Skills Trainer II

Goodwill Industries of South Florida; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of South Florida is seeking a Skills Trainer II to work with individuals with disabilities, providing frontline services, guidance, supervision, and direct classroom instruction. You will promote inclusive learning, create curricula, monitor progress, and document outcomes to help learners achieve maximum skill development.

The role emphasizes motivating participants, delivering diverse training formats, and collaborating with leadership to ensure effective on-the-job

Responsibilities

• Present information using a variety of formats, techniques, and resources (role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures).
• Develop and deliver training programs to help participants maintain and improve individual job skills and performance.
• Work closely with management to create and enhance on-the-job training activities.
• Coordinate with the Learning and Development Supervisor to secure instructional materials for training.
• Utilize the agency’s learning management system to deliver training and provide content feedback to the Supervisor.
• Leverage the agency’s learning library to deliver learning content and ensure accuracy.
• Develop and administer ongoing training to existing team members.
• Actively seek current training methods and best practices to facilitate training of participants.
• Communicate with leadership to identify topics to be addressed or areas needing instruction.
• Analyze metrics to gauge participant and employee performance after training.
• Facilitate direct instruction to gain soft skills and serve as the primary instructor for all training, including work evaluation and work adjustments.
• Instruct at different functioning levels to accommodate lessons for the population served.
• Provide feedback to team members regarding individual performances.
• Conduct readiness workshops and one-on-one coaching to participants and job seekers.
• Maintain detailed case records per funder and agency requirements.
• Ensure participant information is entered into the appropriate form, database, or report promptly and maintain confidentiality.
• Comply with agency policies and CARF standards and with referral sources requirements (APD, Medwaiver, Qlarant, DVR, etc.).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Summary

The Skills Trainer II is responsible for working with individuals with an intellectual or physical disability. This position assists the participant with frontline services such as guidance, training site supervision, and direct classroom instruction. This position helps motivate and supervise consumers to achieve maximum skills. This position creates and facilitates a preselected curriculum for assigned activity areas. Monitor and document participant’s progress. In this role, it is crucial to promote an active and inclusive learning environment for learners with diverse needs and create effective training programs to ensure our participants and employees will succeed.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Present information using a variety of formats, techniques, and resources (i.e., role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures).
• Develop and deliver training programs to help participants maintain and improve individual job skills and performance.
• Work closely with management to create and enhance the on-the-job training activities.
• Coordinate with the Learning and Development Supervisor to secure instructional materials for training.
• Utilizes the agency’s learning and management system to deliver training and provide content feedback to the Learning and Development Supervisor.
• Leverages the agency’s learning library to deliver learning and ensure accurate content.
• Develop and administer ongoing training to existing team members.
• Actively seek current training methods and best practices to facilitate the training of participants.
• Communicate with leadership and management teams to proactively identify topics to be addressed or areas that require additional instruction.
• Analyze metrics to gauge participant and employee performance once out of training.
• Facilitates direct instruction for participants to gain the soft skills needed to obtain and retain a job. Serves as the primary instructor for all training, including work evaluation, work adjustment, and community work adjustment.
• Instructs at different functioning levels to accommodate lessons to serve the population's needs in training.
• Provides feedback to specified team members regarding individual performances.
• Conducts readiness workshops and provides one on one coaching to participants and enrolled job seekers.
• Maintains detailed case records according to funder and agency requirements.
• Ensure participant information is entered into the appropriate form, database, or report promptly and maintain confidentiality requirements.
• Comply with the agency’s policy and procedures and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities standards.
• Comply with referral sources requirements (APD, Medwaiver, Qlarant, DVR, etc.)
• Performs other duties as assigned.