Summer Youth Job Coach - Portsmouth

Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley•Portsmouth, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Summer Youth Job Coach provides assistance, encouragement, and support to consumers as they learn job functions and appropriate behaviors for maintaining employment. This role requires a variety of work experience and knowledge of the current job market. Key functions include completing weekly written reports, attending staff meetings, and demonstrating strong consumer advocacy. The coach will train consumers according to their Individual Service Plan (I.S.P.), document progress, maintain records, report incidents, and assist employers in supervising consumers effectively. The position also involves advocating for consumers, providing basic orientation skills around work sites and routes, and assisting with travel training to job sites. Compliance with all Agency policies, procedures, and safety standards is essential.

Requirements

Minimum of High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
An awareness of and experience in training disabled individuals.
Maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record acceptable to Goodwill's liability insurance provider.
Maintain the ability to pass a criminal background check and random drug screens.
Knowledge of competitive employment work environments, policies and procedures.
Must have reliable transportation.
Must have and maintain an operating home telephone/cell phone.
Uncompromising ethics and integrity
Must have a desire to be a participating member of an organization that values employee involvement and diversity.
Must possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate well with a broad spectrum of people; including consumers, employers and employees.
Must possess excellent customer service, organizational, writing, reading, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

Train consumer according to I.S.P. (Individual Service Plan), goals and objectives as noted by support team.
Document case notes evaluating consumer's progress and/or weaknesses on the job.
Maintain necessary records/paperwork and submit in a timely manner.
Report to appropriate staff, any changes, incidents or problems in a timely manner, using the most viable option (phone/incident report).
Attend/participate in required staff meetings with consumer.
Provide own transportation and adequate liability insurance for such.
Assist employers to develop techniques to effectively supervise consumers and work to develop/maintain strong Goodwill Easter Seals/Employer relationships.
Advocate for consumer at all times.
Provide basic orientation skills to individuals with a disability, around their work site and required work routes.
Assist with, or solely provide individual with travel training to the job site (as instructed).
Comply with all Agency policies, procedures and safety standards throughout work areas and maintain same to meet CARF, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards.
Other duties as assigned.