JOB COACH- SPECIAL EDUCATION WORK PROGRAM - Alton Community Unit School District 11 : Job Details

JOB COACH - SPECIAL EDUCATION WORK PROGRAM Job Coach - Special Education Work Program Level AA1 - 9 months - 6 hours NOTE: The successful candidate will work directly with hospital staff and employees to develop entry level jobs requiring the candidate to maintain a high level of visibility and professionalism as well as a positive, friendly relationship among hospital staff and employees. Description: The job Coach is directly responsible to the STEP Coordinator for implemntation of all job coaching procedures, and for on-site direct supervision and training assigned for these services. Qualifications:

• Must hold a paraprofessional license with at least 60 credit hours or an associate's degree.
• Excellent public relations skills and communication skills with hospital staff, district employees and step coordinator
• Ability to supervise and train students on the job.
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Ability to relate to students in a patient, consistent and positive manner
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to travel between Alton High School and St. Anthony's Hospital via school bus and supervise students
• Ability to troubleshoot and remediate problems
• Ability to learn various jobs within the hospital setting and train students in the job setting
• Ability to Ability to evaluate student's job performance and effectively remediate
• Ability to communicate with STEP Coordinator
• A current physical within two years required
• A current TB skin test required annually
• Current immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ride the school bus with students daily
• Maintain student attendance
• Maintain appropriate records
• Maintain time sheets and time cards
• Maintain daily contact with STEP Coordinator
• Maintain daily communication with employers/supervisors
• Assist students with hospital uniforms as needed
• Develop new job experiences within the hospital
• Adapt jobs to students individual needs and provide one ot one ob training as needed
• Assist in developing student goals
• Supervise and remediate student's job performance
• Provide positive motivation to student workers Maintain communication with various departments at St. Anthony's Hospital
• Maintain confidentiality of students
• Maintain necessary state and federal records
• Be familiar with each client's disability, social and medical history, medication usage, transportation needs and precautionary measures
• Familiarize self with each job site's responsibilities, duties, rules and regulations
• Provide information and educate employers about various deisbilities
• Provide job analysis and recommendations when appropriate for modification of job or work sites
• Assist employers in the identifying, modifying or eliminating architectural, procedural and/or attitudinal barriers at the work site as needed
• Assist the STEP coordinator in the evaluation and development of the program and the implementation and revision of program needs
• Maintain a Job Coach Log that will include specific goals for the students, times, job coaching and any other necessary pertinent information.
• Attend to individual needs that affect job performance of the student.
• Be familiar with and enforce hospital policies
• Model appropriate dress and other work related expectations
• Any other related duties as assigned by the STEP Coordinator

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