What are the responsibilities and job description for the Job Coach position at WestRock?
Opportunity Summary: The Job Coach position works closely with Facility and Operations leadership, facilitates the disability inclusion program at the site, overseeing growth of the program in four areas: Outreach, Education, Recruitment/on-boarding, and Skill acquisition/workplace acculturation.
How you will contribute to Victory Packaging, a WestRock Company:
- Maintain relationships with local public and private agencies providing vocational development for adults with disabilities; explain available employment opportunities
- Coordinate off site support, sponsorships, and/or volunteers, for agency partners
- Participate in networking opportunities with other disability friendly employers
- Foster understanding among teammates through training and awareness education and events
- Deliver training programs for floor supervisors working with program participants
- Accept referrals from partnering agencies; provide tours and soft interviews for program candidates, and if fit is mutually evident, refer to personnel for completion of the employment application
- Facilitate Community Based Work Assessments that measure a potential participant’s readiness for work
- Coordinate the start date and coaching support for newly hired teammates in the program; develop a fade from support plan in coordination with agency job support
- Work closely with Operations supervision team in scheduling and assignment of program participants
- Working on a model of shared support, facilitate job coaching and provide direct coaching and instruction to program participants in the areas job task acquisition and interpersonal development
- Receive performance concerns from floor supervisors and mitigate any difficulty program participants are having with task completion or problems adjusting to the workplace culture.
- Provide regular feedback and progress reports to program participant’s case management team and coaching support
- Facilitate teammate understanding of site, policy, and benefits changes
- Identify individual support needs and provide appropriate solutions or facilitate reasonable accommodations
- Expand and maintain mentorship program
- Maintain confidentiality of employee and company information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Complete all other duties as assigned
What you need to succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in vocational rehabilitation, social services, or human resources is preferred
- Two years of successful experience in Supported Employment or Special Education
- Equivalent combination of education and experience considered
- Must have working knowledge of critical vocational rehabilitation and business information (ADA, FMLA, other applicable laws/regulations/benefits/policies/ procedures/related to individuals with disabilities, etc.)
- Knowledge and understanding of cognitive and physical disabilities and ability to apply it to the workplace
- Effective communication verbally and in writing
- Independently make judgments and decisions
- Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing helpful
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals a plus
What we offer:
- Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
- Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
- An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
- Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
- A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
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Salary : $34,300 - $43,500
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