Project Search Skills Trainer

Waterloo-Community-School-District; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterloo Community School District is seeking a Project Search Skills Trainer for Educational Services in Waterloo, IA. The role starts immediately and requires an Associate degree with relevant experience or equivalent education plus ACRE JobCoach certification within six months.

Responsibilities include coaching interns, developing sites, and preparing participants for competitive employment. Compensation is $18 to $18.50 per hour, full-time, on-site, with duties across hospital and school

Qualifications

• Associates degree and 2 years’ experience or combination of education and relevant experience to equal 4 years.
• Successful completion of ACRE Certified JobCoach Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge of job coaching supports and accommodations for Project SEARCH interns and inclusive employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized employability skills training and supports to each intern, including coaching and creating accommodations.
• Develop internship sites, write job descriptions and task lists, and assess intern progress.
• Teach safe workplace practices and model professional behavior for interns and staff.
• Assist in interview training and exploring opportunities that match interns’ skills and interests.

Skills

Job coaching

Travel training

Transition support

Diversity & inclusion

Safety compliance

Education

Associates degree

ACRE Certified JobCoach Certification

Job description

Project Search Skills Trainer

Waterloo Community School District EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - Waterloo, Iowa Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5871600
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 4:30 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Aug 05, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Certification: Associates degree and 2 years’ experience or a combination of education and relevant experience to equal 4 years.
Successful completion of ACRE CertifiedJobCoachCertification within 6 months of hire.

Experience: Identify student intern’s strengths, interests andabilitiesrelated tojobskillacquisition and preparation foremployment. Usejobcoaching techniques to promote the intern’sjobskilldevelopment. Responsible for providing effectivejobskillstraining, travel training and transition support services to prepare Project SEARCH interns for successful, competitive, integratedemploymentin the community.

• Knowledge of information and techniques needed to providejobcoaching supports to Project SEARCH interns and to provide guidance and training including appropriatejobaccommodations.
• Assurance and support for safety and security of the employee and the rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property as required by the employer and UnityPoint – Allen Hospital.
• Knowledge of diversity and inclusion best practice and ability to support inclusiveemployment.
• To have not had a felony conviction or founded dependent child or adult abuse record.
• To complete the requirements of health, immunizations, drug test and employee orientation of UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital and Waterloo Schools.

Additional Notes:

• Provide individualized employabilityskillstraining and supports to each intern at the host business including coaching, building natural supports in hospital departments, identifying, creating and implementing reasonable accommodations, assistive technology, etc.
• Participate and successfully completes basicjobcoachtraining within six months of hire (Systematic Instruction, Lean and other appropriate training) and continual staff development
• Works withinstructorto assess, share and provide feedback of internskillprogress and record data, completing necessary task analyses, evaluations, reports and other documentation
• Works with team to develop internship sites, writejobdescriptions, task lists,jobanalysis and develop necessary accommodations and modifications for the internships
• Assists in educating coworkers and host site staff on disability awareness and disability disclosure
• Reinforces employabilityskillsand assists intern to understand and interpretworkculture
• Assists in interview training process for interns to obtain internships and competitiveemployment
• Learns internship duties across host site departments and make any modifications and accommodations (label cabinets, simplifies written instructions, etc.) necessary to promote intern independence for successful completion of the internship duties
• Teaches safe practices according to theworkenvironment and business requirements
• Models appropriate workplace behavior and practices positive feedback techniques with interns, colleagues and other staff
• Assist in training interns to meet required standards in the areas of personal hygiene, communication, interviewing and self-management and advocacy as they relate to successfulemployment
• Workwith hospital staff andinstructorto determine newjobtasks as intern gainscompetencies and confidence
• Meets with theinstructorand department mentors regularly to discuss issues and problem solve obstacles affecting intern’s performance
• Communicate to make decisions regarding any issues that may affect an intern's success at a worksite or competitive place ofemployment. These decisions may be related to continuedjobcoaching, fading, self-management,jobtasks, etc.
• Assist and support in exploringjobopportunities that match intern’s interests andskills, and communicate with all team members aboutjobopportunities.
• Attends individualemploymentplanning meetings, as appropriate, to know intern’s goals, strengths, interests and challenges and provide feedback
• Provides new internship ideas to team
• Performs travel training with interns when utilizing public transportation
• All other duties as assigned.

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $18 to $18.50 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Special Education > General Special Education

Special Education > Transition Specialist

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Jodi Hagarty , Transition Coordinator
• EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]