Albertina Kerr empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health challenges and other social barriers to lead self-determined lives and reach their full potential. When you join Kerr, you become part of a team motivated to provide innovative and excellent programs, services and care.
As a Skills Trainer for our Project SEARCH Employment Internship programs you'll provide 1:1 onsite coaching in job rotations, as well as assisting with classroom teaching. Additionally, you'll complete task analysis when required; communicate with business’ Department Manager/Hiring Manager to assist in a successful internship, assist with job development for all interns at the end of the internship, and complete all necessary billing and documentation. Also, this position provide pre-employment activities such as resume assistance, online applications, and learning soft skills. This position is based in downtown Portland at the Five Oak Building for a full-time, Monday-Friday position for nine months of the year and a varying schedule during Summer.
Join our team, get a $2,000 sign-on bonus!
All Kerr employees are required to be fully vaccinated or meet the requirements for a medical or religious exception prior to beginning work.
Essential Duties
- Arrive to work on time and with the tools/material necessary for the job.
- Coach our participants in the host business.
- Work with interns to help them build interview skills.
- Problem-solve interpersonal issues and poor work behaviors, as needed.
- Complete task analysis templates for each department in the program and fill out the task analysis form for each intern.
- Complete monthly BR and Brokerage progress notes for each intern.
- Assist participants in learning task as independently as possible and work cooperatively with each person’s vocational team to create plans and/or obtain tools that would improve their capacity to learn their job.
- Work with job seekers/ interns in pre-employment paperwork and online applications.
- Assist Job Developer as necessary and required.
- Maintain progress notes and time sheets.
- Ensure that each participant’s personal and medical information is always current in their work file, discovery forms and/or relate any changes to supervisor.
- Maintain clear communication with community employment manager and others as part of the ISP team.
- Attend required trainings and ISP meetings.
- Relate any change and/or concerns to your supervisor.
- Perform other tasks as required by your supervisor.
- Paid medical, dental, and vision employee benefits
- Paid basic life & accident insurance and short- & long-term disability
- Paid internal training and career development
- 7 paid holidays and generous time off
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 4% employer match
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that provides resources for everything from mental health to pet insurance and financial counselling
- Satisfies employment requirement for student loan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PLSF)
- Three years’ experience working with persons with developmental disabilities in an employment setting preferred.
- Ability to pass a criminal history check and pre-employment drug screening.
- Ability to meet agency driving requirements.