Gateway Skills Trainer - High School

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WCC

Job Title:
ProjectGateway SkillsTrainer Admin Support


Certification:
Associates degree and 2 years experience or a combination of education and relevant experience to equal 4 years.


Experience:
Identify student interns strengths interests andabilitiesrelated tojobskillacquisition and preparation foremployment. Usejobcoaching techniques to promote the internsjobskilldevelopment. Responsible for providing effectivejobskillstraining travel training and transition support services to prepare Project Gateway interns for successful competitive integratedemploymentin the community.


SkillsRequired:
Knowledge of information and techniques needed to providejobcoaching supports to ProjectGateway interns and to provide guidance and training including appropriatejobaccommodations.
Assurance and support for safety and security of the employee and the rules regulations precautions prevention and the protection of people data and property as required by the employer.
Knowledge of diversity and inclusion best practice and ability to support inclusiveemployment.
To have not had a felony conviction or founded dependent child or adult abuse record.
To complete the requirements of health immunizations drug test and employee orientation of Waterloo Schools.



Additional Notes:
Provide individualized employabilityskillstraining and supports to each intern at the host business including coaching building natural supports in hospital departments identifying creating and implementing reasonable accommodations assistive technology etc.
Participate and successfully completes basicjobcoachtraining within six months of hire (Systematic Instruction Lean and other appropriate training) and continual staff development
Works withinstructorto assess share and provide feedback of internskillprogress and record data completing necessary task analyses evaluations reports and other documentation
Works with team to develop internship sites writejobdescriptions task listsjobanalysis and develop necessary accommodations and modifications for the internships
Assists in educating coworkers and host site staff on disability awareness and disability disclosure
Reinforces employabilityskillsand assists intern to understand and interpretworkculture
Assists in interview training process for interns to obtain internships and competitiveemployment
Learns internship duties across host site departments and make any modifications and accommodations (label cabinets simplifies written instructions etc.) necessary to promote intern independence for successful completion of the internship duties
Teaches safe practices according to theworkenvironment and business requirements
Models appropriate workplace behavior and practices positive feedback techniques with interns colleagues and other staff
Assist in training interns to meet required standards in the areas of personal hygiene communication interviewing and selfmanagement and advocacy as they relate to successfulemployment
Workwith hospital staff andinstructorto determine newjobtasks as intern gainscompetenciesand confidence
Meets with theinstructorand department mentors regularly to discuss issues and problem solve obstacles affecting interns performance
Communicate to make decisions regarding any issues that may affect an interns success at a worksite or competitive place ofemployment. These decisions may be related to continuedjobcoaching fading selfmanagementjobtasks etc.
Assist and support in exploringjobopportunities that match interns interests andskills and communicate with all team members aboutjobopportunities.
Attends individualemploymentplanning meetings as appropriate to know interns goals strengths interests and challenges and provide feedback
Provides new internship ideas to team
Performs travel training with interns when utilizing public transportation
All other duties as assigned.