Job Coach

*Staff positions are supportive roles providing support to our rehabilitation mission. Applicants for staff positions do not need to have a barrier to employment to be eligible for these roles.*

*To ensure full consideration for a staff position please attach a resume to your application so we can gain a complete view of your experiences*

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

1. Provide intensive one-on-one job training to program participants at various community work sites and at Peckham facilities as requested - Daily.

2. On call status: Be available for last minute job coaching assignments that may last from a few days through a few months.

3. Must have reliable transportation for frequent travel to job sites. Must have telephone answering machine/voice mail Cell phone highly recommended.

4. Must have access to the internet and computer with MS word and ms excel (or MS office) software for all required paperwork. - Daily .

5. Must be able to communicate electronically via email and provide daily and weekly reports electronically. Daily

6. Provide professional quality daily and weekly progress reports on clients employment skills progress. Daily / Weekly

7. Maintain a positive relationship with all work related professionals; (employment & rehabilitation specialists Clients/team members and employers) - Daily.

8. Provide on the job skills training to program participants to ensure that all job coach contracts and requests will be honored. Fill in for other Job Coaches or departments - As Needed.

9. Follow up on all required paperwork of daily and weekly team member/client progress for the Employment Specialist/Rehabilitation Counselors - As Needed.

10. Keep a record of the hours spent on each assignment; not working past assigned hours without prior approval of your direct supervisor - Daily.

11. Maintain weekly contact with your direct supervisor and customers. Update status of team member/clients progress on all training assignments - Weekly.

12. Email time sheets to the direct supervisor on time. Submit copies of the time sheet to the customer. Record all hours assigned worked and not worked - Bi-weekly.

13. Maintain records keeping track of assignment information as its provided on the Job Coach Request Form - As needed.

14. Attend all monthly Job Coach training meetings. - Monthly.

15. Seek additional training opportunities to enhance job coaching and training skills - As needed.

16. Other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory duties.

COMMENTS

Must have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy cultural diversity in the workplace.

This position requires passing and maintaining security background checks. Must have access to reliable transportation. This position utilizes a team approach for all projects and also promotes Peckhams vision values and services to all customers and stakeholders.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School diploma Associate degree 2-5 years of experience and/or training in a human service field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read analyze and interpret guidelines. Ability to write reports business correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand or walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop kneel crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Peckham Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is operated in accordance with a policy which does not permit discrimination because of race color sex age handicap national origin or any other artificial characteristic.

EOE-Embracing Diversity to Achieve Excellence

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

PECKHAM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability genetic information height weight marital status veteran status or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR APPLYING NOTICE

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application please:

• Click HERE and you will be directed to the ILRU Directory to find an agency in your area that can assist you
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Examples of reasonable accommodations may include making a change to the application process providing documents in an alternate format using a sign language interpreter or using specialized equipment.

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