Job Coach, Social Work, Mental Health

Job Coach – Alton Career Center, MERS / Goodwill

Position:
Job Coach at MERS / Goodwill
. Required Travel: 25%
Position Type:
Hourly Part-Time
Salary: $17.50 per hour

Location:

Across sites in Madison and St. Clair counties, Missouri.

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is seeking an energetic, self‑motivated and professional Job Coach to join our Alton Career Center team. The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!", and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility. This position is scheduled on an as‑needed basis, with varying hours – mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays – depending on participant need.

• High School Diploma and experience working in social services required;
  Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred.
• First Aid and CPR certifications preferred.
• A valid driver’s license and car insurance is required.

• Work alongside participants as needed to help meet employer expectations regarding task completion and speed.
• Provide ongoing training to improve participant work performance after employer’s training period ends.
• Problem‑solve to create accommodations or other solutions to address performance issues.
• Support participants in developing and maintaining relationships with co‑workers and supervisors.
• Maintain natural support on the job and establish working relationships with supervisors.
• Implement proper fade‑in and re‑entry techniques to ensure participant success.
• Maintain contact with the assigned MERS/Goodwill case manager to report progress and difficulties.
• Complete agency documentation, including daily observations and job‑coaching/retention hourly logs.
• Use work‑site time to complete all necessary documentation, aiming for a minimum of 80% of hours worked in billable time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Individual and family medical benefits for full‑time employees working 30+ hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following hire for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following hire for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• 403(b) Retirement on hire date for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• 403(b) Retirement with employer match after one year for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• 401(a) Retirement on hire date for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• PTO accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Employee store discount.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible schedules.
• Career growth opportunities.

MERS Goodwill is an equal‑opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non‑merit factor.

MERS/GO retrieves various background and records checks upon employment.