Job Coach
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COMMUNITY SERVICES LEAGUE OF JACKSON COUNTY
Independence, MO, US
Summary
The Job Coach provides on-site support to individuals with disabilities to ensure they learn job tasks and develop necessary interpersonal skills. They are also responsible for identifying job accommodations and writing monthly progress reports.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: VR - Independence, MO, Salary Range: $15.91 - $24.96Hourly, Job Coach – Employment Services
Job Description
Overview
Community Services League (CSL), founded in 1916, is one of the Kansas City region’s largest social service providers. Through its mission and vision of creating meaningful and lasting change in the lives of area neighbors, CSL maintains and delivers a variety of innovative anti-poverty programs that help move our community forward. CSL’s family stability programming offers a full suite of case management, supportive coaching, and direct wrap-around services to assist our neighbors in creating immediate and lasting stability in their lives and households. CSL’s commitment to assist families from crisis to permanent stability is a critical pillar within the organization’s mission and vision.
Position Summary:
The Job Coach is instrumental in providing support to individuals with disabilities at a work site to ensure the employee learns to perform job tasks to the employer's specifications, as well as, teaching interpersonal skills needed to be successful on the job. The hours for this job are “as needed” and are flexible and/or work for six weeks during summer break.
Reports to: Assistant Vice President of Employment Services
Responsibilities:
Assist clients to learn job tasks
Help in developing job supports on the job site
Aid in determining possible job accommodations necessary for client to maintain successful employment
Be willing to work a flexible work schedule
Be trained by experienced Employment Specialists
Qualifications:
Strong communication and relationship building skills with employers
Ability to instruct clients on learning acceptable work behaviors
Ability to take a task and identify the step-by-step process to complete the task
Knowledge of ADA/reasonable accommodations can be a plus
Computer skills – Microsoft Word – for writing Monthly Job Coaching Reports
Education and/or Experience:
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Dependability, Loyalty, Integrity
Reliable transportation to work sites throughout the Kansas City metro area or at a summer work site.
Available hours to work a flexible work schedule on an “as needed” basis or available to work 20 hours a week, six weeks during the summer months
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications:
Our Mission
To assist communities in reaching their potential by providing immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability.
Our Vision
CSL’s vision guides every aspect of its business by describing what it needs to accomplish in order to provide sustainable quality services that help individuals and communities reach their potential by lifting people to economic stability.
Founded
1916
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Independence, Missouri
Our Mission
To assist communities in reaching their potential by providing immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability.
Our Vision
CSL’s vision guides every aspect of its business by describing what it needs to accomplish in order to provide sustainable quality services that help individuals and communities reach their potential by lifting people to economic stability.
Founded
1916
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Independence, Missouri
