Operations Coordinator Project Search

Job Overview

The Project SEARCH Operations Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of employment skills training to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities involved in the Project SEARCH program at Children's Hospital Colorado.

This role focuses on training, coaching and supporting individuals enrolled in the Project SEARCH program as interns. This position works in partnership with the program team to provide coaching for students through individual internships and group activities. The operations coordinator role collaborates with student interns, department host sites, community partners, families and support networks and employers throughout the community with the direct goal of helping participants gain work skills and competitive employment following the program.

Additional Information:
Department Name:
Project Search;
Job Status:
Full time, 40 hours per week;
Shift: Day.

• Provides direct skills training/job coaching to Project SEARCH participants during the program year and for the immediate months following graduation
• Develops skill building employment plans for work success for each individual participant, including the creation and maintenance of job aids and connections to support resources and other tools
• Identify appropriate career exploration activities like internships and working interviews
• Maintains accurate documentation, data collection, reporting and participant progress toward skill development and employment readiness
• Submits accurate billing and supporting documentation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) for participants
• Supports successful onboarding of students to CHCO and enrollment in community based programs including DVR and other partner agencies
• Oversee job development and employment placement efforts for interns after transitioning from the program
• Provides job-training and support until individual is stable and transitioned to long term job coach
• Supports program participant recruiting and selection activities based at CHCO
• Communicates effectively with families about progress and plans for future employment
• Participates in program partner meetings, IEP meetings, recruitment events, statewide Project SEARCH meetings, family education sessions as appropriate
• Partners with team to discover and develop new internship and job opportunities for participants inside CHCO and in the community
• Develops relationships within community for employment placement options
• Tracks employment placement outcomes and retention for program participants
• Communicates and works as a team with Project SEARCH staff and partner programs

• Ability to communicate and understand people with communication challenges due to a developmental or intellectual disability
• Comfortable with conducting outreach, networking, and communicating effectively with a variety of populations including employers, managers, education partners and families
• Holds an understanding of the complex environment of a health care system
• Ability to motivate participants toward meaningful and appropriate employment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to problem solve creatively and focus on participant abilities and strengths
• Knowledgeable about Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Medicaid billing process and associated authorizations for services
• Knowledgeable about RTD, Access-A-Ride and other public transportation options
• Works well with a team and able to navigate with reasonable agility around program, participants and team schedules

• Degrees
  • High School Graduate, Bachelor's Degree, preferred.
• Area of Study
  • None
• Experience
  • Required:
    
    Two years' experience working in a professional environment providing direct skills training to students or clients from the developmental /intellectual disabilities community.
• Equivalency
  • An Associate or higher degree, in a related field, may substitute for the experience requirements on a year for year basis.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • None
• Additional Requirements
  • None
• Competency
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