Job Coach

MERS Goodwill; Columbia Township (MO); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life & AD&D insurance

403(B) retirement

PTO accrual up to 15 days

Paid holidays

Flexible schedules

Job summary

MERS Missouri Goodwill is seeking a motivated Job Coach to join the Columbia Career Center team to assist individuals with disabilities in maintaining employment. The role features on-site support, guidance, and hands-on assistance during the initial weeks at job sites, with a focus on task performance, communication, and retention.

The position is on an as-needed basis with varying hours, including mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; experience in social services preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities in a social services setting preferred.
• First Aid and CPR training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist participants to meet employer expectations for task completion and speed.
• Provide ongoing training to improve participant performance after initial training.
• Problem solve to create accommodations for performance issues.
• Support participants to develop relationships with coworkers and supervisors.
• Maintain communication with supervisors and case managers; report progress and difficulties.
• Complete required documentation and timesheets; track billable time when applicable.
• Adhere to flexible scheduling, including mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

Social services experience

First Aid CPR (preferred)

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's/Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

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Required Travel:10% (to and from worksite)
Position Type:Hourly Part-Time
Hourly Rate:$18.00

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professionalJob Coachto join ourColumbia Career Centerteam! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

About the Role

Job Coaches provide on-site support to individuals with disabilities or performance limitations to help them successfully maintain employment. After participants complete the job placement program, Job Coaches work alongside them at their job sites during the critical first weeks, offering guidance, feedback, and hands-on assistance. They observe performance, teach and reinforce job skills, address challenges, and build participants’ confidence while serving as a liaison between participants, employers, and office staff. By facilitating communication, resolving workplace issues, coordinating accommodations, and documenting progress, Job Coaches strengthen job retention, promote positive workplace relationships, and empower participants to achieve long-term independence in their roles.

This position is scheduled on an as needed basis, with varying hours based on participant need. Mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and experience working in social services required. Associate's/Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience working in the field of social services with individuals with disabilities preferred.
• First Aid and CPR preferred.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Work alongside participant as needed to assist with meeting employer expectations with regards to task completion and speed.
• Continue to provide training to improve participant work performance after employer's training period has ended.
• Problem solve to create accommodations or other ways to address performance issues.
• Support participants to develop and maintain relationships with co-workers and supervisors.
• Develop and maintain natural support on the job and establish working relationships with the supervisor(s).
• Implement proper fading/re-entry techniques to ensure participant success.
• Maintain contact with MERS/Goodwill Case Manager assigned to the participant to report progress and difficulties.
• Complete agency documentation which may include, but not limited to, daily documentation of observations and job coaching/retention hourly log. When coaching for Summer Work Experience, documentation will include participant timesheets and weekly evaluations.
• Utilize time at the work site to complete all necessary documentation. When possible, maintain a minimum of 80% of hours worked in billable time (billable time percentage does not apply to summer temporary coaches).
• Other duties as assigned.
• Individual and family medical benefits for employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules

MERS Missouri Goodwil is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.

MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.