ROUTE DRIVER/JOB COACH

Home of Hope Inc•Vinita, OK

About The Position

Develop business relationships to create employment opportunities for clients, facilitate their placement and retention in vocational environments, help clients obtain and sustain social services, and advocate on their behalf. The role coordinates or provides services that support clients’ social and vocational integration, including assessing needs, developing treatment plans and goals, arranging or delivering services, and helping clients access support. Develop jobs tailored to clients by matching their skills and abilities with suitable career paths, researching and soliciting employers, and helping employers address training needs. Identify or arrange adaptive devices, mentoring, instruction, transportation, and other natural supports that promote vocational success and socialization. Complete documentation required for service billing, including job success plans, situational assessments, benefits analyses, and disciplinary analyses. Interpret and implement DRS and Home of Hope contracts and performance requirements, stay current on regulatory developments, and support clients in achieving their potential and self-determination. The employee also assists the Retail Manager with the daily schedule and, when the Retail Manager is absent, communicates that schedule to the second driver. Employees are expected to represent Home of Hope’s core values: client-centered care, accountability, respect, and excellence.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Six months of route driving experience and experience in a service-oriented environment; job development experience is ideal.
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 involving overnight stays.
Valid driver's license, current automotive insurance, and dependable transportation.
Availability to operate a vehicle during the day or night.
Required First Aid/CPR training, including performing compressions on the floor or ground.
Must complete a pre-employment drug screen and is subject to random, post-accident, and reasonable-cause drug screens.
Willingness to work schedules based on individual client needs and to work overtime as required.
Criminal background must be free of encumbrances identified by the State of Oklahoma Health Department.
Ability to comprehend and use deductive reasoning, respond to visual stimuli, use hands and feet reliably, and demonstrate motor coordination.
Ability to sit, stoop, walk, or stand for prolonged periods and understand oral and written instructions.
Must be mentally and physically capable of performing the duties of the position.
Must complete required training, including Medic First Aid, lifting, defensive driving, non-violent crisis intervention, specialized client training, Foundations, Effective Teaching Course, Behavioral Support for DSP, Employment Training Specialist I, General Employment Training, and Employment Training Specialist Orientation I Lesson 3 (online).

Nice To Haves

Experience in job development capacity.

Responsibilities

Develop business relationships to create employment opportunities for clients.
Facilitate client placement and retention in vocational environments.
Counsel and assist clients in obtaining and sustaining social services, and advocate on their behalf.
Assess client needs and coordinate or provide services that support social and vocational integration.
Interview clients, evaluate needed services, formulate treatment plans and goals, arrange services, and assist clients in obtaining them.
Match client skills, knowledge, and abilities with suitable career paths; develop client-specific jobs and solicit employers.
Assist employers with training issues and arrange appropriate job training, adaptive devices, mentoring, and other instruction.
Develop and use natural supports on and off the job to promote vocational success and socialization.
Facilitate transportation, human support networks, and other resources that support clients.
Complete documentation required for service billing, including job success plans, situational assessments, benefits analyses, and disciplinary analyses.
Interpret and implement DRS and Home of Hope contracts and performance requirements, and keep current with regulatory developments and trends.
Assist clients in achieving their maximum potential and self-determination.
Assist the Retail Manager in setting the daily schedule.
When the Retail Manager is absent, communicate the daily schedule to the second driver.
Learn and follow each client's Individual Plan.