Job Coach - Montgomery County

Summary

The primary function of this position is to support the mission of Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley by assisting groups of individuals to identify, acquire and maintain community employment. Recipients of this service will be individuals with developmental disabilities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

1. Facilitate and develop individualized, purposeful, and diverse goals based upon the individual’s interests, strengths, needs, and choices according to the ISP (Individualized Service Plan), IPE (Individualized Plan for Employment), and all other assessments to achieve integration into the community and competitive employment.  Facilitate person centered planning to complete individual profile used for job development.
2. Manage a team of individuals with developmental disabilities in community settings.
3. Incorporate various teaching strategies utilizing available curriculum and encompassing all areas of life domains.
4. Model behavior to improve independence and responsibility. 
5. Participate as a member of the individual’s support team as required outside of agency sites which includes parents, guardians, residential providers, community, and all other service providers.
6. Report to coordinator, any changes, incidents or problems in a timely manner, using the most viable option (phone, incident report).
7. Advocate for individuals while assuring their health, safety, and welfare at all times. 
8. Assist with personal care including transferring persons as needed.
9. Attend all required staff meetings, trainings, and in-services on a regularly scheduled basis.
10. Assist employers to develop techniques to effectively supervise customers and works to maintain satisfactory Goodwill, Employer, and other community relationships.
11. May be required to provide and/or arrange transportation on a daily routine according to the individual’s needs and enhancing independence by training and/or utilizing own vehicle, local transit, and/or company vehicles. Maintain own credentials to drive as required by GESMV. 
12. Training: Maintain all applicable training requirements as determined by GESMV, Employment First and Ohio Administrative Code.
13. Service Documentation: Complete and maintain accurate and timely documentation of service delivery, personnel related documentation and other mandatory documentation required by GESMV Ohio Administrative Code and all relevant Adult Array services.
14. Job Training/Coaching: Developing a systematic plan of on-the-job instruction and development by:
    •    Supporting development of task analyses
    •    Assisting individuals to perform activities that result in his or her social integration with other individuals and person employed at the worksite. 
    •    Training on application and resume development
    •    Relationship building professionally and personally
15. Comply with all Agency policies, procedures and safety standards throughout work areas and maintain same to meet CARF, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities 

None

Education Requirements 

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

Experience Requirements

• Knowledge of competitive employment work environments, policies and procedures.
• An awareness of and experience in training disabled individuals.

Qualifications 

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employee must maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record acceptable to Goodwill's liability insurance provider. If at any time the employee is unable to maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to GESMV’s liability insurance provider, they must immediately notify Human Resources.
• Must maintain the ability to pass a criminal background check and random drug screens. 

Skills & Abilities

1. Use of discretion and independent judgment in oversight responsibilities and the delivery of services required.  
2. Ability to communicate effectively.
3. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
4. Self-motivated, quick learner, creative thinker.
5. Must be able to interact cordially and productively with a variety of people.
6. Must possess good organizational and time management skills.
7. Must be able to take initiative, make decisions and work well with little supervision.
8. Must be able to keep information confidential.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, general business instructions, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. 
•  Ability to speak effectively with participants, caregivers and the general public.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 
• Ability to deal with daily operational challenges with a calm demeanor.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.