Job Coach

Hastings Chamber; Garden City (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mosaic is seeking a Community Employment Specialist to empower individuals with developmental disabilities to secure and thrive in meaningful employment and volunteer roles within the community.

You will coach, mentor, and train participants while building strong partnerships with local employers. The role requires helping clients develop essential life skills and ensuring safe transport to work sites, with a focus on dignity and independence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year experience working with people with intellectual disabilities.
• Ability to perform physical activities including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Schedule requires Monday–Friday 8a–5p with occasional flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor individuals at job or volunteer sites to build task mastery and confidence.
• Develop life skills and independent living skills for long-term success.
• Build partnerships with local employers and volunteer organizations.
• Safely transport individuals to and from their sites and maintain confidential progress records.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

At Mosaic, we are One Mosaic. We are a dedicated team relentlessly pursuing opportunities that empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live meaningful lives in caring communities. Built on the core values of belonging, connection, faithfulness, and grit, we ensure the people we support have a voice, advocate for their rights, and achieve their personal goals.
If you are looking for a career where your daily work directly changes lives and strengthens your local community, you belong here.

The Role: How You’ll Make an Impact
As a Community Employment Specialist, you aren’t just a job coach—you are a bridge builder, an advocate, and a champion for independence. You will work directly in the community to help individuals with developmental disabilities find, secure, and thrive in meaningful employment and volunteer roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coach & Mentor: Provide hands-on training, guidance, and encouragement to individuals at their job or volunteer sites, helping them master tasks and build confidence.
  Teach Life Skills: Help individuals develop vital communication and independent living skills that set them up for long-term success.
• Build Partnerships: Foster positive relationships with local employers and volunteer organizations to ensure a supportive environment for the individuals we serve.
• Provide a Lift: Safely transport individuals to and from their community employment and volunteer sites.
• Advocate & Document: Keep accurate, confidential records of progress and milestones, ensuring we are constantly centering the needs, desires, and rights of those we support.
  What You Bring to the Team
• We are looking for patient, positive, and driven individuals who believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to work and contribute to their community.

Schedule: Generally Monday‑Friday 8a‑5p flexibility required to meet the needs of the individual's work schedule

Commitment to Mosaic Values:

At Mosaic, we believe in creating a workplace where everyone has the chance to contribute and succeed. This commitment is not just a policy, it's the way we work. It's good for the workforce, it's good for Mosaic, and it's the right thing to do.

EEO is the Law

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year experience working with people with intellectual disabilities.
• Work requires frequent physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, and bending with occasional periods of sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, squatting and balancing. Work also requires constant reaching between knee and shoulder level as well as frequent reaching below knee level and overhead.
• Work requires occasional independent lifting up to 25 pounds, frequent push/pull up to 40 pounds of force and the ability to safely transfer 50 pounds.