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Mentor/Job Coach Intern

Spectrum Works, Inc.
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JOB SUMMARY

We are currently looking for a motivated undergraduate or graduate student to join our Spectrum Works team as a Mentor/Job Coach Intern to work alongside the Spectrum Works Job Coaches. If you are looking for a rewarding career, possess excellent communication and time-management skills, and collaborate well with others, then this is the job for you. The ideal candidate will be flexible, highly responsible, and eager to learn. By joining our team you will help provide young adults with autism the opportunity to live up to their potential for a stable, successful, economically self-sufficient life. 

Spectrum Works is unique because our office is located within our partner company’s facilities. Our Mentor/Job Coach Intern will supervise and train students with autism on how to perform specific job tasks, manage a work routine, and acquire the social/personal skills that are critical to successful employment while working in a formal work setting.

 

PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Supervise and coach trainees in specified workplace skills to achieve identified goals
  • Develop and implement techniques to model occupational skills, work habits, and behaviors
  • Help develop, coordinate and implement strategies to work with trainees
  • Help students with graphic design projects for both customers and for Spectrum Works
  • Help to develop and improve curriculum and come up with specific projects/activities for the students to complete
  • Provide instructions to trainees and ensure individuals are able to complete required job tasks in both the factory and office setting
  • Document and maintain attendance records, log notes, and evaluations for each student
  • Maintain professionalism in a manner that models workplace behaviors for trainees
  • Maintain cooperative relationships with Spectrum Works partner companies (employers) and support the onsite experience of the trainees
  • Teach trainees job readiness skills including: business communication, social skills, and workplace etiquette
  • Assist with continuous improvement of the job training program

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and an understanding of youth development. He/she should have the energy, commitment, and passion needed to help young adults with autism reach their potential.

  • Bachelor’s degree (obtained or underway) in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Nonprofit Management or related fields
  • Experience working with high school students and/or the special needs population is a plus 
  • Flexible days and hours, but must be available to begin work by 9:00 am (Typical schedule is 9:00 am-2:00 pm, but other options are available)
  • Passion for the Spectrum Works mission  
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Highly motivated to achieve, with the ability to solve problems and overcome obstacles 
  • High level of ethics, values, integrity and trust 
  • Must be able to pass a background check 

SKILLS 

  • Required: Microsoft WORD and Excel
  • A Plus: Adobe Creative Suite

                                                                                                                                          

SALARY: This internship is unpaid – a travel stipend is available. Spectrum Works Staff can help you navigate your University’s process for how to earn course/internship credit if attending university.

OTHER BENEFITS: Access to training certifications. To seek course list go to http://directcourseonline.com/courses/ and choose your DirectCourse.

CONTACT: Applicants should submit a resume to info@spectrumworks.org. Please write Job Coach Intern in the subject line and a brief description of yourself and what makes you a good candidate in the email.