Position Summary

Are you looking for meaningful experience working with children or adults with disabilities?

Keshet is seeking caring, energetic individuals, who have an interest in disability inclusion and want to help our students learn and grow with their peers. We have an opening for a job coach to assist students in our high school and transition program for young adults in community training worksites.

The Job Coach will work with our Vocation team assisting special education students using assigned task analysis, learning job tasks at various training sites, building abilities within the job site as well as developing additional tasks at the sites.

Using prepared task analysis, Job Coach will provide supported instruction and strategies to students as well as monitor students progress and maintain data adjacent to student goals at training sites. The Job Coach may be assigned to multiple students at various training sites.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting students in providing a comprehensive job training program to students with significant disabilities; to include autism, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and behavioral challenges
• Transport students to training sites and return to classroom at the conclusion of training for the day

Qualifications

• Must be at least 19 years old
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Hold or be eligible to apply for an Illinois State Board of Education Paraprofessional license
• Valid drivers license and safe driving record
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds
• Must maintain a current certification in CPR and Safety Care, provided through Keshet