Transition Specialist/Job Coach
About The Position
The Arc of Madison County, Inc. is seeking a Transition Specialist/Job Coach to instruct Pre Employment Transition Services (Pre ETS) classes. This role involves teaching essential life and work skills such as Social Skills, Workplace Readiness, Self Advocacy, Job Readiness, and Smart Work Ethics. The primary goal is to support individuals with intellectual disabilities in becoming active, involved, and valued members of their community. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, ensuring accurate service billing information, collaborating with the Programs Coordinator to meet funding requirements, assisting with facility and vehicle maintenance, and providing training and support to individuals served, their families, businesses, and the community to ensure success in employment settings. The role also involves providing extended services to individuals who have gained and retained community employment.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED is required.
- At least one year experience in day habilitation or residential program required.
- Possess basic computer skills
- Self - directed, innovative, organized, strong personal work ethic, good communication skills including listening, ability to engage and “draw out” others, decision-making ability, crisis management skills, professional personal presentation, ability to teach/train in a variety of settings
Nice To Haves
- Other social services field may be substituted at the discretion of the Executive Director.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and Instruct Pre ETS sessions to school students with disabilities
- Travel to assigned schools to provide Pre ETS training
- Utilize virtual support services as warranted to provide services
- Prepares accurate and timely documents to meet funding source requirements
- Possess basic computer skills
- Collaborate with Program Coordinator, QDDP, teachers, and other Transition Specialists in scheduling Pre ETS sessions and developing curriculum
- Attend IEP and/or PCP meetings as needed
- Provide support to individuals served participating in volunteer work, worksite tours, mock interviews, as well as, to individuals involved in paid employment with the Arc’s integrated worksites.
- Provides individualized support, training, and supervision for individuals served at the worksite or competitive employment which includes: skills training, building natural supports, identifying job accommodations, assistive technology, etc.
- Perform specific job analysis, task analysis, situational assessments and job matching activities, when required.
- Work with participants, employers, families, agency personnel, direct support professionals, Work Programs Coordinator, QDDPs, and other appropriate parties to problem solve issues related to training and employment.
- Serve as a role model for students/persons served
- Serve as an advocate for the persons served/students
- Serve as an ambassador for the Arc of Madison County
- Prepare and complete assessments and satisfaction surveys
- Be punctual and in attendance as scheduled
- Assists with community experiences, as needed, to include but not limited to, work site tours, volunteer opportunities, mock interviews, Special Olympics, or other community activities
- Ensures information for billing of services is accurate
- Assist, as needed, with maintaining staffing ratios to ensure individual safety and wellbeing
- Provides, as needed, pre employment training to other individuals receiving services by the Arc of Madison County
- Attends training, as appropriate, to become knowledgeable of strategies and current “best practices” in the field of supported employment and/or other areas.
- Travel to worksites and access varying workspace as necessary
- Participates in Person Centered Planning in collaboration with Service Coordination as needed, Prepares Assessments as warranted, etc., in accordance with funding source requirements
- Assists in developing and delivering opportunities for persons served to achieve their life goals
- Assists in maintaining funding source(s) and CARF certifications by ensuring standards and documentation are met
- Assists with providing services through Community Waiver Program
- Assists individuals with personal care as needed
- Lifts, carries, or restrains individuals as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Sign-on Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
