[ref. h76106616] La Mesa - Job Coach I
La Mesa
About Us:
Are you looking for meaningful work and want to make a difference? Do you want to gain valuable work experience? Joining the Goodwill team could be a great fit for you! At Goodwill we live and breathe our Core Values of Creativity, Credibility, and Collaboration.We are a mission-integrated organization that is funded by resalable goods. Last year alone, we were able to keep 10 million pounds of donated goods from hitting our landfills. Through the reselling of donated items, we can provide job readiness training and employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities and barriers to employment.
Overview:
POSITION SUMMARY: Are you searching for a job that makes a difference in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities? Job Coaches provide on-the-job coaching to our Supported Employment program participants to help participants successfully work in the community.Job Coaches may provide support in group or individual work settings.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions Statement(s):
- Provides job coaching and promotes career development support to improve job skills,
Participants into individual Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) job opportunities.
- Promotes and facilitates social integration between participants and other employees in
ensure productivity, quality learning, completion of program and work assignments, and
quality outcomes. Becomes familiar with the needs and limitations of assigned
participants to identify areas of development opportunities.
- Provides personal and career counseling as well as behavioral intervention for
- Performs work alongside participants for purposes of training, role modeling, and
- Teaches work skills (or life skills where appropriate) to participants at various job sites
- Maintains excellent communication with managers, supervisors and employees
- Regularly meets with participant’s supervisor to discuss participant’s progress and any
- Completes administrative duties, including monthly statistics, progress reports, updating
- Communicates with referring agencies, care providers, parents, and counselors as
Job Coach II or III and/or site manager immediately of any problems with participants, referring agencies, or employers to resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Works with leads, supervisors and site managers in preparing daily/weekly scheduled job
- Performs coaching functions (direct on the job functions with participants) approximately
reports, case notes, prepping OPMs and IHSPs, accurately recording mileage, interactions with
supervisors and referring agencies, etc.) during the remaining 40% of a scheduled workday.
- Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Education: BA or BS degree preferred.Experience: Minimum of one year related experience preferred.
Computer Skills: MS Office Suite. Strong E-mail communication skills. Strong file management or case management skills. Must have ability to learn client tracking software.
Certificates & Licenses: Must be able to pass all required criminal background checks and become First Aid & CPR certified.
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