Position: Job Site Specialist -Employment Supports

Location: Boston

Full Time

SUMMARY:

The Job Site Specialist is responsible for day-to-day work direction and scheduling the activities of program participants. Responsible for providing hard and soft skills training, and support services necessary for program participants to facilitate successful adjustment to community based training and employment. Responsible for building and maintaining professional relationships with employer partners and funders. Responsible for implementation of Universal Positive Behavior Supports in assigned work sites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skill acquisition and positive behavior supports requirements:

• Provides daily work direction and oversees participant training services. May provide training in a variety of settings in external workplaces.
• Trains participants to job tasks as outlined in standards. Performs task analysis for a variety of jobs to break down complex skills into teachable units. Produces written or pictorial series of learner behaviors sequenced by difficulty. Provides generalization training.
• Works with Managers and Case Managers to keep program participants on task to meet training and job goals as outlined in participants’ service plans.
• Implements positive behavioral support strategies to optimize participant’s independence.
• Identifies behavioral and/or performance issues.
• Records behavioral and/or/performance issues into programmatic databases.
• Records overall performance programmatic databases.
• Follows Policies and Procedures regarding participant protocols and positive behavior support strategies. Utilize reinforcement and extinction procedures as outlined in service and behavior support plans.
• Responsibilities include planning and assigning work, providing performance feedback; rewarding and motivating participants utilizing individual behavior support strategies; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Assists with the development and implementation of training curriculum.
• Facilitates job development and job placement-related tasks.

Business Practices requirements:

• Participates in business partner meetings when appropriate. Develops and maintains positive employer/business relationships.
• Maintains participant production output counts where applicable
• Assures Quality Control standards are met.
• Schedules participants for internships. Adjusts schedules based on participant attendance to ensure that employer partner work sites have adequate staffing levels to meet goals
• Processes participant attendance and timesheet records for all non-Goodwill worksites where applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Employee may work independently, but work is often reviewed by immediate supervisor.

• Employee exercises discretion within area of responsibility.
• Employee advises others within the organization on matters within area of expertise.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree plus two (2) years relevant experience.
• One (1) year of experience working in a comparable role in addition to above.

• Experience working with individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment
• Solid written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to read analyze and interpret general and instructional materials, job specific procedures or governmental regulations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Satisfactory results of all required background checks.
• Requires valid driver’s license. Must have ability to transport participants.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Job Site Specialist encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time working on a computer.

• Work performed is typically sedentary with occasional periods of walking, standing, and reaching.
• May require stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and crawling.

• Utilizes finger dexterity to perform computer operations, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• May be required to lift or move up to twenty (20) pounds at times.

Mental & Visual Demands

• Considerable mental concentration to effectively execute complex tasks.
• Work occasionally requires visual effort for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Working environment varies between an office setting where the noise level is usually moderate and a classroom or warehouse where the noise level is typically moderate to high.

• Absence of hazards.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc. complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means that we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Some of our benefits include:

• Health / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance
• Vacation & Sick Time Accrual
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Retirement Account Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Store discount
• Goodwill is qualified under the PSLF Program