Job Coach - Hudson Valley

Job Coach (Employment Training Specialist)

Under direction of the Program Supervisor, the Job Coach (i.e., Employment Training Specialist) is responsible for assisting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) establish and pursue their employment goals, including obtaining and maintaining successful employment.

Employment Training Specialists provide job coaching, on-the-job and vocational training and assist in the improvement of communication and socialization skills through regular visits or direct supervision of people we support at their workplaces across assigned region(s), virtual and one-on-one meetings. Arranges, schedules and travels to workplace visits and coordinates required meetings with Care Managers and other professional supports and accurately documents services in a timely manner.

Locations available throughout Westchester, Rockland, and Orange Counties and may require travel between various counties.

Schedule (Full time):
Monday through Friday; 10am to 6pm

• Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and by managing crisis situations while adhering to policies, procedures and regulations, meeting and demonstrating OPWDD Core Competencies.
• Ensures person-centered plans are implemented and assists with a variety of tasks for people we support, as appropriate/authorized, including:
• Participating in development of staff action plans
• Developing job placement
• Supporting person-centered advocacy with the individual
• Facilitating ethical decision making
• Supports people with I/DD to realize, set and meet their employment goals, assisting them in overcoming their personal barriers and engages in respectful communications/conversations through person-first language to help them understand their goals and ambitions.
• Responsible for caseload of individuals, arranging and scheduling workplace visits, virtual and one-on-one meetings and coordinating required meetings and liaising with Care Managers and other professional supports.
• Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, providing emotional support, assisting in communication, socialization and self-expression and building positive relationships by interacting with others at their worksites in innovative and creative ways.
• Works with unemployed individuals, providing pre-employment counseling to explore career interests and support job development activities and facilitating training groups where professional skills and behaviors are taught and developed to assist people we support in obtaining and maintaining employment in the community.
• Directly supervises and provides on-site job and job skills training, coaching and support at job sites for people we support and in accordance with each person's employment goals, utilizing support skills for people with moderate to complex levels of need.
• Regularly travels across assigned region to visit employed individuals at their workplaces, speaking with managers to obtain feedback on performance and addressing any issues or concerns that may arise; escalates issues and concerns to an administrator for support, as needed.
• Serves as a member of a highly effective team (teamwork w/in the circle of support), providing feedback and communicating programmatic needs to members of team and maintaining a solution-oriented approach during conflicts.
• Maintains a therapeutic environment through a variety of methods:
  Personal Outcome Measures, Person Centered Thinking, Informed Decision Making.
• Models professionalism, punctuality, ownership and accountability to the people we support and effectively manages time and responsibilities, ensuring all individuals/cases are appropriately supported and monitored
• Facilitates learning and training in fire safety for PWS, including emergency and evacuation drills at assigned worksite(s).
• Develops and maintains understanding of specialized clinical knowledge for person specific needs (supporting adults, challenging behaviors, autism spectrum disorders, complex medical needs) as they relate to…