Work Site Support Specialist (Oak Grove High School)

Job Description:

Job Title: Work Site Support Specialist

Location: Oak Grove, MO (Oak Grove High School)

Department: Employment Services - Summer Work Program

Employment Type: Part-time (Temporary)

Job Summary:

Join our dedicated team as a Work Site Support Specialist, where you will play a vital role in providing work-based learning experiences for eligible VR clients enrolled in high school. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young individuals by facilitating their integration into the workforce and helping them develop essential employability skills. We are looking for compassionate, patient, and proactive individuals who are committed to supporting students in a real work environment.

In this role, you will coordinate work-based learning experiences, facilitate on-site support, and lead classroom discussions using ODEP’s soft skills curriculum. Your efforts will help students gain valuable experience and confidence as they transition into the workforce.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinate students’ work-based learning experiences within the Pre-Employment Training - Work Experience Program with VR.

• Facilitate on-site support for students who will work a total of 16 hours at the identified worksite(s) over the course of four days within each week, with a target of 4 hours worked per day.

• During each 20-hour week of the program, the summer work employment specialist incorporates four hours of soft skills training per week and review/discuss on site experiences. This can be done at various times throughout each day, including at the beginning and end of each work shift.

• Support students on the worksite by facilitating individuals’ full integration into the

• worksite and serve as a mediator between co-workers and supervisors as necessary.

• Prepare plans, reports, and other paperwork as needed.

• Obtain information about student through intake process, including meetings with students and their families, VR Counselors, and school personnel in order to understand and know the student's strengths, skills, capacities, needs, vocational and other interests.

• Coordinate students’ new hire paperwork, orientation and weekly timesheets.

• Transports students to and from the worksite as needed.

• Reports worksite outcomes and other relevant information regarding progress/activity of student to Leadership and/or referral source as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents and write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal or diagram form.

• Ability to deal courteously and effectively with co-workers, persons served, referral sources, and the business community.

• Ability to demonstrate patience and understanding of persons with disabilities.

• Ability to access and safely operate a vehicle.

• Ability to remain open-minded and empathetic to the needs of others.

• Ability to manage time well, prioritize, use good judgment, and work independently.

• Ability to speak effectively before groups.

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• Abide by the policies and procedures regarding confidentiality, professional ethics, and codes of conduct.

• Maintain a positive attitude in the work environment.

• Computer and data input skills

Experience and Education Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Preferably has experience in employment services, job coaching, business, sales, human resource or human services.

Supervisory Requirements:

• None

Employment Requirements:

• Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.

• Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.

• All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.

• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.

• Must have and maintain certification in CPR, First Aid, and Blood borne Pathogens.

Physical Requirements:

ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expressions, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Firefly is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.