Job Coach/Mentor (Mid/Upper Cape Cod)

This part-time or full-time position is a fulfilling way to transition from doing the work to coaching and mentoring someone with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) on how to do the work and/or learn job-site skills. You will go home feeling good about what you have seen them accomplish. This is a fun, hard job with great potential for growth!

This is an in-person position where you'll enjoy a collaborative, energetic environment. We will do our best to work with you to create a schedule that works for you and for LIFE if you are the person for the job.

Starting at $19.00 per hour, plus benefits, full or part-time.

Full Time Benefits:

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Retirement plan

• Vision insurance

Qualifications:

• Successful employment, ideally in automotive, hardware, retail, restaurant, hospitality, or a teaching/training environments.

• Supportive and positive approach required. This is how our LIFE individuals thrive!

• Patience, kindness, and dependability - the keys to your success in this position.

• Dependable, patient, and supportive!

Relevant professional, personal, or volunteer experience and/or education with our population is required.

Hours:

Monday-Friday, primarily regular daytime hours, with an occasional Saturday rotation.

Flexibility in exact hours worked is available, but the needed vacancies are above.

Your Skills:

• Ability to provide individual instruction to the wonderful LIFE individuals to help them reach their full potential in their workplace.

• Must have good organizational and computer skills.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and good computer skills.

• Must be a team player with the ability to work with the entire team to the benefit of our clients.

• Be creative in your approach to each individuals specific needs.

• Experience (or education) with Human Services and/or Learning Disabilities is required. If you have good relationship skills, we will train you! (Special Olympics experience and personal experience is valued.)

Responsibilities Include:

• Assist, organize, and facilitate activities as assigned or designed.

• Assist the residents with meeting their goals and objectives in apartment maintenance, personal health maintenance, nutrition, fitness and social skills development.

• Assist the residents with grocery shopping and preparing healthy meals safely.

• Participate in team-related services; staff meetings, resident/roommate issues, resident case reviews with staff and/or family, etc.

• Complete routine documentation after every session or significant communication with residents.

• Maintain all required trainings through our Learning Management System and/or in-person.

• Make recommendations to meet the needs of residents that are beyond the scope of the LIFE Coach (i.e., medication adjustments, therapy by licensed clinician, private tutor, house cleaner, etc.).

• Maintain sanitary conditions of workspaces and vehicles; complies with LIFE guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (i.e. uses personal protective equipment, social distancing, etc.).

• Must have a valid driver's license with acceptable driving record and dependable transportation. Must be able to pass CORI and fingerprinting background checks through our governing agency (DDS) and DPPC.

• Must have current certification in CPR/AED/First Aid or be willing to attend training through LIFE.

Requirements:

• Dependability, patience and positivity are required to mentor these individuals. This is of utmost importance.

• Experience with the population we work with excellent, but we will train the right candidate (Personal experience and volunteer work counts!)

• Must live in or around the mid-upper Cape Cod, MA area. Your office location can be in the LIFE Hyannis or Mashpee office.

• Must be able to maintain professionalism in all workplaces.

• Must be willing to attend training through LIFE for CPR/First Aid.

• Per the state of MA DDS, must be able to pass CORI, DPPC and fingerprint check and have an MVR record acceptable to LIFE's auto insurance carrier.

To apply:

To use our easy online application, click the "Apply Online