Community Based Job Coach

Summary:

The job coach will support & assist individuals with disabilities in the process of exploring, experiencing, seeking, securing, and retaining employment.  Job Coaches will assess skills and ability to work. This person should be innovative and flexible in their ways of assisting clients in achieving their employment-related objectives. A person in this position should be able to build rapport with clients and possess excellent time management & organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Core Functions:

• Evaluate the potential work sites to gain information regarding the social requirements, work schedule, tasks, safety procedures, and what is necessary for the individual to be successful at the site.
• Acclimate individuals regarding the work site and safety precautions. Train individuals in tasks. Use coaching strategies to help with skill acquisition while focusing on independence.
• Ensure the well-being and safety of all individuals served.
• Travel training skills to and from community-based work locations.
• Document services provided in compliance with agency, local, state, and federal regulations.
• Attend team meetings, professional development opportunities, and parent conferences.
• Act as liaison between the individual, employer, families, the organization, and the community.
• Job may include, but not be limited to, the following:  bending, stooping, lifting to 10 pounds.
• Job includes, at times, extensive walking.
• Frequent location changes and movement between different community-based work settings; staff may have to be at 3 to 4 different locations in one work shift.
• Work hours may be flexible based on clients’ needs.

Skills:

• Flexible
• good communicator
• work independent/good judgment.

Qualifications:

• HS diploma or equivalent w/minimum 2 yrs. exp in comp employment.
• be able to provide own transport.