Job Coach

Company: Cape Abilities, Inc.
Location: Hyannis
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

GENERAL SUMMARY Provides direct supervision and training to program participants or crew at community worksites. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS+ Fosters good working relationships with employers. + Maintains record of issues and/or concerns at specific worksite and communicates needs to vocational coordinator. + Provides individual and/or group supervision to program participants placed in specific jobs according to employer specifications. May provide training to enhance quality of work product. + Provides transportation for program participants to and from worksites, ensuring compliance with safety requirements. + Writes and develops individual progress notes/assessments on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, as required. + Implements and writes vocational assessments as it relates to industry standards. + Attends all meetings, as requested. + Fosters the maximum amount of individual independence, decreasing the level of support as specified in the individuals plan. + Serves as a role model to participants involved in the program. + Serves as mandated reported for suspected cases of abuse and/or neglect to Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC). OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES + Performs in-house work supervisor duties, as assigned + Serves as relief/back-up driver for transportation + Performs additional duties, as assigned. COMPETENCIES + Vision and Purpose: Demonstrates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; creates milestones to rally support behind the vision. + Adaptability: Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; inspires others to be adaptable to change. + Ethics, Values and Diversity: Promotes an appropriate and effective work environment and strives to ensure that the agencys core values and beliefs are applied during all circumstances; genuinely cares about people; deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, ages, lifestyle choices and genders; supports equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all; adheres to and promotes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); advocates for the rights and interests of individuals with disabilities to maximize their potential in the programs and communities of their choice. + Integrity and Trust: Is respectful, truthful, and transparent; keeps confidences; takes ownership and responsibility for decisions and outcomes. + Problem Solving and Judgment: Probes all useful and constructive sources to find pertinent answers; can analyze issues, identify problems and work toward appropriate solutions; collaborates with others or as part of a team; displays willingness to make decisions; makes timely decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment. + Oral and Written Communications: Speaks clearly, appropriately and effectively with a diverse group of individuals; is an active listener and gets clarification when necessary; participates constructively in meetings; is able to write clearly and succinctly; is able to communicate clearly in a variety of settings and situations. PREPARATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES + High school diploma. Bachelors degree preferred. + Prior experience working with individuals with disabilities in community based employment settings. + Valid drivers license in the state of Massachusetts. + Ability to model and teach occupational tasks. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY + Supervises program participants assigned to community worksites. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS + Normal working conditions. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

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