AutismUp is currently seeking qualified applicants for the following positions:

• Tech Manager
• Employment Specialist
• Personal Fitness Instructor
• Support Coach

Scroll down to learn more. To apply, email inquiries and resumes to: HR@autismup.org

Technology Manager

Location: AutismUp at the Golisano Autism Center, Rochester, New York

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday with an occasional weekend as needed

Pay Range: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour

Position Summary:

AutismUp is seeking a proactive and innovative Technology Manager to oversee and advance the organization’s technology strategy. This role is responsible for integrating and maintaining technology systems across all departments, ensuring data security, supporting staff, and driving efficiency through innovation. The Technology Manager will play a key role in simplifying data management, optimizing system use, and helping AutismUp deliver on its mission by ensuring technology is both effective and secure.

Key Responsibilities:

System Integration & Optimization

• Integrate and support primary technology systems across departments (finance, programs, marketing, development)
• Identify and resolve inefficiencies or barriers within current technologies
• Evaluate and recommend systems to improve workflows and simplify data management

Technology Planning & Innovation

• Lead on strategic planning for platforms
• Develop and maintain organizational dashboards to track key analytics and performance indicators
• Explore and pilot appropriate AI tools that improve staff productivity and support mission-driven tasks

Data Security & Compliance

• Ensure systems and networks are secure, compliant, and accessible
• Ensure compliance with PCI and data privacy standards along with supporting ongoing cybersecurity initiatives
• Safeguard sensitive information and maintain reliable internet access and IT infrastructure

Staff Training & Support

• Provide training and technical support to staff, ensuring efficient and secure system use
• Translate technical concepts into clear, practical solutions for non-technical users
• Collaborate across all departments to understand needs and deliver effective technology solutions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field required (Master’s preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of IT leadership experience (nonprofit or mission-driven organization preferred)
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, system administration, cybersecurity, and data privacy
• Experience with CRM, registration systems, Google Workspace, etc.
• Demonstrated success leading system integration projects and improving operational workflows
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support non-technical staff
• Analytical, innovative, and solution-focused mindset

Employment Specialist

Location: AutismUp at the Golisano Autism Center, Rochester, New York

Hours: Full-time, flexible hours with some regular evenings and weekends

Pay Range: $24.00 -$27.00 per hour

Position Summary: Provides career development services for individuals with disabilities. This includes both adults and transition aged students. Services provided include, but are not limited to, vocational assessments, work readiness training, self-advocacy training, job exploration, work-based learning, exploration of post-secondary options, internship, career development and job coaching. The Employment Specialist will provide numerous customized support services with the goal of assisting individuals to perform to industry standards. The Employment Specialist will meet with employers, to develop and secure internships and additional opportunities within the business. Ensure that the needs of the business are being met as well as the overall satisfaction with the employee. The role of the Employment Specialist is twofold, supporting both the individual and the business(es).

Responsibilities:

• Collect, organize, and analyze information about participants through case records, interest inventories, interviews, and professional sources, to appraise their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for employment planning
• Conducts individual and group lessons covering a full range of job seeking and job performance skills
• Delivers employability skill curriculum in grouped or 1:1 settings
• Performs community-based work assessments of individuals’ vocational aptitudes
• May assist in developing resumes, completing applications, and developing interviewing skills
• May provide support during job interviews if needed and appropriate
• Provides on-going, person-centered support and counseling, catering to the unique needs of the individual.
• Monitor participants’ job performance and job-related skills; evaluate participants’ skills, set realistic goals, coach participants as they work toward employment related goals
• Completes all mandated documentation requirements as required by agency and funders
• May participate in intake/exit meetings for ACCES-VR participants

Qualifications:

• An associate's degree or bachelor’s degree or combined experiential equivalent providing vocational services for individuals with disabilities
• Experience providing ACCES-VR services preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel to various job sites throughout the week.

Personal Fitness Instructor

Location: AutismUp at the Golisano Autism Center, Rochester, New York

Hours: Per Diem, 8-10 hours per week including some late afternoons, early evenings, and Saturdays with

opportunity to increase hours

Pay Range: $23.00 -$27.00 per hour depending on education and experience

Position Summary:

The Personal Fitness Instructor will facilitate and provide direct instruction in an individual fitness-based program.

Programs will focus on fitness related activities and are tailored specifically for each participant. The Personal Fitness

Instructor must be able to modify exercises based on participant needs as well as be able to motivate participants to

reach their individualized goals.

Responsibilities:

• Connect with each participant and/or family members to create an individualized fitness plan
• Completes the initial Personal Fitness Instructor Intake Form within 2 weeks of each participant’s first Personal Training class
• Coordinate and schedule individual training classes with participants and/or family members
• Completes class scheduling, preparation, cleaning procedures, family communication, and documentation associated withPersonal Training as part of the Personal Fitness Instructor responsibilities
• Demonstrate various exercises and routines
• Supervise participant’s exercise routines and assist them in utilizing the correct techniques to minimize injury and improve fitness
• Monitor individual goals, objectives, and progress of participant’s while providing families progress updates
• Responsible for the supervision and safety of program participants
• Communicate with Fitness Coordinator on participant’s progress
• Participates in AutismUp staff trainings and in-services as directed by the Program Manager
• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner
• Works closely with the Fitness Coordinator with ensuring the AutismUp Fitness Programs remain innovative both from equipment and support perspective

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor Degree preferred
• Related college degree, coursework or fitness certifications required
• 2+ years professional experience preferred
• Experience working with individuals with ASD or other disabilities
• Experience/training in adaptive P.E. helpful

Support Coach

Location: AutismUp at the Golisano Autism Center, Rochester, New York

Hours: 20 hours per week, includes afternoons, evenings, and weekends

Pay Range: $15.50 -$17.00 per hour depending on education and experience

Position Summary:

The Support Coach will provide direct support to participants in programs that focus on skill development

(social, enrichment, independence, fitness, self-regulation, the arts, physical and/or adaptive, etc.) for

children, teens, and adults in classroom and community settings.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting individual participants in achieving goals and objectives
• Responsible for the supervision and safety of program participants
• Supports the AutismUp Instructors and program objectives, particularly in regards to participants’ social development and behavioral management
• Completes progress notes / metrics and other necessary documentation by the end of shift
• Attends trainings and meetings as assigned
• Follows all AutismUp’s policy and procedures at all time

Qualifications:

• Currently attending high school, High School Diploma preferred; college experience in related field is helpful
• Experience working with individuals with ASD or other disabilities is preferred
• Enthusiastic and enjoys working with children, teens, and adults
• Team player with strong communication skills
• Ability to work late afternoons, evenings and Saturdays
• Ability to occasionally lift 25 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

AutismUp provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

About the Organization:
AutismUp is the leading 501(c)3 autism support organization in the Greater Rochester and surrounding areas. Founded in 2004, by a small group of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, AutismUp has grown to include more than 4,000 family and professional member households. Our mission is to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and their families, by expanding and enhancing opportunities to improve quality of life.