JOB COACH

About the role

To provide on-the-job assistance to ensure that the job for which a student is employed is completed to the employer’s satisfaction and to coach the student to the extent necessary to ensure the student’s continued success in the position.

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough knowledge of jobs in which students will be placed by physically performing all tasks which will be required of students at the job site.
• Provide on-site assistance to students by demonstrating the necessary work skills and, as needed, by helping the student to complete the task.
• Maintain on-going contact with the student's on-the-job supervisor for as long as needed to ensure the student's successful performance in the position.
• Collect and record performance data for each student under the direction of the on-the-job training (OJT) teacher and principal.
• Provide input to the OJT teacher with regard to the student's performance on the job.
• Monitor student attendance and punctuality.
• Implement behavior management procedures as prescribed by the OJT teacher or other school support staff in order to ensure successful participation in the workplace.
• Assist student in learning strategies for obtaining transportation to and from the work site.
• Work the same schedule as the student (holidays, weekends, nights, etc.) to the extent necessary to ensure the student's success on the job.
• Communicate with employers, fellow employees, parents, teachers, and agency personnel to facilitate long-term employment for students.
• Perform and promote all activities in compliance with equal employment and nondiscrimination policies.
• Participate successfully in training programs offered to increase individual skill and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Review current developments, literature, and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as school board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the school principal or district administrator.

Requirements

• Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.
• Three (3) years of progressively more responsible successful work experience where the individual has had to learn a variety of job procedures.
• Computer skills as required for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual skills preferred.

Physical Requirements

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

Pay

Hourly rate: $21.13 - $31.92 per hour. New hires will be hired at the minimum of the assigned salary range.

Schedule

• 196-day work calendar.
• Work the same schedule as the student (holidays, weekends, nights, etc.).

Classification: Nonexempt