Project Search Skills Trainer

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Project SEARCH Skills Trainer

REPORTS TO: Director of Community Rehabilitation Program

JOB GOAL:

1) To collaborate with the Project SEARCH Onsite Team to:

To identify each student’s strengths, interests, and abilities related to skill acquisition, job development and placement.

2) To seek an appropriate and identify job site rotations within the host site based on the students interests and skills.

3) To determine and refer to appropriate community support services for training and successful employment.

4) To work with local business and industry to meeting

QUALIFICATIONS: ·

• WORK KNOWLEDGE: .

· Excellent communication and collaboration skills

· Excellent organizational skills

· Ability to self-direct and to make decisions.

· Computer skills including word processing, databases, and PowerPoint.

· Independent work ethic for self-management of schedule

· Utilizes sound judgment and decision-making skills.

· Work as a productive team member with families, affiliate school and steering committee members.

· Ability and willingness to tolerate light to moderate activity to include long periods of standing or walking depending on demands of each site

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in trans-disciplinary meetings, multidisciplinary staffing, parent conferences, and employment meetings

• Instruct students on employability skills such as communication, problem solving, teamwork, grooming, budgeting, and self-advocacy, correlate instructional content with training and student career objectives.

• Monitor and record daily attendance at work sites; teach students to independently inform departments of absences/tardiness.

• Demonstrate a consistent method of assessing student growth via the use of clear criteria and is congruent with student goals. Collect and summarize performance data on an ongoing basis.

• Coordinate travel training (when appropriate) through public transportation or teach students to be able to access private transportation independently.

• Develop work portfolios for each student to include credentialing of skills attained, letter of recommendations from internship sites, etc.

• Develop linkages among other agencies to assure effective transition from school to work or from current placement to successful community employment.

• Coordinate internal job placement opportunities within the host business and resulting accommodations, and necessary job supports for students.

• Develop job development training plan with consumers and appropriate support personnel.

• Attend monthly Project SEARCH team meetings, Open House, Employment Planning meetings

Plan and implement monthly progress meetings for each student participant with appropriate parties. Schedule, plan and implement monthly written communication with parents and other parties.

• Schedule, plan and implement Open Houses to publicize the program and recruit potential students.

Communicate regularly with business liaison, Steering Committee for student progress and issues. Knowledgeable of Project SEARCH model fidelity.

• Reports program needs to host business liaison.

• Keeps adequate supplies available to function efficiently.

• Adheres to and promotes safety standards (i.e., fire, tornado, accident reports, etc.) and acts on the legal responsibilities concerning the safety and welfare of the students.

• Keeps files up to date with all appropriate forms and information. Follows guidelines in file organization, consumer input, confidentiality, etc.

• Participate in professional growth activities such as conferences, in-services, etc.

SHARED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Identify internship sites within the host site; work with Business Liaison to perform specific job analysis, task analysis to provide a variety of work experiences to build marketable, competitive skills leading to employment.

· Assist with the selection and interview process of identifying appropriate students with disabilities for Project SEARCH program (ages 18-22, last year of high school)

· Conduct intake meetings to assess participants general needs and employment goals, career interests, and personal job preferences to match and determine appropriate department internship placement and individual learning styles.

Attend job orientation with the participant and clarifies information with the participant as necessary.

· Learn the internship duties and makes appropriate accommodations, adaptations, or modifications (label cabinets, simplify written instructions, etc...) necessary to the successful independent completion of the job on behalf of the participant at work sites.

Provides individualized job coaching by use of systematic instruction to the participant.

· Teach the essential tasks/duties/core skills of the internship job.

Develop work portfolios for each student on skills attained, assist students in securing letters of recommendations from internship sites

· Communicate with all Project SEARCH staff regarding any issues that may affect students participating in the program.

· Work as a team with other Project SEARCH staff.

· Attend host site orientation; be familiar with and adhere to and promote the standards of the host business as well as the safety standards and procedures; be a positive role model to students in following these standards.

· Be knowledgeable of the Model Fidelity that is used to implement Project SEARCH; use this as guide to provide services to the students participating in the program.

· Participate in Monthly Steering Committee meetings as related to Project SEARCH.

· Maintain appropriate and professional demeanor towards co-workers, visitors, students, supervisors, and all others you have contact with while working with Project SEARCH program.

Terms of Employment: The PS Instructor will work in accordance with the school calendar.

Evaluation: Performance Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the on the CRP and VR staff.

Benefits & Pay:

Full time and part time positions available. Benefits are only available to full-time employees.

$17.50/hour for individuals with no college degree or 2 year degree.

$19.50/hour for individuals with at least a bachelor's degree.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $17.50 - $19.50 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Birmingham, AL 35205 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Birmingham, AL 35205: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $20