Job Coach – Project Search

Are you a person who enjoys helping others? Are you currently seeking fulfillment in your professional life?

Hope Services is Silicon Valley’s leading provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. We seek candidates who share our inspirations & aspirations. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging at all levels..

2025 Winner of Mercury News Best in Silicon Valley

ASPIRE to Excellence CARF Accredited

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Hope Services offers an OUTSTANDING benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) Retirement, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement and a comprehensive Scholarship Program, Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time accrual plans and more!

Hope Services is currently hiring Job Coaches for our renowned Project SEARCH program. The Job Coach provides individualized service to Hope Services clients to assess and remediate personal and social barriers, which inhibit success in community settings. May also provide job-site training and intervention as assigned for Hope Services clients placed in community employment settings and work closely with clients and employers to determine job training goals and ongoing success.

Assures quality of services provided are consistent with Hope Services mission and values.

* Compensation: $22.53/hr

• 1. Represent HOPE in the day-to-day Project Search activities k collaboratively with school districts, hospitals, host employer’s management/staff, SARC staff and families
• 2. Write a program plan with each intern which represents that intern’s objectives in attending Project Search, defines objectives for each rotation and leads directly into a job development plan at the successful completion of the internship. Consider input from each intern’s entire circle of support in the writing of the plan.
• 3. Under PS Instructor direction, works with adult interns and school Instructors, school district Job Coaches and host management and staff to assure consistent program implementation.
• 4. Provide regular, specific and frequent feedback to the interns and communicate regularly with each adult intern’s key support persons and/or the PS Instructor regarding progress and needs. Under direction of PS Instructor, schedule and facilitate monthly staffing's/communications for each intern. Provide on-going and collaborative problem solving
• 5. Provide individualized support for all interns on their rotation assignments, coordinated with the PS Team, including job coaching, building natural supports, identifying job accommodations, assistive technology, and other as needed.
• 6. Perform sophisticated task analyses, job analyses and job matching, maintain detailed data collection and implement and adapt individualized teaching strategies as developed with the team.
• 7. Provide individualized support to interns prepare for employment at the end of the internship, including interview skills, resumes, a job development plan, interview clothes, and a job search plan
• 8. Provide travel training as necessary.
• 9. Help with job development for the interns; act as the HOPE Representative for host employer if they hire any of the interns, providing direct service to the clients and support to the host employer.
• 10. Assist with case review, maintain client files, and assure completion of monthly reports.
• 11. Act as a mandated abuse reporter.
• 12. Other duties as assigned to support the goals of the Agency and assure program efficiency.

The Job…