Project Search Job Coach

EmployU, Inc; Port Saint Lucie (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Project SEARCH Coordinator position at employU, Inc partners with Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital to place high school students in internships, building employability skills and pathways to employment. The role coordinates healthcare site partnerships, student supports, and collaboration with families and school districts.

The Coordinator works with Vocational Rehabilitation and hospital management to ensure accommodations, training, and successful outcomes for interns as they progress

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships and demonstrate sensitivity and respect for a diverse population.

Responsibilities

• Reviews potential Project Search candidates and conducts interviews.
• Assists with hospital tours for interns, parents, and teachers.
• Organizes annual student/parent orientation and graduation sessions.
• Prepares and conducts employment planning meetings with interns, parents, supervisors, and Project Search Team.
• Leads assessments at cohort start and submits them for billing in the CRM.
• Ensures referrals for vocational assessments, OJT rotations, and placements.
• Develops internship sites, writes job descriptions, and plans modifications for internships.
• Educates on disability awareness and prepares interns for interviews in host businesses.
• Trains interns in host-unique interview processes for internships and competitive positions.
• Ensures timely Project Search billing and liaises with Vocational Rehabilitation for approvals.

Skills

Job Knowledge

Training Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Relationship Building

Organizational Skills

Detail Oriented

Time Management

Job description

Full-time Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Bonus Potential (eligible positions)
• Flexible work schedule for exceptional work/life balance
• Pet Insurance

Part-time Benefits

• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible work schedule for exceptional work/life balance
• Pet Insurance

Requirements

Position Summary

Project SEARCH serves young people with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities. Typically, these are high school students who are on an Individual Education Program (IEP) and in their last year of high school eligibility. Students defer graduation and complete their last year of school at the host business, in this case it is Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital. Student Interns participate in classroom employability training as well as three internships at the hospital to build their social, communication and employability skills.

The Project SEARCH Coordinator position provides training and job placement to transition‑aged youth with disabilities to develop employability skills, acquire and maintain employment in an inter‑agency collaborative environment.

The Project SEARCH Coordinator is the liaison between Vocational Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic Management, St. Lucie School District, families, the Business Advisory Committee, and the Student Parent Alumni Group. Communication and disseminating information to all stakeholders is essential to ensure successful outcomes for the student participants in the program.

Project SEARCH is a collaboration between the school district, Cleveland Clinic at Tradition and employU. The Project Search Coordinator works with employU’s onsite team to ensure the students have the support they need to gain valuable skills to move them closer to employment upon graduation. The position involves working with the students, their families, and the hospital management team to ensure any needed accommodations are in place for each student, supported job training is in place, and the Transition Project Search Coordinator works to build natural supports in each department to allow the intern to be as independent as possible during each of their three internships.

For more about the Project SEARCH model check out this website:

https://www.projectsearch.us/transition-to-work/

Essential Functions

1. Reviews potential Project Search candidates with the committee and conducts interviews using the agreed upon rubric in the selection process.
2. Assists with the coordination of hospital tours for incoming interns, parents, and teachers to highlight the program to potential candidates.
3. Organizes annual student/parent orientation and graduation sessions with all stakeholders.
4. Prepares and conducts employment planning meetings with each intern, parent, supervisor and Project Search Team.
5. Leads the Project Search assessments conducted at the beginning of each cohort and submits them for billing in the CRM.
6. Ensures all client referrals are in place in regard to: vocational assessments, OJT rotations, and their placement upon completion of the Project SEARCH year.
7. Assesses student skills to create an accurate skills profile of the intern and internships that will allow the team to make meaningful matches for each student/intern.
8. Works with business liaison, department manager/mentors, instructors, and fellow skills trainers to develop internship sites, write job descriptions, task lists, job analysis and plan for necessary modifications for the internships and competitive jobs.
9. Works with manager/mentors and co‑workers to educate on disability awareness and training techniques to reinforce employability skills and assists interns to understand and interpret work culture.
10. Assists in training interns in the interview process that is unique to each host business for interns to gain both internships and competitive positions.
11. Ensures all Project Search billing is submitted in a timely fashion and liaise with Vocational Rehabilitation to ensure all approvals are in place.
12. Learns the internship duties and makes any modifications (label cabinets, simplify written instructions, etc.) necessary for the successful completion of the job.
13. Attends job orientation with the intern and clarifies information with the intern as necessary.
14. Teaches the essential tasks/duties/core skills of the job to the intern; provides individual support specific to each intern and job task needs during the job development phase.
15. Creates vocational profiles and individual career plans for individuals using Discovery methods.
16. Develops employment opportunities using customized, supported, or direct placement approaches.
17. Actively meets deadlines, takes notes, and writes detailed reports.
18. Assists individuals with résumé development, employment applications, interviewing, orientation, and training as agreed upon with individual and employer.
19. Communicates with family members and other providers to assist individuals in successfully gaining employment.
20. Develops relationships with community employers, completes situational interviews, offers consultation services to meet employer needs.
21. Develops natural supports in the workplace and community for individuals with disabilities.
22. Drives clients to various locations as needed.
23. Completes other required duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

Competency Statements

• Job Knowledge
• Training Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Relationship Building
• Business DevelopmentCommunication
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Organizational Skills
• Detail Oriented
• Time Management

Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships and demonstrates sensitivity and respect for a diverse population.

Skills & Abilities

Environment: Classroom setting in various hospital departments.

Physical: Standing, walking, reaching and prolonged periods sitting while driving and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds as needed.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents.

Hearing: Hear within the normal audio range with or without correction.