Job Announcement
Title: Job Coach (for Individuals with DD who are blind or deaf/blind)
Reports To: Supported Employment Coordinator/Supervisor
Department: Employee & Community Services
Hours: Full-time, M-F
Summary:
This position provides vocational training and supervision to employees with developmental disabilities who are also blind or Deaf-Blind in various production departments to enhance employability and employee development, and to facilitate employee integration within their production department.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teach job skills to supported employees
- Maintain files, provide documentation, data collection, reports, and summaries as needed; begin learning payroll process
- Support independence with personal hygiene and Independent Living skills as necessary for job success; including toileting skills
- Perform set-up duties including:
- quality check
- read work orders
- set-up and clean up of machines and work stations
- material handling
- ensure smooth work flow
- Generate ideas for jigs and necessary adaptations to job
- Support, implement, and follow up on behavior intervention and programming
- Support job creation in all production areas
- Actively participate in staff trainings and meetings
- Act as Advocate for assigned employees
- Ensure safe working environment
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: (Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute)
- BA in Special Education, Rehabilitation or related field
- Advanced knowledge of ASL preferred (Level 6 or greater)
- One or more years experience working with adults who have a developmental disability in a vocational setting
- Demonstrated skills, flexibility and sensitivity in training developmentally disabled, blind or Deaf-Blind adults
- Demonstrated ability to work as a Team member
Employment offer is contingent upon results of completed Criminal Background Check.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Please send resume to:
Attn.: Don Helsel
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
2501 S. Plum Street
Seattle, Washington 98144
Fax: (206) 436-2244
Telephone: (206) 436-2160
TTY: (206) 324-1388
E-Mail: JOBS@seattlelh.org