The Job Coach provides vocational instruction and behavioral support to students with disabilities in both classroom and community settings. Key duties include developing individualized transition plans, coordinating work-based learning experiences, and fostering student independence.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold an ISBE licensure endorsement as a paraprofessional and possess a valid Illinois driver's license with a clean record. The role requires the ability to work independently and maintain excellent interpersonal skills.
Shine on as a Job Coach In special education and alternative education settings nationwide, the team members of Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) shine a positive light on students who need academic, emotional, social, and behavioral support and uncover the unique learner within. Have a profound impact, grow, learn, and thrive as part of our team.
Overview
What you can expect to do.
The job coach will provide instruction to students aged 14-22 with developmental, physical, social, and emotional disabilities in the classroom and community vocational settings.
This person will work cooperatively with vocational job sites, classroom staff, and IEP team members as well as working with students during 1:1 and group settings.
What you can expect from us.
Diverse career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support.
Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE.
An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support, fertility and family building, and more.
Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.
Responsibilities
What we expect of you.
Assist in Developing and Implementing Transition Plans Collaborate with students, families, special/general education teachers, and IEP teams to create individualized transition plans based on the student's strengths, preferences, interests, and needs.
Coordinate Services and Supports: Develop and coordinate work-based learning experiences, internships, job placements, job coaching, and community-based instruction.
Student and Family Support Provide 1:1 instruction in both classroom and community vocational settings.
Implement behavioral plans specific to student needs as necessary.
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Paid training
Mental health support
401(k) with employer match
Employee assistance program
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Credentialing support
Fertility and family building
Help students develop self-advocacy, self-determination, andindependent living skills.
Provide information, training, and resources to families on transition topics, benefits, and adult services.
Support career exploration and preparation for employment (e.g., work habits, interview skills, and transportation).
Assist students with pre-employment tasks such as filling out job applications, practicing interview skills, and writing resumes.
Assist students with relevant life skill training such as doing laundry,cooking, budgeting, self-care, etc.
Program Development and Compliance.
Collect and analyze data for reporting and program improvement.
Collect data on student performance, evaluate progress, and implement specific behavior or support plans.
Fading Support: Gradually decrease direct assistance to promote student autonomy and independent employment.
Employer Collaboration: Communicate with site supervisors to ensure students meet employer standards, maintain a safe environment, and advocate for workplace accommodations.
Oversee and coordinate lunch including menu development, lunch service schedule, student lunch training and assignments.
Assist and/or oversee special projects throughout the school year such as Santa’s Workshop.
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Qualifications
ISBE licensure endorsement as a paraprofessional. Ability to work independently. Excellent interpersonal skills. Illinois Licensed driver with a clean driving record.
About SESI Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, is a premier provider of education services for K-12 students who require additional educational and behavioral supports to overcome challenges that impede success in a traditional school setting.
SESI partners with school districts to run classrooms, on-site, within district boundaries and standalone schools that meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of special and alternative education students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and other challenges.
Partnering with over 600 school districts nationwide, SESI serves more than 7,000 students in day schools and in-district classrooms.
SESI is accredited by Cognia.
FullBloom is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at FullBloom, where employment is based on personal capabilities and qualifications.
The company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to age (40 and over); color; gender, physical or mental disability; mental status; civil union/domestic partnership; national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; race; religion; creed; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions; gender identity and gender expression; political affiliation; veteran status and uniformed servicemember status; genetic information (including testing and characteristics); or any other consideration protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Market context
Job coach roles in Illinois stay practical
In Illinois, job coach roles are often tied to school-based or community transition programs, so demand tends to follow local special education and vocational support needs. These positions are competitive because employers look for an ISBE paraprofessional endorsement, a clean Illinois driving record, and strong independent and interpersonal skills. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your endorsement and driving eligibility before applying.
