Part-Time Job Coach(Essex county)

Employment Coordinator
MERCER COUNTY
Part-Time Day Hours

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that all work is carried out in a manner that is both respectful and empowering to families and individuals with disabilities. 

• Establish and maintain a positive rapport with referring agency personnel in order to build productive, consistently high referral numbers. 

• Develop a person-centered Employment Plan based upon information received from the referral source, individual observation, and assessment designed to discover the job seeker`s interests, aptitude, and preferred career goals. 

• Provide employment-related preparatory training in areas, such as resume development, interview skills, job search options, networking skills, and on-the-job relationship protocol. 

• Provide assistance in actual job search, application submission, interviewing, and assistive technology assessment and procurement. 

• Once a job seeker is placed provide on or off-site assistance in order to ensure the worker understands and can perform job tasks, has appropriate reasonable accommodations in place and has enough natural support available to eventually work independently.

• Document the work done and write and submit billing reports in order to complete the fee-for-service process.

• Refer job seekers for any other expert assistance needed in order to maintain supporting benefits, such as SSI, SSDI, Medicare, Medicaid, Supportive Housing, and SNAP.

• Only engage in activity that relates to one or more of the goals outlined in the job seeker’s employment plan.

• Complete accurate reports, database entries, case notes, and documentation, etc. in a timely manner as required.

• Ensure that the program is productive by accepting new referrals or coaching 15 hours per week.

• Alert supervisor of any case issues or successes as soon as possible, following each issue or success.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor`s Degree required 

• 2 or more years of experience in working with funding agencies DDD, DVRS, or CBVI preferred.

• Ability to attend specialized employment training and maintain professional development hours.

• Professional communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Expertise in MS Office applications, internet search, and data entry.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to work with clients in-person and remotely.

• Able to travel (valid driver`s license and reliable transportation required).

• Bilingual-Spanish preferred.

FRN EOE

Salary : $20