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JOB TITLE: Job Coach
REPORT TO: Team Leader - Careers & Employment
DURATION: Specified Purpose Contract
LOCATION: Dublin Region (Northside and Southside)
HOURS: The roles are fulltime, 39 hours per week, generally Monday-Friday,
but requires flexibility based on Service Users support needs.
PAY: €37,500.00 gross
About WALK
We are leaders in a movement for change, empowering people with disabilities to live self-determined lives in an equal and inclusive society. Our role is to support the development and maintenance of relationships which lead to the attainment and sustainability of socially valuable roles and natural support networks. At WALK we believe that everyone who wants to work, have a job and a career can do so. Our role is to facilitate individuals to fulfil their employment and career aspirations by supporting them to realise their potential, access opportunities and build their own natural supports.
Job Overview
The Job Coach plays a pivotal role in the delivery of person-centred careers and supported employment practices within WALK and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of some key deliverables. A detailed role description is below. Job Coaches are key drivers and champions in the organization's efforts to ensure people are supported to have the best possible life.
General Role Outline
WALK Careers & Employment supports are delivered across several geographical locations in Dublin. Job Coaches are responsible for guiding and supporting local teams to help Service Uses to Realise their Employment Ambitions in Life (WorkAbility Programme REAL Project). The Job Coaches play a key role within the service offerings of the organisation and in ensuring supported employment approaches are inherent in the thinking and practice of staff in the provision of our models of support. Job Coaches work collaboratively with Careers & Employment Facilitators, Local Team Leaders and Social Care staff in the development and delivery of WALKs careers & employment supports.
Job Purpose
Support Service Users, who have Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and complex needs, into employment through the Supported Employment model. Develop and manage relationships with all key stakeholders. Engage and support partner employers and mainstream service providers to develop pathways to employment. Develop and provide natural in-work support networks with Service Users.
Assess and profile all placements and assist Service Users to be fully included in the workplace. Monitor and evaluate performance and development to ensure everyones progression. Recording & reporting on individuals progression plans, actions, and outcomes. Ensure a high level of customer service through effective account/case management of all stakeholder relationships & interactions.
Excellent Job Coaches Are
* Trustworthy, responsible, dependable, team players with a work ethic focused on Service Users employment interests, goals and ambitions.
* Honest and reliable individuals who are willing to learn, make things happen, admit mistakes and try another way when things dont go to plan.
* Self-directed individuals who can work on their own initiative, identify areas of improvement and actively work to achieve improvements.
* Understand the barriers to employment and support needs of people with disabilities.
* Have excellent people, communication, self-organisation, planning & time management skills
* Are prepared and excited to work in a variety of working environments
Essential Criteria
* Have a full clean driving licence and use of their own car
Desirable Criteria
* Experience working as a job coach (or in a relevant community engagement role) with adults with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism.
* Experience creating opportunities for work placement or paid employment with employers or other relevant community-based opportunities.
* Relevant 3rd level qualification
Key Duties
* To place participants in appropriate paid employment according to their career goals
* To collaborate with and support employers to identify opportunities for participants.
* Deliver a full support service to employers to ensure their needs are being met and any issues are promptly addressed.
* To collaborate with other members of the team in drawing up and delivering training and development activities relevant to participant needs.
* Conduct all related assessment of the workplace prior to job start, including job profiling and task analysis.
* Develop a job profile that is compatible with the employers needs and considers the participants interests, goals, and abilities.
* Prepare a detailed job task analysis and identify vocational goals that will feed into participants training and development plan.
* Assist individuals to learn and conduct tasks to the specifications outlined in the job profile and assess their ability to progress within the work environment.
* To help individuals to integrate fully into the workplace and with co-workers.
* Assist individuals to learn the specific requirements and duties of the job as well as other work-related activities such as time keeping, appropriate presentation and attendance.
* Identify training needs required to maintain employment e.g., travel training.
* To monitor and evaluate the individuals performance and development within the work placement and ensure progression by providing continued support.
* To contribute to progression/performance reviews, monitoring and evaluation of activities and ensure proper records are kept.
* To liaise with parents, carers, employers, and training staff in respect of supporting plans.
* To ensure that all aspects of project administration relevant to your activity of work are completed to timescales set and level of accuracy required.
* To ensure that participant training and development activities are conducted safely.
* Provide support for individuals going into placement or employment according to need.
* To represent WALK in a professional manner and to operate within its policies.
* To maintain complete confidentiality over the details of individuals or WALK business made known to you from any source and only to impart such details when authorised to do so by line managers.
* To partake in any training or personal development activities that is appropriate
The duties of the post are not exhaustive but serve as a guide to the current and major responsibilities of the post. WALK and Walkinstown Green Social Enterprises are growing organisations and operating in a dynamic environment. In view of this, the job description will be reviewed on a regular basis and may need to be altered. Such changes will be in consultation with the post holder.
Skills
self directed Excellent communication skills planning and time management Low arousal approach person centred approach
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