DSP - IP Job Coach

About the role

The Job Coach is responsible for instructing adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in activities designed to promote vocational, social, physical, and intellectual growth. This includes working with participants who are hired for work in the community. This position requires the use of the employee’s own personal vehicle to transport participants to and from the above activities.

Responsibilities

• Is responsible to ensure all job duties are performed in-line with and in support of the mission of Anthesis.
• Provides means of daily transportation of participants in personal vehicle, to and from their work locations throughout the community.
• Accurate documentation of production records, including piece rates, input data into Intuition and any other information relating to employee pay or program service billing.
• Attends required staff meetings and assists in discussion of off-site activities.
• Responsible for the work performance of consumer workers assigned to the community employer location.
• Maintains a supportive relationship, careful training, and correct job placement/assignments to enhance or improve consumer worker capabilities.
• Makes recommendations to program manager for any improvement to simplify or increase production.
• Maintains quality production through continual inspection of consumers' work.
• Maintains accurate, individualized accounting of consumer workers' attendance, working hours and production.
• Sets up proper workstations and layouts when required.
• Simplifies work methods when possible and assists consumer workers to meet production schedules.
• Determines needed materials, parts, tools, & equipment to complete jobs & keeps consumer workers supplied w/such.
• Analyzes and corrects production problems and slow downs.
• Controls waste of material and time.
• Deals effectively with problems which hinder employment such as defiant behavior, hygiene, grooming, low productivity.
• Deals with consumer worker grievances or complaints in conjunction with program manager.
• Aids program manager and case manager in developing and implementing Individual Habilitation Plan for each consumer.
• Responsible for intervention in behavior management problems in compliance with Individual Habilitation Plans.
• Responsible for charting consumer progress in consumer files.
• Responsible for complying with the safety standards of the agency.
• Responsible for the prompt reporting of injuries and other serious incidents involving the consumer to the program manager and case manager.
• Responsible for safe operation of agency vehicles and for prompt reporting of all accidents and/or vehicle code to the Director of Work Services.
• Responsible for maintaining clean environment in agency vehicles.
• Maintains valid first aid and CPR certification.
• Maintains valid California Driver's License, current vehicle registration and proof of vehicle insurance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Associate of Arts Degree in a related field desired.
• Sufficient experience with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to carry out duties required in above description.
• Valid California Driver's License and three (3) years driving experience with a good driving record.