Job Coach-HCBS

Ohel Children's Home and Family Services; Town of Hempstead (NY); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Ohel Children\'s Home and Family Services is seeking a part-time Job Coach to support youth with mental health challenges and those who are medically fragile in community settings.

You will provide on-going job-site support, help with communication, preparation, and job readiness, and assist with resume writing and interview techniques as part of prevocational and supported employment services in Brooklyn, Queens, Far Rockaway and Long Island.

Qualifications

• Requires associate degree and 1 year in human services.
• Bachelor's degree preferred for advancement.
• Good English communication skills.
• Valid NY or NJ driver’s license preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provide intensive on-going support to help youth obtain and maintain employment.
• Facilitate positive communication between youth and employer/co-workers.
• Assist with resume writing, interview techniques, and job applications.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Professional conduct

Resume writing

On-site supervision

Formation

Associate’s degree in human services

Bachelor’s degree in human services (preferred)

Description du poste

Rewarding opportunity for an energetic Job Coach to work with youth who have mental health challenges or who are medically fragile and live at home in the community. Become a partner in their successful employment and increased independence by providing quality assurance in their tasks and lending steady support, supervision, and encouragement on the job site. You will initiate positive communication/relationships between individuals and their employer/co-workers.

Job Coaches work in Prevocational Services and/or Supported Employment roles that enable youth to engage in paid work, volunteer work or career exploration. Prevocational Services are not job-specific and are geared toward facilitating success in any work environment for youth whose disabilities do not permit them access to traditional employment.

Job Coaches will provide intensive on-going support to obtain and maintain an individual's job in a competitive employment in an integrated work setting.

Services are intended to develop and teach general skills including:

• Effective communication with supervisors, co-workers, and customers
• Generally accepted community workplace conduct and dress
• Ability to follow directions and complete tasks
• Punctuality and attendance
• Appropriate behaviors within and outside the workplace
• Workplace problem solving skills and strategies
• Proper use of job-related equipment and general workplace safety
• Resume writing, interview techniques, role playing, and job application completion
• Exploring career options, facilitating appropriate work habits, demonstrating acceptable job behaviors, and learning job production requirements

Requirements

• Associate’s degree and one year of human service experience required
• Bachelor’s degree with one year of experience in human services working with children/youth preferred

Valid NY or NJ Driver’s license preferred. Good English communication skills a must. Flexible part time, after school hours. Locations include Brooklyn, Queens, Far Rockaway and Long Island.

Salary: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

For more information call 718- 686-3102