Job Coach, Social Work, Career & Life Skills Coaching

Being a part of the Goodwill of Central Iowa team gives you a lot to feel good about. Whether you are working in our retail stores, providing direct support and training to our participants, or continuing your career at headquarters in operations or administrative support, you are making a difference in your community.

Learn how we are all working together to make purposeful employment possible for all central Iowans.

Goodwill of Central Iowa is looking for a full-time Job Coach to train, teach, and coach individuals with disabilities or employment barriers by providing support to increase independence at employers in our community and serving with our values of love, kindness, and respect. This position meets and supports participants at their workplaces throughout our community on a daily basis and creates notes documenting services provided.

GCI has been transforming lives through the power of work since 1955, our mission is to make purposeful employment possible for all. If this resonates with you, check out our website to learn more HERE.

We are looking for individuals who are available primarily during weekday business hours with occasional evenings and weekends.

• A competitive industry hourly pay rate - dependent upon relevant years of experience.
• An active work environment, working in our community to support program participants
• PTO increases after 1 year, 2 years, and 4 years!
• 5% employer match for retirement account

Job Coaches work in the community to support the learning, training, and skill development process for GCI (Goodwill of Central Iowa) program participants  coaches work one on one with participants at their work site and/or offsite to help managers at community employers come up with solutions for participants to be successful in their business. This position will be point of contact for work-related support that participants need and creatively problem-solve to fit the needs of the participant and the employer.

• Provides direct employment support to participants at their work sites in the community and offsite.
• Plans weekly employment coaching hours in collaboration with supervisor and program needs.
• Utilizes program and service knowledge and parameters to initiate, suggest, and/or implement plans to motivate participants to achieve work goals.
• Provides support and advisement to facilitate functional skills development and achievement through the implementation of appropriate and effective rehabilitation methods and strategies.
• Assists participants in analyzing and resolving work-related problems while working to grow participants’ skills in problem solving at work.
• Communicates regularly and effectively with participants, supervisors, participants support teams, and team members in a variety of methods including verbal, written, phone, and electronic.
• Utilizes Outlook in partnership with other planning tools to plan and organize weekly and monthly schedules in collaboration with supervisor and team members.
• Creates and submits documentation within established deadlines for employment services provided in alignment with program and/or funder guidelines.
• Performs data entry in support of services provided to participants into a database.
• Performs work and communicates within confidentiality, HIPAA and other related policies and compliance guidelines.
• Participates in training and development activities and meetings within the organization and/or in the community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• One or more of the following:
  • Either a Bachelor’s or associate degree from a college or university in a relevant field such as human services, psychology,…