Job Site Specialist

SUMMARY:

The Job Site Specialist is responsible for day-to-day work direction and scheduling the activities of program participants. Responsible for providing hard and soft skills training, and support services necessary for program participants to facilitate successful adjustment to community based training and employment. Responsible for building and maintaining professional relationships with employer partners and funders. Responsible for implementation of Universal Positive Behavior Supports in assigned work sites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skill acquisition and positive behavior supports requirements:

• Provides daily work direction and oversees participant training services. May provide training in a variety of settings in external workplaces.

• Trains participants to job tasks as outlined in standards. Performs task analysis for a variety of jobs to break down complex skills into teachable units. Produces written or pictorial series of learner behaviors sequenced by difficulty. Provides generalization training.

• Works with Managers and Case Managers to keep program participants on task to meet training and job goals as outlined in participants' service plans.

• Implements positive behavioral support strategies to optimize participant's independence.

• Identifies behavioral and/or performance issues.

• Records behavioral and/or/performance issues into programmatic databases.

• Records overall performance programmatic databases.

• Follows Policies and Procedures regarding participant protocols and positive behavior support strategies. Utilize reinforcement and extinction procedures as outlined in service and behavior support plans.

• Responsibilities include planning and assigning work, providing performance feedback; rewarding and motivating participants utilizing individual behavior support strategies; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Assists with the development and implementation of training curriculum.

• Facilitates job development and job placement-related tasks.

• Business Practices requirements:

• Participates in business partner meetings when appropriate. Develops and maintains positive employer/business relationships.

• Maintains participant production output counts where applicable

• Assures Quality Control standards are met.

• Schedules participants for internships. Adjusts schedules based on participant attendance to ensure that employer partner work sites have adequate staffing levels to meet goals

• Processes participant attendance and timesheet records for all non-Goodwill worksites where applicable.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree required, one year of related experience preferred

• Experience working with individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment

Other details

• Job Family Mission Services

• Pay Type Hourly

• Min Hiring Rate $22.00

• Max Hiring Rate $25.00

• Required Education Bachelor's Degree

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