Vocational Coach

Job Summary:

Exceptional Children's Foundation is seeking a skilled Vocational Coach to provide individualized vocational training to consumers with varying degrees of learning, behavioral, emotional, and developmental disabilities. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching/coaching/instructing individuals with developmental, learning, emotional or physical disabilities in a direct client service position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist case management staff in the development and implementation of the vocational plan for each consumer.
• Develop daily work schedules of tasks to be performed by consumers and monitor for quality and completion.
• Circulate in consumers' work area at least 80% of workday and maintain detailed and accurate records/progress notes on consumer work habits, skills, behaviors, etc.
• Act as a role model and teach job tasks to consumers and monitor quality control of work performed.
• In consultation with supervisor handle job site complaints and problems.
• Develop working knowledge about job site company policies, work duties and responsibilities.
• Ensure quality control standards of job site contract specifications are maintained.

Requirements:

• One year teaching/coaching/instructing individuals (preferably adults) with developmental, learning, emotional or physical disabilities in a direct client service position.
• Ability to perform various job tasks i.e. janitorial, food service, and clerical in order to demonstrate for consumers.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and adapt to schedule changes.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Exceptional Children's Foundation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, (or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to lactation), physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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