2026- 2027 Transition Job Coach (Full Time)

The Cove School; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 19,552 - 25,726; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

School Breaks

Paid Sick Days

Paid Personal Days

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development

Job summary

The Cove School is seeking a Transition Job Coach for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves working with students 1:1 and in small groups at the Cove Career Center and in community settings, modeling tasks, and providing feedback to promote employability.

duties include coordinating with site supervisors, developing goals, and collecting progress data. The position runs full-time, Monday–Friday, with a focus on independent living and social skills in real-world contexts.

Qualifications

• Supports students 1:1 and in small groups.
• Modeling work tasks and providing feedback.
• Coordinate weekly meetings and collect progress data.

Responsibilities

• Meet with student workers to review job descriptions and set goals.
• Review work expectations, attire, sign-in/out, and breaks with students.
• Discuss and practice appropriate social interactions with supervisors, coworkers, and customers.
• Help students ask for more tasks and provide constructive feedback.
• Work alongside students at sites, gradually fading support.
• Schedule weekly progress reviews with supervisors and document progress.
• Coordinate exit interviews to summarize overall employability.

Skills

Student coaching

1:1 instruction

Small group support

Data collection

Feedback provision

Job description

2026-2027 Transition Job Coach (Full Time)

JobID: 437

• Position Type: Support Staff/ Job Coach
• Date Posted: 7/17/2026
• Location: The Cove School
• Date Available: 08/12/2026

Job Summary:

A transition job coach works with students 1:1 and in small groups both at the Cove Career Center and out in the community. At the Cove Career Center, the job coach supports students during independent living instruction in budgeting, health, nutrition, fitness, meal planning, and provides social skills support. In the community, the job coach supervises and provides guidance to students at the fitness center, grocery store, meals out, and activities in the community. Additionally, the job coach provides support at work sites to individual and small groups of students, modeling the work task, implementing accommodations, taking data, and providing feedback.

Benefits:

• Pay starting at $22/hour (rate of pay is commensurate with education, licensure and experience)
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programs
• School Breaks, 5 sick and 4 personal days
• 5 - 6 Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education
• Professional Development Opportunities

Schedule:

• Full-time
• 2026-2027 School Year
• Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 3:45 pm
• Five Week Extended School Year Program optional

Requirements:

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Job coaches meet with student workers to review job description and to help each student set personal goals for the experience.
• Job coaches review work expectations and procedures with students including: work hours, work attire, sign in/out routine, call in procedures for sick or late, breaks, appropriate ways to advocate for needs, what to do during "down" time, how to ask for more to do
• Discuss and practice appropriate social interactions with supervisor, co-workers, and customers
• Practice asking work related questions and provide appropriate feedback
• At the work site, job coaches are expected to learn and perform the same tasks on the job as the students, work alongside them (modeling how the tasks should be performed) and then eventually fade the level of support as appropriate for each student.
• Job coaches set up a weekly meeting time (10-15 minutes) with the work site supervisor to review student progress and collect written reports of progress monthly.
• Job coaches coordinate an "exit interview" with the student and work site supervisor in order to obtain a final summary of overall performance and present level of employability.
• Job coaches suggest strategies for student workers (different ways to approach difficult tasks)
• Job coaches assist with problem solving
• Job coach meet regularly with Transition Supervisor at Cove School to report on student progress and concerns

About Us:

The Cove School is a non-public therapeutic day school for students with learning disabilities located in Northbrook, IL. Cove students come from 60 nearby different public schools and families can also choose to fund tuition privately. Classes are kept small. Teaching is flexible and varies according to the individual student's learning style. A team of onsite specialists work collaboratively to provide students intensive, integrated related services.