Job Coach- School for Integrated Learning

Location

West Chester, PA | United States

Job description

Do you have experience working directly with adolescents or young adults with an Autism Diagnosis? Are you seeking a position that will assist young adults transition from school based programming to community and post education life/vocational skills?  If you answer YES to those questions, considering joining Devereux as a Job Coach. 

Being a Job Coach at Devereux has its Advantages.

We are currently seeking a full time Job Coach to provide supervision, direction, training and coaching within community based employment training sites to adolescents with Autism Diagnosis who are preparing to age out of the educational system at our School for Integrated Learning located in West Chester, PA.

Pay rate: $17.50 - $19.95 per hour (based upon experience and education)

Shift: 8am-4:30pm, Monday - Friday (follows school schedule)

Every day as a Job Coach you will : 

• Work with team to assess skills and level of functioning/participation
• Works with students to achieve a level of accomplishment and productivity that allows for greater employment independence
• Acts as a liaison between the employer/community based employment site and Devereux
• Documents progress and involvement of students
• Provides information and input based on level of participation, functioning and progress to goals

You will be offered:

• A multi-disciplinary and supportive educational environment
• The opportunity to work with a variety of functioning levels within small classes and great teacher/student ratios
• Clinical approaches to behavior management including interactions with BCBA's
• Strong community connections for job/skill training opportunities
• Great time off benefits and sick time
• Medical/Dental/Prescription coverage for FT employees after 30 days of employment

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), residential treatment (RTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives. 

Keywords: employment specialist, work trainer, job trainer, job counselor, DPACS, West Chester, Autism, 

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EDUCATION: HS Diploma required, Bachelors degree in education, psychology, social work, or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Two years experience working with adolescents and young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities

and/or behavior disorders in a transition and employment setting. Experience with applied behavior analysis techniques required.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

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