who understand that real progress is often subtle, layered, and built through trust.
What Makes This Role Different
This is not tutoring.
This is not case management.
This is not “doing for.”
This role requires:
- Translating abstract life goals into structured, actionable systems
- Using motivational interviewing and Socratic questioning to build insight
- Helping clients move from dependence to self-advocacy
- Recognizing when a mindset shift is more important than a completed task
- Balancing empathy with gentle challenge
- Thinking deeply about human behavior and motivation
You will often be working with clients who avoid discomfort, feel stuck, or have difficulty initiating. You must be comfortable exploring resistance while maintaining rapport and trust.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Conduct individual therapeutic coaching sessions focused on executive function, social communication, career development, and independence
- Use motivational interviewing, perspective-taking exercises, and structured coaching tools to increase client insight and autonomy
- Translate developmental goals into concrete systems, scripts, visual supports, and action plans tailored to individual learning styles
- Support clients in building self-advocacy skills in school, work, and social settings
- Provide career exploration and development planning to help clients pursue meaningful, sustainable employment
- Teach strategies to manage anxiety and improve the quality of social interactions
- Assess current skill levels and identify underlying barriers to progress
- Maintain a high level of communication with the LIFE team, clients, and families
- Assist with or lead classes virtually and in person
- Maintain organized documentation and HIPAA compliance
- Stay current on disability inclusion, neurodiversity-affirming practices, and evidence-based coaching approaches
Core Competencies
We are looking for professionals who:
- Notice and value subtle shifts in client mindset
- Use questioning to promote insight rather than immediately giving answers
- Can translate abstract developmental goals into structured, practical tools
- Are comfortable creating scripts, feedback forms, visual systems, and supports in real time
- Balance warmth with accountability
- Think critically about behavior and motivation
- Are proactive, self-directed, and internally motivated
- Value collaboration and reflective supervision
- Demonstrate cultural humility and openness to diverse perspectives
- Operate with integrity, authenticity, and professionalism
Learning Culture
We provide reflective supervision and expect team members to think critically about their sessions. You should enjoy refining your approach, discussing strategy, and continuously growing your skill set.
This is a team of thoughtful professionals who care deeply about doing meaningful work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Cognitive Rehabilitation, or a related field
- Experience providing 1:1 support to neurodivergent individuals or diverse populations
- Understanding of disability culture and neurodiversity-affirming practices
- Experience with executive function coaching, social skills training, career development, or motivational interviewing is strongly preferred
A Final Note
The qualifications listed are a guide, not a checklist. If this role resonates with you and you are motivated to learn, grow, and help others build independence with dignity and respect, we encourage you to apply.
We are building a team of professionals who believe in long-term transformation over short-term task completion.
