PT Job Coach

Easterseals; Sparta (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package including employer‑p

Employee life insurance

Long‑term disability

70% health insurance coverage

Paid PTO (40 hours)

Job summary

Easterseals in Sparta, TN is seeking a Job Coach to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining competitive employment in integrated settings. The role includes ongoing training, support with work ethics, and potential transportation to work sites, with automatic increases at 6 months and 1 year and a competitive benefits package.

The position may be full-time if more hours are desired, with 30+ hours weekly eligible for benefits and PTO, and a comprehensive benefits package including life

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass a background and drug screen test.
• Must have a valid driver's license and High School Diploma.
• Preferred CPR and/or First Aid Certification.
• Preferred Medication Administration Certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform the duties of Job Coach assisting service members in the development of workplace supports to assure the best possible opportunity for successful competitive employment.
• Provide on-going training and supports to service recipients in work ethics, conduct, and performance.
• Support service members in obtaining and maintaining competitive employment.
• May be responsible for transporting service recipients to and from employment sites as assigned.
• Staff participate in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of member services and supports.

Skills

Background check clearance

Transportation coordination

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School Diploma

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Description

The Job Coach’s job function is to help individuals supported maintain paid employment in integrated business settings.

This specific Job Coaching duty would support a member Mon-Fri , If candidate desires more hours, additional hours are available and full-time. This position currently assists 1 member with job coaching supports. Automatic increases at 6 month and 1 year, along with annual performance pay.

• Perform the duties of Job Coach assisting service members in the development of workplace supports to assure the best possible opportunity for successful competitive employment.

• Provide on-going training and supports to service recipients in work ethics, conduct, and performance.

• Support service members in obtaining and maintaining competitive employment.

• May be responsible for transporting service recipients to and from employment sites as assigned.

Staff are key in providing what is needed to help an individual learn, keep or improve skills necessary to live in a home, providing supports based on an individual's hopes, dreams, and preferences and individuals are afforded privacy and are treated with dignity and respect, to have access to coordinated services and supports determined by the individual's unique strengths, needs and choices. Staff actively participate in all aspects of planning, implementation monitoring and evaluation of member services and supports.

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to pass a background and drug screen test

• Must have a valid driver's license and High School Diploma

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS.

• Current CPR and/or First Aid Certification

• Current Medication Administration Certification

30 or more hours a week are eligible for benefits. 40 hours eligible for PTO. Automatic increases at 6 months & 1 year. Great benefits package including employer paid life insurance and long term disability and 70% paid health insurance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.