Job Coach​/Employment Specialist – Part-Time | Daytime

Location:Frederick, Maryland
Service Area:Frederick and surrounding Frederick County communities
Pay:$21.00–$22.00 per hour, based on experience
Hours:Up to 29 hours per week, with potential to transition to full-time
Schedule:Predominantly daytime hours, Monday–Friday
Work Setting:Community-based with regular local travel
Mileage:Reimbursement for approved work-related travel
Experience:Relevant experience preferred, but previous job-coaching experience is not required
Education:No bachelor’s degree required

RISE Services is seeking a dependable, compassionate, and motivated
Job Coach / Employment Specialist
to help individuals with disabilities find jobs, succeed at work, and build greater independence.

If you enjoy
teaching, coaching, mentoring, helping people solve problems, or seeing someone accomplish a goal
, this may be an excellent fit.

This is a hands-on, community-based position serving participants throughout
Frederick and surrounding Frederick County communities
.

Depending on the needs of the people you support, your day may include helping someone apply for a job, preparing for an interview, meeting with an employer, providing coaching at a workplace, teaching professional skills, or helping someone become more independent in an existing job.

No bachelor’s degree is required, and previous job-coaching experience is not required. Paid training is provided.

This position offers
up to 29 hours per week
, with most services provided during
weekday daytime hours, Monday through Friday
.

Occasional weekend availability may be requested to provide coverage when another employee is unavailable, but this is
not a regularly scheduled weekend position
.

Your weekly schedule may include:

• On-site job coaching

• Participant meetings in the community

• Job searching and completing applications

• Resume and interview preparation

• Employer outreach and job development

• Employment-readiness activities

• Progress notes and required documentation

• Team meetings and paid training

Because employment services are based on participant needs, schedules may vary from week to week.

When a participant is not working all of their authorized service hours, you may provide other approved employment services such as job searching, applications, resume development, interview preparation, employer contacts, and workplace-readiness training.

Employees interested in additional hours may have opportunities to transition to full-time as caseloads and service needs grow.

Full-time hours are not guaranteed
and depend on participant referrals, scheduling needs, employee availability, satisfactory performance, and organizational needs.

• Provide individualized job coaching at employer worksites and in community settings.

• Help participants learn job duties, workplace routines, safety procedures, and employer expectations.

• Teach workplace communication, professional behavior, time management, and problem-solving skills.

• Help participants communicate effectively with supervisors and coworkers.

• Encourage independence rather than completing a participant’s job duties for them.

• Identify and develop natural workplace supports.

• Monitor progress and adjust coaching strategies as participants develop new skills.

• Provide ongoing support to help participants maintain successful employment.

• Help participants identify their strengths, interests, abilities, and employment goals.

• Assist with resumes, applications, and job searches.

• Help participants prepare for interviews and conduct mock interviews.

• Identify employment opportunities that match each participant’s interests…