Lead Community Trainer- Waterloo

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHEAST IOWA, INC.•Waterloo, IA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

This position reports to the Program Manager and is responsible for training, supervising, advising, and monitoring activities of persons served as outlined in their Individual Program Plan or Individual Employment Plan. The role involves effective communication with program participants, counseling them, and coordinating services as needed. It emphasizes providing excellent service to both internal and external customers through communication, assistance, and quality of work, all within the mission, guiding principles, values, ethics, and strategic goals of Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, required.
Must be CPR/First Aid and Medication Management certified within 6 months of starting employment.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to effectively instruct persons with disabilities.
Ability to adjust to unexpected or different situations.
Computer proficiency.
Reliable cellphone.
Ability to handle and maintain confidential information.
Possess a positive attitude and infect others with similar enthusiasm.
Loyalty to the agency and its mission and policies.
Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and automobile insurance, required.
Ability to use good judgment, discretion, and initiative.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1 year related experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

Acts as primary contact for parents/guardians of program participants at assigned site, county workers, and medical appointments.
Monitors schedules of program participants, cleanliness of assigned site, and time off for program participant.
Drives program participants to and from appointments, events, stores, activities, etc.
Maintains and reviews all documentation and paperwork for assigned site and submits it to the appropriate Program Manager in a timely manner.
Assists with training new Team Members scheduled to work at the site.
Supervises the completion of Individual Program Plans and required documentation.
Maintains accurate documentation on program participants by learning and remaining current on appropriate documentation guidelines and electronic documentation systems, developing a system to manage documentation, and setting priorities.
Submits documentation for program participants in a timely manner.
Builds rapport with program participants through effective communication based on the participants’ communication style.
Provides crisis intervention as needed to defuse situations, determine appropriate intervention, and contact the necessary support systems. Complies with all reporting requirements related to crisis intervention.
Maintains professional and ethical relationships with program participants, program participant family and friends, co-workers, and other agencies.
Assists program participants with developing strategies, making informed choices, and following through on responsibilities.
Encourages program participants to achieve goals and desired outcomes by assisting with the development of programming derived from participants’ preferences, needs, interests, and strengths.
Provides program participants with information about community resources available to them and helps with increasing the program participants’ ability to self-advocate.
Ensures program participants have access to appropriate resources and helps with coordination of those resources if needed.
Provides ongoing assessment of program participants to identify needs and support their capabilities, strengths, and preferences.
Completes all duties of the job and all work requirements.
Models Goodwill’s core values, IMPACT. (Inspire Others, Mission First, People Matter, Align with Community, Create Opportunity, Tell our Stories)