JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Title: On-call Bilingual English/Spanish Job Coach

Reports to: Director

SALARY: DOE

SHIFT: Varies

Location: Salem

Do you like to help others? Do you enjoy the feeling of making a difference using your bilingual skills? As a Job coach at Easter Seals you will contribute to our mission by helping Minorities that Speak English as a second language with disabilities reach their full career potential. Assist individuals with transitioning into the workforce by providing career planning, coaching and support. You play an integral part in helping them discover their talents, abilities and interests. This position is on call basis no warranty of hours and can be occasionally weekends.

Summary:
Performs Job Coaching Services for Minorities that Speak English as a second language with disabilities, participants with physical, emotional and/or medical disabilities in our supported employment program. This position involves assisting individuals with disabilities in the acquisition of work to obtain employment and independently maintain employment in the community. Job Coaches provide ongoing support to consumers working at various employment sites within the community. This support is individual-based and centered around work-related goals that focus on helping the consumer obtain the maximum level of independence within their job.
Job Coaches provide the supports necessary to ensure success at future employment opportunities. Service will be provided at the consumer’s place of employment.

The job coach spends the majority of his/her time out of the office, meeting with employers/organizations, partners and participants, using his/her bilingual abilities. The job coach will be someone who is comfortable making presentations to individuals and groups as well as working directly with participants, employers, Oregon Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselors, providers and others working/assisting participants.

Responsibilities:

• Consistently role model appropriate work skills and hold consumers to the same expectations.
• Uphold standards of work contract at all times, which may include finding a substitute if consumer leaves early or is absent.
• Provide services to consumers without discrimination as to race, religion, sex, age, or disabling condition.
• Monitor consumer’s work performance and provide feedback and prompts when needed.
• Provide proper documentation on all consumers’ work performance.
• Ensure safety is being maintained in the work environment at all times.
• Know and adhere to established agency policies, procedures.

This includes but is not limited to: a) Attending agency, companies and other organizations program orientation session with participants. b) Completing observation session while service is being given at the consumer’s place of employment. c) Demonstrating competency in completing all required forms, time cards, and reports.

• Contact your supervisor with as much notice as possible if ill, or in the event of an emergency.
• Uphold and consistently follow program regulations and procedures carefully for Easter Seals Oregon and consumer’s place of employment.

• Maintain and model positive, professional working relationships with consumers and other agency staff.
• Accept and integrate supervision. Includes, but not limited to: a) Following the program procedures b) Following supervisor instruction/directions regarding service provided to consumer as monitored by case notes and supervisor evaluations.

• Provide service for consumers regardless of location by creating and maintaining an atmosphere that is welcoming, understanding, communicative and supportive of consumers.
• Willing and able to work with consumers with incontinence and/or personal cares, in a respectful and professional manner when necessary.
• Through work performance evaluations, demonstrate a solid working knowledge of most frequently encountered disabilities of consumers and the ability to provide specific, quality service for them.
• Attend required meetings and in-service training sessions.

Minimum qualifications:

Prefer Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in a social services field; or two or more year’s related experience in the employment field working with Minorities that Speak English as a second language with disabilities, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

1. Must embrace the mission and philosophy of program.

2. Have excellent computer skills to accomplish duties

3. Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and must pass a criminal background check

4. Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliations, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

5. Availability to work some evenings and some weekends is required

6. Must possess a current driver’s license, pass a DMV background check and able to drive

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Qualified applicants must submit a resume and cover letter by e-mail as an attachment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• On call

Work Location: One location

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