Project Search - Program Coordinator

North Jersey Friendship House • Paramus, NJ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Project SEARCH program. This includes supervising, training, and problem-solving issues related to the interns, and working diligently to ensure the successful completion of the program for each intern. The role also involves participating in the recruitment, screening, and orientation of interns, performing travel training, developing internship rotations, and working with business liaisons and department managers to develop internship sites and job descriptions. The coordinator teaches essential job tasks, provides individual support, learns internship duties, and makes necessary modifications for interns to succeed. They also build natural supports, assess student skills, schedule and run team meetings, complete evaluations and documentation, maintain electronic health records, ensure accurate billing, and ensure compliance with DDD regulations and training requirements.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in the Human Services field.
• A minimum of three (3) years of related experience.
• A valid driver's license with a clean record.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Project SEARCH program.
• Supervising, training, and problem-solving issues related to the interns.
• Ensuring the successful completion of the program for each intern.
• Works towards the accomplishment of department/Agency goals.
• Maintains confidentiality and immediately reports to management breaches in confidentiality.
• Practices job requirements on an accurate, timely and regular basis.
• Observes and maintains appropriate professional boundaries with members, co-workers and supervisors.
• Attends all scheduled meetings as assigned.
• Meets relevant continuing educational/training requirements.
• Completes all required documentation/paperwork accurately and within established time frames.
• Provides direct supervision to assigned employees in order to enhance their job skill set.
• Provides on-going support to employees to assure completion of job responsibilities.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the agency's policies, applicable laws and governmental regulatory agencies.
• Reviews employees' responsibilities to determine time frame and scope of authority, reviews employees' requirements and allotments of available resources.
• Evaluates employees' productivity and documentation of service delivery.
• Training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Participates in recruitment, screening and orientation of all Project SEARCH interns.
• Performs travel training with interns when utilizing public transportation.
• Develops Project Search internship rotations.
• Works with business liaison, and department managers to develop internship sites, write job descriptions, task lists, job analysis, and plan for necessary modifications for the internships and competitive jobs.
• Teaches the essential tasks/duties/core skills of the job to the intern.
• Provide individual support depending on each intern and job task needs.
• Learns the internship duties and make modification (label cabinets, simply written instructions, etc.) necessary to allow the student to successfully complete the job.
• Attends job orientation with the intern and clarifies information with the intern as necessary.
• Builds natural supports and reduce the amount of time spent with each intern as core skills are developed.
• Assesses student skills and gather baseline data.
• Schedules and runs Project Search team and individual intern employment planning meetings.
• Completes necessary evaluations, reports and other documentation.
• Keeps Electronic Health Record up to date on interns' progress.
• Ensures accurate billing is completed on a weekly basis.
• Abides by and ensures all staff abides by DDD regulations at all times.
• Completes all required (DDD and Relias) trainings in a timely manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level