Developer - Path​/Project SEARCH

Job Details:

Location:

Rogers, AR. Position:
Full Time.

Shift: Day.

Schedule:

Monday ‐ Friday, 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM, some weekends during summer. Pay: $16.00. Education Level: High school diploma or GED.

Summary:

The Job Developer provides aspirational job development and placement services as part of the Job Path/Project SEARCH Team. They identify interns’ strengths, interests, and abilities related to career counseling, job development, and placement at the Project SEARCH host business or a community employer and assist the team in determining what supports and/or adaptations may be needed for training and successful employment.

• Obtain Job Coach Certification and maintain the credential through continuing education hours.
• Obtain education hours required by Friendship Community Care and any other regulatory bodies.
• Accurately document work hours on timecard and ensure all hours worked outside of the set schedule are approved by supervisor first.
• Oversee the job seeker/intern they are assigned to and ensure that their health and safety come first.
• Serve as an advocate for all interns.
• May be required to drive own vehicle or company vehicle to assist job seeker in getting to and from location.
• Attend Employment Planning Meetings with the intern and all team members to learn the intern's career interests, specific job preferences, skills, and abilities for an individualized employment plan.
• Develop Individual Employment Plans for each intern and implement specific vocational components of the plan, including job search, training, and the development of specific goals, objectives, and activities for a successful transition to work.
• Provide outreach to community businesses and associations to develop linkages and a network of employers that offer job opportunities for interns.
• Coordinate and provide job placement, training/coaching activities, travel training (if available and needed), accommodations, and necessary job supports for interns.
• When an intern or graduate achieves employment, provide information for data entry in the PS member portal to the appropriate team member.
• Maintain a professional demeanor as a representative of FCC/Project SEARCH.
• Carry First Aid supplies for minor injuries and transport employees/clients with major injuries for appropriate medical attention. Complete written reports of any job injuries.
• Complete Task Analysis as needed for clients served.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc. and the participants in compliance with the non‑disclosure and HIPAA policies.
• Adhere to safety procedures; this is a safety‑sensitive position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear. Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste, or smell. Occasionally must lift and/or move up to 50pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.