Skills Trainer

ADEC; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

8 paid holidays

403(b) retirement plan

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Disability insurance

Public loan forgiveness

Job summary

ADEC is seeking a Job Readiness Coach to plan goal-centered activities for individuals with developmental disabilities, helping them explore vocational and educational opportunities aligned with their interests and PCISP goals. The role emphasizes active treatment, documentation, and collaboration with community resources to foster independence and skill development.

The position welcomes candidates from teaching, job coaching, or employment consulting backgrounds who are passionate about

Qualifications

• Experience as a teacher, teaching assistant, job coach/trainer or employment consultant is preferred.
• Willingness to work with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Strong written documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Help implement PCISP by providing active treatment to help individuals achieve goals.
• Document progress and performance in tracking software.
• Develop instructional training, in-house or community-based, for individuals.
• Identify community business opportunities for skill growth.
• Assist individuals in identifying accommodations and assistive technology.
• Advocate for individuals when preferences or needs are neglected.
• Address challenging behaviors per behavior management plans.
• Provide transportation for community outings.
• Maintain positive relationships with community resources and ADEC staff.

Job description

With flexibility, creativeness, and commitment, the Job Readiness Coach is responsible for planning goal-centered activities designed to provide individuals with developmental disabilities a life of informed choice and possibilities. The Job Readiness Coach helps individuals explore vocational and educational opportunities based on their interests and goals as they determine the next step in their life adventure. Goals support their Person Centered Individual Support Plans (PCISP) while offering opportunity to improve and learn new skills.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who has been a teacher, teaching assistant, job coach/trainer or employment consultant and who is looking for a new way to serve those with IDD. This is a great opportunity to help someone start their career path with a job they are prepared for, will succeed at, and love.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Help implement the PCISP by providing active treatment that allows individuals served to achieve goals and experience new opportunities that assist them in identifying vocational strengths, skills, and areas of need.
• Maintain a system of evaluation and progress of the individual’s performance against the goals as set forth in the PCISP through proper documentation in assigned tracking software.
• Develop and provide instructional training, both in-house or community-based, with assigned individuals, which may be in a group or one-to-one.
• Identify and develop relationships with businesses to provide individuals served opportunities for skill growth.
• Assist individuals served in identifying accommodations, adaptive equipment, or assistive technology that increases independence.
• Provide advocacy when the individual’s preferences, needs, or talents are being neglected or overlooked.
• Address challenging behaviors proactively and respectfully and follow any behavior management plans in effect for specific individual.
• Provide transportation on community outings using agency transportation or personal vehicle.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with community resources, co-workers, and all ADEC personnel.

ADEC offers competitive pay and excellent benefits including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• PTO (that you start earning immediately)
• 8 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Wage Initiative with increases at 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year; annual increases
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Life insurance (ADEC paid benefit) ability to purchase additional, dependent, and spousal life insurance
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Assistance programs
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• National DSP Certification Program through NADSP
• Public Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility