JOB COACH Claremore

Rogers County Training Center Inc•Claremore, OK

About The Position

The Job Coach helps individuals find and maintain meaningful employment and participate in their communities. The role builds relationships with local businesses, learns about each individual’s strengths, abilities, interests, and goals, and helps develop plans for employment and community involvement. The Job Coach matches individuals with career opportunities, works with employers to identify training needs, and supports individuals in developing the skills needed to succeed at work. Supports may include adaptive equipment, mentoring, additional instruction, and other workplace accommodations or assistance. The Job Coach also helps establish natural support systems on and off the job, including workplace connections, transportation, and community resources. The role provides coaching and advocacy to help individuals build independence, workplace skills, confidence, and self-determination, and to address barriers to success. It requires completing accurate, timely service and billing documentation; following DRS, DDS, and Home of Hope requirements, contracts, and performance expectations; and staying current with regulatory changes and best practices. Work schedules may be based on individual client needs, and overtime may be required. The role includes periodic travel to intrastate sites, potentially involving overnight stays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency.
Six months of experience in a service-oriented environment, ideally in job development.
Above-average interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Basic math skills.
Proficiency with office equipment, including a copier, fax machine, calculator, and telephone system.
Ability to organize tasks, record and produce accurate work, and exercise sound judgment.
Ability to travel periodically to intrastate sites, potentially with overnight stays.
Valid driver’s license, current automotive insurance, and dependable transportation; availability to operate a vehicle during the day or night.
First Aid/CPR training, including the ability to perform compressions on the floor or ground.
Successful completion of a required pre-employment drug screen and submission to random, post-accident, and reasonable-cause drug screens.
Willingness to work schedules based on individual client needs and work overtime as required.
Criminal background free of encumbrances identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Ability to comprehend and use deductive reasoning, respond to visual stimuli, and understand oral and written instructions.
Reliable motor skills, including use of hands and feet and motor coordination.
Ability to sit, stoop, or stand for prolonged periods.
Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Must be mentally and physically capable of performing the duties of the position.

Responsibilities

Learn each individual’s strengths, abilities, interests, and goals and help develop an employment and community-involvement plan.
Match individuals’ skills and abilities with career opportunities in the community.
Build relationships with employers and help identify suitable employment opportunities.
Work with employers to identify training needs and help individuals develop the knowledge and skills needed for their jobs.
Recommend adaptive equipment, mentoring, additional instruction, or other workplace supports as appropriate.
Develop natural supports on and off the job, including transportation, workplace connections, and community resources.
Help individuals identify barriers to success and develop skills and strategies to address them, including communication, time management, organization, workplace confidence, problem solving, community navigation, appropriate 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.
Learn and follow clients’ Individual Plans.
Support individuals in reaching their potential, independence, and self-determination.