Job Coach - Mapleton School

Devereux•Malvern, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Devereux is seeking a Job Coach for its Mapleton School in Malvern, PA. This role focuses on assisting adolescents and young adults with emotional support and behavioral health diagnoses in their transition from school-based programming to community and post-education life, including vocational skills. The Job Coach will develop activities to support this transition, directly supervise, train, and coach students at school and community job sites, and work with students to foster greater employment independence. Collaboration with a team to assess skills, document progress, and provide input on student functioning and goal achievement is also a key part of the role.

Requirements

High school diploma required
Two years experience working with adolescents and young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and/or behavior disorders in a transition and employment setting preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree in education, psychology, social work, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop activities to support the transition of students from childhood to adulthood
Directly supervise, train, and coach students within the school and community job sites
Work with students to achieve a level of accomplishment and productivity that allows for greater employment independence
Work with a team to assess skills and level of functioning/participation and document progress and involvement of students
Provide information and input based on level of participation, functioning and progress to goals