Project Search Skills Trainer
About The Position
The Skills Trainer (Job Coach) for Project Search at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a full-time, non-exempt position responsible for training and problem-solving issues related to interns in the Project Search program. The role involves linking students with on-site supports to enable them to work independently. Key functions include assisting in the development of internship rotations, participating in planning meetings, performing travel training, and teaching essential job skills. The trainer will learn internship duties, make necessary modifications for intern success, attend job orientations, build natural supports, assess student skills, and work with various stakeholders to develop internship sites and job descriptions. This role requires maintaining confidentiality, practicing job requirements accurately, observing professional boundaries, attending meetings, meeting continuing education requirements, and completing all documentation accurately and on time.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in the Human Services field or a minimum three (3) years of related experience.
- A valid driver's license with a clean record is required.
- Minimum 21 years of age
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Responsible for training and problem-solving issues related to the student and meeting the employer's expectation.
- Links the student with on-site supports so that eventually, the skills trainer will be able to fade off the internship and enable the student to work independently on the job.
- Assists in the development of the Project Search internship rotations
- Participates in Project Search team and individual intern employment planning meetings
- Performs travel training with interns when utilizing public transportation
- Participates in basic job coaching training (Systematic Instruction, Lean and other appropriate training) and continual staff development
- Teaches the essential tasks/duties/core skills of the job to the intern
- 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
- Assess student skills and gather baseline data
- 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.
- Works with manager to determine new skills as intern gains competencies and confidence.
- Completes necessary evaluations, reports and other documentation.
- Keeps Electronic Health Record up to date on students' progress.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
