Job Coach

Mosaic; Garden City (KS); In loco; USD 38.000 - 46.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Mosaic, a dedicated nonprofit serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, seeks a Community Employment Specialist in Kansas. You will help individuals find, secure, and thrive in meaningful employment and volunteer roles, providing coaching, support, and advocacy to build independence.

Schedule is generally Monday–Friday 8a–5p with flexibility to meet individual work needs. You will partner with local employers, transport participants when needed, document progress, and

Competenze

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of one year experience working with people with intellectual disabilities.
• Physical demands include standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, crouching, squatting, reaching
• Lifts up to 50 pounds with assistance and safe transfer capability.

Mansioni

• Coach & mentor individuals at job or volunteer sites, helping them master tasks and build confidence.
• Build partnerships with local employers and volunteer organizations.
• Safely transport individuals to and from employment and volunteer sites.
• Advocate for individuals and document progress, centering their needs and rights.

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

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

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.

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.

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.