Job Coach

Institute for the Redesign of Learning • Whittier, CA

22d • $19 - $22

About The Position

The Institute for the Redesign of Learning is hiring a Job Coach for its Transitions & Adult Services team, supporting clients in the Whittier/La Mirada area. This part-time position is 25 hours per week and involves working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help them learn job duties, maintain appropriate work behaviors, and improve productivity and stability at work. Job Coaches support positive employment outcomes and help participants become valued members of their workplaces and communities.

Coaching and training may take place in independent living settings, clients’ homes, classrooms, community locations, and businesses such as offices, retail stores, warehouses, food-service operations, or janitorial settings. The role may involve exposure to cleaning chemicals. Employees must be able to move objects, bend, stoop, crouch, walk, stand, and physically prompt or escort clients.

The position offers a salary of $19–$21.78 per hour. The salary range depends on relevant experience, credentialing or certification, education, and use of a second language in the role 50% of the time.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Self-starter.
• Willingness to complete the first three sessions of a 10-week graduate-level training program as a condition of employment.
• Auto insurance liability coverage meeting the minimum for work-related travel: 25/50k liability coverage, or 100/300k if driving clients.
• Valid California Driver’s License.
• Ability to reach any client work site using a personal vehicle.
• Access to a mobile phone for email and basic internet if working offsite.
• Clear a current background check through the FBI, DOJ, and CCL.
• Pass a pre-employment health screening.
• Negative TB test.
• Ability to carry, push, pull, and move objects; frequently and for prolonged periods bend, stoop, crouch, walk, and stand; and physically prompt and escort clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison and advocate for clients with employers and help ensure participants are successfully integrated into the workplace.
• Provide on-the-job support by demonstrating skills clients need for their daily tasks.
• Assess ongoing support-service needs that may create barriers to employment.
• Help participants develop and maintain positive interactions with coworkers, customers, and members of the public.
• Ensure participants follow task-analysis steps and maximize productivity using positive behavior modification techniques and other interventions.
• Develop and type documentation on client ISP goals and objectives using computers or basic note-taking skills.
• Access and read company email daily.
• Monitor and assess individual consumer progress, and collect and report data to the Program Manager as requested and within reporting periods.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Mentorship program and training.
• Professional growth plans and promotion from within.
• Dedicated support from the Leadership Team.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance and a $25,000 life and AD&D insurance policy, if eligible.
• Up to two weeks of paid vacation, 13 paid holidays, and five paid sick days.
• Retirement plan.
• Medical and dependent flexible spending accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED