Supported Employment - Job Coach Full & Part Time positions

Come make a difference in your community and grow in your career through fulfilling work that we offer for adults with disabilities in the Napa area. Stay at home parents, students and retirees welcome to apply. Those who join us will discover a diverse and welcoming team who will collaborate to improve the lives of others in fun and creative ways. We are currently hiring for full and part time job coaches! What is a job coach? A job coach supports people with disabilities who are looking for work or who have jobs in the community. You will observe, model and coach people to complete tasks according to the employer's requirements and report on progress. While this may not sound rewarding, it is a testament to helping others! See job description below: Responsible for: Providing one-to-one or up to one-to-four staff to participant ratio job training for workers placed into community integrated supported employment work sites. Develop effective communication - work cooperatively with community employers, employees, individuals and other supported employment program staff. These duties are 100% of the job responsibilities and qualify as direct support professionals. Hours of work: This position has flexible scheduling based on the needs of the agency Status: Non-Exempt ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Training Responsibilities: Work with the people supported by NPS (aka individual/participant) to learn skills to be employed and achieve objectives in Individual Habilitation Service Plan (IHSP) and person-centered plans. Assist participants, when appropriate, to identify natural job supports. Maintain individual intervention sheets including case notes; prepare monthly reports; prepare and update IHSP (semi annual and annual report); maintain individual sub notes. Develop systematic task analysis of necessary work skills/responsibilities. Provide data as requested on specific goals and objectives in monthly casenotes and monthly reports. Income opportunities/Volunteer/Paid Work Responsibilities: Work with participants to maintain quality control and safety standards on job sites. Assist participants, when appropriate, to learn and follow all employer policies and procedures. Responsible to maintain records for assigned participants. Provide support to assist individuals to process their timecards in Paychex. Act as a liason between employers and other NVSS staff Community Responsibilities: Train participants in skills to support their independent living as it relates to their job. Work with participants, when necessary, to learn how to interact successfully with others. Work with participants to find ways to get to where they need to go (as it pertains to their job) and provide training when necessary. Keep emergency numbers and information updated for all individuals in community jobs and classes. Promote good public relations in the community both for NVSS and the people supported by NVSS. Communication Responsibilities: Inform Employment Specialist in writing when communication challanges arise. Assist in the development and implementation of a participant’s communication plan using person centered skills to document a variety of information including, but not limited to, what is working or not working to promote success. Safety/Transportation Responsibilities: Be aware of safety procedures and location of safety manual. Immediately inform management staff if an unsafe situation occurs or is observed. Document special incidents on the proper forms as outlined in Special Incident Report, (SIR) procedures. Immediately inform management when participant health issues arise. Keep job site notebook current with individual emergency numbers and procedures, current task analysis and job site safety sheets. Research and provide means of transportation to community training sites; (e.g., City Bus, NVSS van, job coach vehicle) and provide support to participants when necessary. Ensure NVSS vehi