Job Coach

Link Associates; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Link Associates is seeking a Job Coach to instruct and mentor persons served in Supported Employment and Skills Training Program positions with outside employers. The role acts as a liaison between clients and employers, providing feedback to support continued success and ensuring documentation for CCSP & MCO plans.

The position emphasizes delivering quality services in compliance with accreditation and organizational standards, and developing and implementing required plans and documentation

Responsibilities

• Instruct, supervise, support and assist persons served in competitive employment and training programs in the community, in accordance with the CCSP.

Job description

Job Coach (Supported Employment)

Position Summary

Instruct and coach persons served in Supported Employment and Skills Training Program positions with outside employers and/or businesses. Act as a liaison between persons served and employer and/or internship site providing feedback to support persons served continued success. Assure quality services are provided in compliance with all accreditation and organizational standards. Assist in the development and ensure the implementation of the CCSP & MCO Plan and the required documentation for persons served.

Essential Job Functions

• Instruct, supervise, support and assist persons served in competitive employment and training programs in the community, in accordance with the CCSP.
• Serve as a resource to persons served and employers and/or internship sites to help persons served to succeed in integration into the work environment.
• Provides bus service training to persons served, arranges transportation as needed for persons served to and from job sites.
• Complete documentation for persons served that is complete, accurate, and represents individual goal obtainment.
• Ensure a safe and productive environment by providing supervision of persons served and instruction of persons served on safety procedures of their workplace.
• Ensure progress is being made and recorded for programs and ensure implementation of each CCSP & MCO Plan for persons served.