Job Coach

RARE OPPORTUNITY!   Job Coach Needed

WHY WORK AT LARC?

• 4 Weeks paid time off earned in the first year.
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Very Competitive and inexpensive medical and dental plans
• Employer-paid vision insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance
• 401(k) plan with a 5% employer contribution after the first year
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending reimbursement accounts
• Fun and diverse job tasks
• We appreciate our employees!

The Arc of Litchfield County, Inc. (LARC), is seeking professional, kind, caring, creative, and energetic Job Coach to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live full and happy lives. Spend your days positively enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by helping them get and maintain employment.

LARC is hiring for the position of Job Coach to guide participants in our successful vocational program in Litchfield County.  Job Coaches provide hands-on assistance to individuals to help them learn the specific requirements of a job as well as appropriate interpersonal skills and rules of the workplace. Experience supporting individuals with IDD is encouraged, but not required. Valid CT driver’s license and HSD/GED required. The comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, eye care, generous vacation, paid holidays, and 401K plan. Starting wage $18.29/hour

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Have excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Assists individuals with new tasks and provides training at the job location as needed.
• Maintains and ensures the training requirements of the community employer are up to date.
• Task analysis of all skills to be taught and to teach through recommended training techniques (i.e. Gentle Teaching).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build rapport and work effectively with individuals, employers, support staff, team members, families and guardians.
• Follow through with all designed behavior management programs, activities of daily living programs, and other programs developed to increase individual abilities.
• Gathers paystub database and monitors minimum wage and wage increases for accuracy.
• Maintains accurate daily production/performance records for each assigned individual and reports on payroll sheets to the appropriate Finance department staff weekly at a day and time designated by them.

This position requires all new hires to go through full days of training for one full week.

• Bachelor’s degree in special education, Psychology, or related field preferred.
• At least 2 years’ experience in job coaching, career development, or related field with individuals with disabilities.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including different sites and programs as needed.
• Must have a current CT driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Must maintain all LARC required and state-mandated training certifications and re-certifications. 
• Be over the age of 21

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel, Outlook, and be comfortable using tablets and smartphones along with other general office equipment. Ability to work with and understand databases is a must and the ability to learn technical skills.

The qualifications described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the variety of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the incumbent a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change, so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

LARC is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. LARC is a drug-free workplace. Testing for illegal substance use is a pre-employment requirement