Job Coach, Social Work, Community Health

Description

Hourly Pay Range: $19.85- $28.15

This position pays: $19.85/Hour

• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan contributions
• Tuition and gym reimbursement
• Emergency assistance funds
• Paid time off
• And more depending on position!

Perform diversified job duties to support assigned adult individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in their group supported employment situations. Duties will include provision of transportation services in Agency owned/leased vehicles as well as personal vehicle including transportation of individuals at beginning/end of service day to/from their residence which may extend the work day.

Work as part of the interdisciplinary team to assist individuals in identifying and making choices about their social, vocational, and behavioral goals. Maximize participation of individuals in all phases of program development and implementation. Within specified time frames provide the necessary training and support to assist individuals in achieving their goals.

Train individuals to perform their essential work tasks in an appropriate and productive manner, specific to the workplace.

Provide on-going support, as needed, to insure enhanced job performance and satisfaction.

Act as the day-to-day liaison with the employer and co-workers to encourage integration into the workforce.

Ensure that employer’s production and quality control needs are met. This may require the job coach to complete actual work tasks, as appropriate.

Utilize approved behavioral management techniques to improve an individual’s ability to be included in community work settings.

Assess physical environment of all service locations, to include but not be limited to, 432 Washington Avenue, North Haven, community worksites, recreational facilities and other community settings, vehicles used for transport of individuals, and sidewalks, walkways, corridors, parking lots and other pathways used while escorting individuals to/from various locations, to avoid potential hazards, including those that may occur in crowded conditions.

Report safety hazards to immediate supervisor or to appropriate personnel.

Provide transportation services to individuals on a daily basis, not limited to individuals in Community Employment Services programs, including transportation to/from home as more fully described below.

Provide required communication and documentation to meet agency, state, federal, and interdisciplinary standards and guidelines, including documentation of individual’s progress, goal attainment and/or barriers to goal attainment.

Use of computer to complete service documentation in program data management system, to include, but not limited to, goal tracking, completion of activity records, incident reporting, as well behavior tracking and health related monitoring, if applicable.

Provide disability awareness information, where needed, as a means to advocate for safe and accessible community resources.

Assist individuals with personal care needs as more fully described in the Physical Demands section of the job description.

Drive personal vehicle, minibus or van to transport individuals receiving services by performing the following duties:

Conduct Pre- and Post-Trip Inspections on Agency owned/leased vehicles in strict accordance with Agency policy. Document inspections and mileage (for each trip) and other reporting as required by the Agency and other regulatory requirements. Submit completed documentation to Transportation Coordinator and communicate any maintenance or safety concerns immediately.

Drive vehicle from individual or central loading area to job site, training location, or other destination according to assigned schedule.

Assist passengers into and out of vehicle as more fully described in the Physical Demands section of the job description. Assess physical environment of all service locations, to include but not be limited to, 432 Washington Avenue, North Haven, community work sites, recreational facilities and other community settings, vehicles…