JOB COACH Vinita

Home of Hope Inc•Vinita, OK

About The Position

The Job Coach helps individuals find and maintain meaningful employment and participate in their communities. The role involves learning about each person’s strengths, abilities, interests, and goals; developing plans for employment and community involvement; matching individuals with career opportunities; and building relationships with local employers. The Job Coach works with employers and individuals to identify training needs and provide supports such as mentoring, additional instruction, or adaptive equipment. The role also helps develop natural supports at work and in the community, including transportation and connections to community resources. The Job Coach supports individuals in building workplace and life skills, identifying and overcoming barriers, and working toward independence, self-determination, and their maximum potential. Responsibilities include completing timely and accurate service and billing documentation, such as job success plans, situational assessments, benefits analyses, and disciplinary analyses, and following applicable DRS, DDS, and Home of Hope requirements, contracts, performance expectations, regulatory changes, and best practices.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 6 months of experience in a service-oriented environment; job development experience is preferred.
Above-average interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Basic math skills.
Proficiency using office equipment, including a copier, fax machine, calculator, and telephone system.
Ability to organize tasks, record and produce accurate work, and exercise sound judgment.
Valid driver’s license, current automotive insurance, dependable transportation, and availability to operate a vehicle during the day or night.
Required First Aid/CPR training, including the ability to perform compressions on the floor or ground.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and be subject to random, post-accident, and reasonable-cause drug screens.
Criminal background must be free of encumbrances identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Must be mentally and physically capable of performing the position’s duties.
Ability to comprehend and use deductive reasoning, respond to visual stimuli, and understand oral and written instructions.
Reliable motor skills and motor coordination, including use of hands and feet.
Ability to sit, stoop, or stand for prolonged periods.
Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Job development experience.

Responsibilities

Learn each individual’s strengths, abilities, interests, and goals and help create plans for employment and community involvement.
Match individuals’ skills and abilities with career opportunities in the community.
Build relationships with employers and help them identify suitable employees.
Work with employers to identify training needs and help individuals develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
Recommend or arrange workplace supports, which may include adaptive equipment, mentoring, and additional instruction.
Develop natural supports on and off the job, including transportation, workplace connections, and community resources.
Help individuals identify barriers and develop skills and strategies to overcome them, including communication, time management, organization, problem-solving, workplace behavior, self-advocacy, and handling feedback or change.
Complete accurate and timely service and billing documentation, including job success plans, situational assessments, benefits analyses, and disciplinary analyses.
Follow DRS, DDS, and Home of Hope requirements, contracts, and performance expectations, and stay current on regulatory changes and best practices.
Support each individual in working toward maximum potential, independence, and self-determination.
Learn and follow clients’ Individual Plans (IP).
Travel periodically to intrastate sites, which may involve overnight stays.
Work schedules based on individual client needs and overtime as required.