Job Coach Trainer
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WorkReady Texas
TX
Summary
The Job Coach provides on-site support to students with disabilities at community employer sites to help them learn job tasks and workplace expectations. They also model professional behavior and assist in developing strategies to increase student independence.
Job Description
Job Coach (Part-Time) – Wylie
Support students with disabilities in real job settings and help them build independence and confidence in the workplace.
Position Summary
Work Ready is seeking a part-time Job Coach to support high school students with mild to moderate disabilities who are participating in community-based Work Experience placements. The Job Coach assists students directly at local employer sites to help them learn job tasks, understand workplace expectations, and build independence.
Responsibilities
- Provide on-site support to students during their work shifts.
- Teach and reinforce job skills needed for workplace success.
- Model appropriate professional behavior and communication.
- Support students in problem-solving and understanding workplace expectations.
- Communicate observations, progress, and concerns to Work Ready staff as needed.
- Assist in developing strategies, accommodations, or prompts to increase independence.
- Represent Work Ready professionally at employer partner locations.
Schedule
Monday-Thursday
2:30-7:00 pm
Qualifications
Required:
- Ability to pass a criminal background check.
- Completion of UNT WISE Job Skills Training (online certification).
Preferred Experience (not required):
- Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Education, Coaching, Counseling, Mental Health, Social Work, Non-Profit, or other Human Services fields.
Desired Attributes
- Dependable and professional
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Patient, supportive, and team-oriented
- Comfortable working in community job settings
About Work Ready
Work Ready provides vocational training and employment support services to individuals with disabilities across Texas. Our goal is to help students develop meaningful skills and become successful, independent participants in the workforce.
Our mission is to offer life-changing education and employment opportunities for every individual in Texas enrolled in Vocational Rehabilitation services who has a desire to work.
Work Ready started in 2007 with a mission to open a new world of employment possibilities for individuals with disabilities. Introducing a new model for supporting customers through the employment process with an innovative team approach, Work Ready experienced tremendous success with customer placements. After years of effectively assisting individuals in Dallas/Fort Worth through the hiring process and on-site job training, Work Ready recognized a need for improved employment services and expanded statewide.
In 2017, Work Ready was a pioneering partner with the state of Texas in helping launch new employment services for high school students (SEAL, Work Experience), creating thousands of internship and educational work-based learning opportunities for students. Work Ready incorporated additional student services, providing in-classroom education programs such as Vocational Adjustment Training (VAT) in 2019 and Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) in 2024.
Over the years, Work Ready has continued to excel in placement and student services. Today, we are proud to serve thousands of individuals across the state, reaching from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast, and from Longview to Lubbock.
Founded
2007
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Privately Held
Our mission is to offer life-changing education and employment opportunities for every individual in Texas enrolled in Vocational Rehabilitation services who has a desire to work.
Work Ready started in 2007 with a mission to open a new world of employment possibilities for individuals with disabilities. Introducing a new model for supporting customers through the employment process with an innovative team approach, Work Ready experienced tremendous success with customer placements. After years of effectively assisting individuals in Dallas/Fort Worth through the hiring process and on-site job training, Work Ready recognized a need for improved employment services and expanded statewide.
In 2017, Work Ready was a pioneering partner with the state of Texas in helping launch new employment services for high school students (SEAL, Work Experience), creating thousands of internship and educational work-based learning opportunities for students. Work Ready incorporated additional student services, providing in-classroom education programs such as Vocational Adjustment Training (VAT) in 2019 and Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) in 2024.
Over the years, Work Ready has continued to excel in placement and student services. Today, we are proud to serve thousands of individuals across the state, reaching from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast, and from Longview to Lubbock.
Founded
2007
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Privately Held
