Senior Job Coach for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Hiring Employment Coaches to support Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Orange County, CA

Join the Team at the Institute of Applied Behavior Analysis!

Comprehensive PAID training!

Supporting individuals with disabilities in the areas of Irvine, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Rancho Santa Margartia, Dana Point and surrounding areas!

Do you enjoy supporting and training individuals? Do you want to make a significant impact of positive change to the special needs population?

Enhance your career and join our community-based day services team! You can be a part of a rewarding opportunity to support adults with autism and/or other intellectual disabilities. We’re rapidly expanding and in need of new staff who are eager to grow with the company. Candidates can be experienced or IABA will provide training for highly motivated non-experienced staff! Non-degree holders and folks pivoting their career are encouraged to apply!

As a Senior Employment Coach, you will have more than just a job - you will have the opportunity to directly impact someone’s life for the better! You will support individuals with disabilities and match them with activities, volunteer work, interests, and/or employment.

Every day brings a new experience and opportunity to learn, teach and support while promoting the success of full inclusion in the community! Your daily routine can include:

• Facilitate meaningful community connections with your clients
• Facilitate employment opportunities
• Support individuals at their places of employment or school
• Assist individuals in using public transportation and provide transportation as assigned
• Teach independent life skills
• Increase helpful, adaptive behaviors
• Have fun!
• Rate: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour

• Possess a minimum of High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Conduct themselves in a professional, responsible and reliable manner
• Have the motivation to learn new skills and help people
• Demonstrate honesty and respect
• Adhere to written support plans for clients
• Possess a reliable automobile and be willing to transport clients
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Job Coach assisting clients with community-based work
• Prior training and/or experience in ABA are a plus!

• CPR/First Aid and ProAct certification within first two weeks of employment
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, squat, and lift 25 lbs.
• Physically assist, guide, and facilitate movement of clients that need assistance (e.g., transfer in/out of wheelchair) and other mobility issues specific to client, and stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• Successfully pass a Live Scan DOJ/FBI background check
• Possess a valid California Driver's license and provide a current driving record issued by the DMV
• Provide proof of current car insurance
• Provide High School Diploma and/or other qualifying certificates
• Assists STEP Management Team with service oversight and implementation
• Completes all Advance Competency Based Training according to written schedule
• Assists with staff scheduling
• Provides substitute coverage if an Employment Specialist is absent.
• Provides hands-on assistance and training to Employment Specialists, including being primary contact person for several Employment Specialists, thereby reviewing their work on a weekly basis.
• Communicates with assigned Employment Specialists on a weekly basis, including holding regular contact meetings, to provide support and assistance to them and communicate any issues with STEP Management Team and/or outside entities.
• Facilitates Periodic Service Reviews and coordinate follow-up activities to assist in addressing identified opportunities for improvement.
• Conducts Field Visits for assigned Employment Specialist or other staff members, as assigned, to evaluate services, monitor employee performance, troubleshoot, and/or provide on-going training.
• Maintains employer relations, including obtaining evaluations of Employment Specialists.
• Conducts Procedural and Inter-observer reliability checks for assigned Employment Specialist or other team members as assigned.
• Communicates with outside entities (e.g., parents, care-providers, Regional Center, employers, etc.) regarding the status of consumers on a consistent basis and as needed as circumstances arise.
• Devises data-based teaching strategies, behavior support plans, and functional community integrated curriculum.
• Starts new consumers in program including developing functional service day and completing all related paperwork (e.g., site set up checklist, notebooks, etc.).
• Develops new job sites.
• Conducts intake meetings, as assigned, to respond to referrals to program.
• Assists with additional tasks instructed by Manager
• What we offer you:
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee discounts; fun employee events
• On-the-job training, career development, and advancement opportunities
• A rewarding work environment
• Meaningful relationships with your co-workers and the individuals we serve
• Dynamic work environment, no day is ever the same as the next

Important Details!

• Monday-Friday
• Weekends occasionally
• Full-Time

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

• It is the policy of IABA to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Other duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice