Job Site Specialist

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 participants independence.
o Identifies behavioral and/or performance issues.
o Records behavioral and/or/performance issues into programmatic databases.
o Records overall performance programmatic databases.
o 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:
o Participates in business partner meetings when appropriate. Develops and maintains positive employer/business relationships.
o Ensures compliance with Department of Labor 14C, (time studies, appropriate wage, training to standards) as applicable
o Maintains Department of Labor 14C Job Book documentation as applicable
o 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.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
 Bachelor’s degree required, one year of related experience preferred
 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
 Requires acceptable results of CORI and SORI check according to Goodwill policy and requirements. (*BPS runs a CORI and SORI on all individuals working with their students)
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Requires valid driver’s license. Must have ability to provide company supplied transportation to participants. Personal vehicle preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
 Employee may be required to occasionally lift up to 50pounds. Specific vision requirements include depth perception, the ability to see peripherally, the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus and the ability to distinguish basic colors.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 The employee may experience exposure to environmental conditions such as exposure to cleaning chemicals, dust and/or other potential hazards.
 May be required to work occasional early mornings, evenings and/or weekends per business