What are the responsibilities and job description for the Job Coach position at Opportunity Village?
SUMMARY
The Job Coach at Opportunity Village provides essential support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in community-based jobs. This role includes job coaching, on-the-job training, and ongoing follow-up services to ensure success and job retention. The Job Coach works closely with both individuals and employers to facilitate job integration and skill development through personalized coaching, helping individuals meet workplace expectations and thrive in their roles.
In this role, the Job Coach is dedicated to empowering individuals, encouraging personal growth, and ensuring they can thrive in their jobs, providing both practical support and advocacy to create an inclusive and supportive work environment. The Job Coach also monitors job performance, addresses challenges, and ensures compliance with Opportunity Village policies and relevant regulations, while fostering long-term success in each individual's chosen employment setting.
Embrace Opportunity Village's core values by cultivating positive and meaningful CONNECTIONS with participants and team members, demonstrating ENTHUSIASM, high standards of PRODUCTIVITY, authentic STEWARDSHIP, and consistent participation in individual and team DEVELOPMENT.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Utilize appropriate methods for working with individuals with intellectual and or physical disabilities.
- Deliver follow-along services to ensure long-term job success, making necessary adjustments to training and support strategies.
- Advocate for individuals at their workplaces, ensuring that necessary accommodations and modifications are in place.
- Work with individuals at their places of employment to provide guidance, feedback, and insights on how to complete job tasks more effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure alignment with employer expectations.
- Responsible for maintaining professional positive relationship with community referral sources and area businesses to maintain existing lines of business.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with community employers, acting as a liaison between the business and the individual to promote success.
- Collaborate with BVR, DRC, and other stakeholders to ensure that each individual?s employment goals are met.
- Participates in all required meetings with the individual?s DRC Service Coordinator and support team.
- Prepares any needed documentation as required by DRC.
- Prepares all necessary documentation including, but not limited to, departmental reports; interdisciplinary (ID) notes; incident reports; job coach monthly reports; mileage reimbursement requests, and submits within required timeframes.
- Ensures all required documentation is properly located in each individuals? electronic file. Requests updated documentation from DRC at least yearly to ensure the individuals? files are current and as up to date as possible.
- Ensure compliance with all Federal and State regulations, as well as company policies and procedures, while assisting with coordination and communication with governing agencies (e.g., Adult Protective Services, local law enforcement, etc.
- Must be able to meet all requirements of OV vehicle policies and travel:
- Between worksite locations
- Within the community
- Report suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Isolation, and Abandonment (ANEIA) immediately as mandated by state law .
- Adhere to Opportunity Village's established policies and procedures.
- Accept and apply performance-based feedback.
- May be assigned other duties as needed
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not directly supervise others.