Vocational Trainer - Full-time / Part-time

Position: Vocational Trainer

Start Date: Based on accepted offer

Employment Term: Regular

Employment Type: Full-time
Work Hours (i.e. shift): The work schedule for this position will be based on our clients’ needs which could include nights and/or weekends based on availability.

Starting Salary: $10.00 - $10.50 an hour
Salary/Benefit Notes: Our full-time team members (30 hours or more per week) are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance plan
• Optional dependent life insurance
• Domestic partner benefits
• Short- and long-term disability plans
• Flexible spending plan
• Retirement plan
• Paid time-off benefits
• Team member assistance program
• Health and wellness programs
• Educational assistance program
• Team member discount card

Say goodbye to the same old, same old job coach or supportive homecare job and say hello to a career with Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin. Work in a culture that focuses on making our number one core value – Putting People First – come to life each day in everything we do. Our organization is really busy, we're changing lives every day, and we need organized and energetic full-time Vocational Trainers for our Vocational Support Services team.

Vocational Support Services, a program of Goodwill, is a program designed to support persons with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining employment in the community. Typically, the level of support provided is longer term. 

Our Vocational Trainers work with people with various barriers to employment including disabilities and will provide training and support to individuals at various community employment sites in the Oshkosh and Appleton area. This position will also requires transportation of clients to job sites.

Position Responsibilities:

• Helps to identify learning barriers and determine most suitable training methods for assigned consumers.
• Observe and maintain accurate records of consumer job performance and work behaviors for required reports.
• Implements and revises training plans and methods to obtain desired job performance and behaviors.
• Help orientate consumers to worksites including introduction to coworkers, building lay-out, worksite procedures, etc.
• Consult with professional staff, case managers, family members, other service providers, worksite staff, and other Goodwill team members regarding participant goals, needs and progress, etc.
• Provides transportation and mobility training as needed.
• Serves as a positive role model and advocate for consumers.
• Enhance the consumer's ability to define and achieve goals, voice opinions and preferences free from undue external influence or interference.
• Assist consumers with personal care as needed.

What I must bring:

• Qualified candidates should have a compassion to work with people with disabilities and barriers to employment.
• Valid driver's license with a fairly clean driving record required. Qualified candidates must also possess a reliable vehicle with at least $300,000 auto insurance coverage to provide transportation to a variety of locations for consumers.
• Education generally equivalent to a high school diploma is preferred but not required.

How I will be safe:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed in a combination of standard office environments and outside business settings with extensive team member contact and frequent interruptions.
• Primary function require sufficient physical ability and mobility to sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, twist, lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight.
• Operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard.
• Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly
• Verbally communicate to exchange information.