Job Coach

Job TitleMulti-purpose position to provide assistance to the Pre-Vocational Department.Duties include providing on-the-job training and support to adolescents transitioning into the work environment, communicating with student employers, and performing secretarial duties such as maintaining records and scheduling. Ability to travel, computer skills, and experience with special needs population are required.Job Coach1. Assist students in the STEP Program to learn:Tasks needed to perform satisfactorily on the jobGood work habits such as punctuality, attendance, and time managementTo identify errors and how to correct them without undue emotional stressAppropriate behaviors towards supervisor and co-workersCall-in procedures when absent2.

Provide instruction and technical assistance to STEP students by:Breaking down and modeling complicated tasks into manageable unitsDesigning opportunities to practice specific skillsCreating a work environment where the student can make incremental successes and build on that successProviding comments of positive reinforcement for tasks completed properly and constructive criticism where appropriateAccompanying STEP students (as needed) to job interviews, job shadow experiences, vocational field trips, etc.Modeling good work skills and attitudesIdentifying needed accommodations and adaptationsReinforcing and modeling good work habits and attitudes as appropriate for the studentEncouraging independence and reduction of prompts and assistanceIdentifying problem behaviors that could be barriers to employment and develop strategies to reduce, modify, or eliminate these behaviorsCommunicating concerns related to the student's workServing as a liaison to other workers to help them adjust and accept the work of the studentParticipating in the ongoing development and revision of training plans for the studentCollect data to monitor student's work rate, quality and techniqueMonitoring student's progress, complete daily/weekly and quarterly reports/logs to school staff and/or STEP coordinatorProblem solving with employer, school staff, and STEP coordinator to ensure overall student successAttending IEP meetings for STEP or potential STEP studentsPerforming other pertinent duties as assigned by Vocational Coordinator/Transition Specialist and Assistant DirectorTechnical AssistantDevelop and maintain records for STEP program and Vocational Coordinator/Transition Specialist. Dispose of outdated records according to state guidelines. Mail correspondence to parents, students, and employers.

Obtain and process time sheets from employees/employers. Respond to all requests for accessing, copying, reviewing, inspecting, amending, destroying, and storing STEP and transition-related records. Follow procedures for Release of Information.

Ensure confidentiality of all records at collections, storage, disclosure, and destruction stages. Maintain accurate and current student lists by each school and employer. Perform other pertinent duties as assigned by Pre-Vocational Coordinator/Transition Specialist and Assistant Director.