Job Coach/Skills Trainer – Plymouth

Peak Community Services has an uncompromising commitment to quality and integrity—employees are expected to perform their duties and responsibilities to this high standard of quality. Travel is required to various job sites in served counties. Minimum Qualifications: Must have a high school diploma or GED. Be able to pass a TB test. Ability to work with individuals is essential. Experience working with persons with disabilities is preferred. Be able to lift up to 60 lbs, walk, bend, squat, turn at the knees, back, wrists, and shoulders, and grasp with both hands (to properly perform the techniques taught in CPR/First Aid, Client Intervention Techniques, and Lifting and Carrying Techniques). Be able to see and hear with or without correction. Be able to speak, read, and write in English. Responsibilities: Provide Job Development Services by contacting community employers to develop, job carve, and/or identify job opportunities for employment service clients. Educate prospective employers about various disabilities and resulting vocational implications, assistive technological devices, job accommodations, agency services, and current disability-related legislation affecting the employer. Provide liaison between community employers, Vocational Rehabilitation, and agency Employment Services Program. Provide a job analysis and task analysis, as required, to facilitate Client placement and job training. Maintain appropriate record keeping, including individual case notes, monthly progress reports, employer contact forms, statistical data, reports associated with employment service activities, and information required for billing purposes, and disseminate the same to appropriate individuals in a timely fashion. Provide direct instruction and fading supervision of clients in the performance of their job duties at community job sites. Provide follow-along services to clients placed in community jobs. Evaluate Client work performance using interviews with the Client and his/her supervisor, on-site observations, and completion of worker evaluation forms. Attend required staff meetings and in-service training, including the required EST 100 training. Maintain conformance with CARF and all applicable standards, rules, regulations, laws, and administrative codes. Additional Requirements: Be able to complete the Peak Community Services training programs and successfully pass associated tests to meet competency requirements. Have basic computer skills including but not limited to sending and receiving e-mail, accessing web pages, entering basic data, and using common applications.

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