Job Coach

Description

About HELP Foundation:

HELP is our passion! For more than 50 years, HELP Foundation has served people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We provide residential, employment, transportation and day support services for adults and summer enrichment opportunities for children.

What HELP offers our Job Coach:

• Opportunity to earn anywhere from $18.00 to $23.00 per hour
• A wide offering of healthcare and voluntary benefits offered as soon as the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• Paid Time-Off (PTO) with an additional 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan offering with an immediate fully vested matching program after completion of 6 months of service
• Referral bonuses paid after the referred employee completes 90 days of service
• OnDemand Pay options rather than having to wait for pay day

Position Summary: Under general supervision of the Employment Services Manager, provides training to people with Developmental Disabilities to assist them achieve and maintain gainful community employment. This position primarily works at a set location in Middleburgh Heights and also travels locally for other employment services related assignments.

Schedule:  Mondays - 8 am to 3 pm

                    Tuesdays - 8 am to 11 am

                    Wednesdays - 8 am to 11 am

                    Thursdays - 8 am to 12 pm

                    Fridays - 8 am to 11 am

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for assisting people with disabilities to maintain integrated employment in the community.
• Work with program participants to help them master the skills needed to find and maintain competitive employment in the community and assess and report on their ability to perform the assigned task.
• Responsible for ensuring that clients are properly trained, and their training needs are met.
• Communicate effectively with employers, employees, and the support team about the progress and barriers and what they need to do to be successful in a job and advise on workplace behavior and protocol 
• Ensure the appropriate accommodations are made and monitor and evaluate the progress of the participants at work locations.
• Responsible for involving appropriate support team members when consumer needs or circumstances change.
• Maintains and organizes all consumer files; keeps updated according to CARF standards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable licensure regulations.
• Maintain accurate documentation and submit reports in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring all billing is accurate and submitted weekly.
• Communicate with Employment Services Director regularly to ensure program quality.
• Adjust work hours as required for effective operation of the program.
• Provide direction to consumers, teach acceptable work standards and inform them when they are not meeting standards. 
• Work in concert with employers to identify and eliminate deficiencies that are barriers to retaining employment
• Ability to work a flexible schedule when needed.
• Performs other duties or special projects as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Associate degree or some college preferred. A High School Diploma or GED is required. Will consider previous experience in lieu of an Associate's degree
• Must have prior experience assessing clients with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and determining needs and goals
• Superior writing skills and excellent time management skills are required
• Successfully pass a comprehensive background check that may include a BCI and FBI criminal history check 
• Must possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Must have a valid Ohio Driver’s License with less than 6 points
• Be able to physically perform approved First Aid and CPR
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office as well as other programs and electronic devices required

American’s with Disabilities Specifications

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment

• Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.