Job Coach - Ip

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for preparing consumers for sustainable employment opportunities within the community.
• Ascertains and interprets data concerning consumer habits and preferences obtained from referring agencies, letters and other customer contacts to aid company in employment development.
• Develops and implements appropriate training plans to ensure that social, educational, vocational, health are at optimum consumer capacity that supports job stabilization and maintenance, using applied behavioral analysis techniques; conducts employer-based performance evaluations.
• Provides assistance with task analysis, vocational assessments, behavioral modification plans, etc. of assigned employees to ensure optimum consumer performance.
• Maintains business connections with current and perspective employers, employment placement agencies, social services, educational institutions and other supportive services throughout the area.
• Will assist the Case Management Coordinator with ensuring program requirements are met based upon the standards established by CARF, NISH-JWOD, CPOSH, Department of Rehabilitation, Habilitation, Department of Labor, Regional Center and other licensing agencies.
• Accurately compiles and enters statistical reports on a timely basis; prepares correspondence and recurring reports for supervisor’s signature; prepares outgoing data.
• In cooperation with Case Mangers coordinates Case Records Review and Quality Assurance reviews for Case managers.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promotes a better, more cooperative working atmosphere by maintaining a safe, hazards free work environment, adhering to CAL-OSHA and ADA requirements.
• Maintains a harmonious, pleasant and positive work environment as possible by following established standards that prevents undesirable conduct, including but not limited to discrimination, sexual harassment and alcohol /substance abuse.
• Follows personnel policies closely, fosters cooperative staff relationships and effective teamwork.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have working knowledge of employment development skills along with medical and behavioral needs of developmentally disabled program participants.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED
• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, speak and write in English (Bi-lingual preferred).
• Ability to read, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend reports, business correspondence and procedural manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fraction, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situation.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Current California Driver’s License; Clean DMV Report
• Direct support professional training preferred.
• Background clearance

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• General moderate noise level in the work environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Frequent sitting, talking and/or hearing.
• Occasional standing and walking.
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.