Job Coach - SWE

MERS Goodwill•Springfield, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Summer Work Experience program (SWE) is a six-week youth training program designed for high school students with disabilities. It offers them the chance to earn a paycheck while gaining valuable, real-world work experience in a supportive and accessible environment. Participants engage in several 4–5 hour shifts each week, exploring various job tasks and developing essential workplace skills such as communication, task focus, self-advocacy, and following directions. Job Coaches play a crucial role by working alongside participants to help them meet employer expectations, providing ongoing training, addressing performance challenges, and facilitating the development of relationships with coworkers and supervisors, thereby fostering natural supports on the job. The program runs for six weeks, typically from June to July, and selected candidates for the Job Coach role are required to attend training sessions in April and May. This is a temporary, part-time position with working hours of 20-22 hours per week.

Requirements

High School Diploma and experience working in social services required.

Nice To Haves

Associate's/Bachelor's degree preferred.
Experience working in the field of social services with individuals with disabilities preferred.
First Aid and CPR preferred.

Responsibilities

Works alongside participant as needed to assist with meeting employer expectations with regards to task completion and speed.
Continue to provide training to improve participant work performance after employer's training period has ended.
Problem solves to create accommodations or other ways to address performance issues.
Support participants to develop and maintain relationships with co-workers and supervisors.
Develops and maintains natural support on the job and establishes working relationships with the supervisor(s).
Implement proper fading/re-entry techniques to ensure participant success.
Maintains contact with MERS/Goodwill Case Manager assigned to the participant to report progress and difficulties.
Completes agency documentation which may include, but not limited to, daily documentation of observations and job coaching/retention hourly log. When coaching for Summer Work Experience, documentation will include participant timesheets and weekly evaluations.
Utilizes time at the work site to complete all necessary documentation, when possible, maintains a minimum of 80% of hours worked in billable time (billable time percentage does not apply to summer temporary coaches).
Other duties as assigned.