Job Coach

Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies seeks a Job Coach to provide training in work habits and work skills to individuals receiving services. You will serve as a role model, interact with participants and employers, and help promote a positive image of Goodwill in the community.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, six months of relevant experience, basic computer skills, and the ability to obtain required background clearances.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Six months of paid or volunteer experience with people with physical disabilities or older adults.
• Basic computer literacy including Word, Access, and Excel.
• Clearances must be obtained for background checks and FBI fingerprints.
• A valid driver’s license, clean driving record and dependable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a role model to participants to whom Goodwill is teaching work behaviors, grooming, and social behaviors in the workplace.
• Interact appropriately and effectively with participants and employers.
• Promote a positive image of Goodwill in the community at all times.
• Work congenially and effectively with other employees.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Learn and complete required certifications within one year of hire.
• Learn and apply effective techniques for training and interacting with participants.
• Support a flexible schedule, including evening hours and weekends.

Skills

Role model

Communication skills

Dependability

Punctuality

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Purpose

To provide Training in work habits and work skills to individuals who are receiving services at Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies.

Job Purpose

To provide Training in work habits and work skills to individuals who are receiving services at Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of high school diploma or GED
• Experience: This position requires six months of paid or volunteer experience working with people with physical disabilities or older adults.
• Computer proficiency: Basic computer literacy including Word, Access, and Excel
• Clearances: Must be able to obtain acceptable results for required background checks, including Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania Criminal History Check and Department of Human Services- FBI Fingerprints.
• Exclusion Report: Employee will be screened on an ongoing monthly basis to determine if he/she has been excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs. If exclusions from participation in federal healthcare programs occur, employee will be precluded from employment in any federally funded healthcare program operated by Goodwill.
• Other: A Job Coach must have a valid driver?s license, with a clean driving record and dependable transportation. The Job Coach must have an operating telephone, so that he/she may be contacted quickly by Goodwill when necessary.

Supervision

• Received: Direct supervision from the Job Coach Supervisor with autonomy to perform duties in line with agency policies.
• Exercised: None.

Key Skills and Duties

• Serve as a role model to participants to whom Goodwill is teaching work behaviors, grooming, and social behaviors in the workplace.
• Must interact appropriately and effectively with participants and employers assigned to him/her.
• Must interact in an appropriate manner with the community promoting a positive image of Goodwill at all times.
• Must work congenially and effectively with other employees.
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be extremely dependable in attendance and punctuality.
• Must complete the Basic Employment Services Certificate of Achievement and/or Discovery and Customized Employment Process Training within one year of hire.
• Must have the ability to learn and use acceptable and effective techniques for training and interacting with agency participants.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evening hours and weekends
• Ability to do prolonged standing and walking up to 8 hrs.
• Ability to do frequent bending, stooping, stretching, pushing and pulling.
• Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally, (material handling equipment will be used to minimize effort expended when practical).
• Vision and hearing corrected to within normal limits.
• Must follow company policies and safety procedures as well as assuring that customers/clients under his/h