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Employee News 07-19-07

 
 
From Linda Staggs:
 
I have a quote for you that Joyce Hurt from the Wooster Goodwill Store has and thought you may want to use for our Internal Newsletter. 
  
Live with intention, Walk to the edge, Listen hard, Practice wellness, Play with abandon, Laugh, Choose with no regret, Continue to learn, appreciate your friends, Do what you love, Live as if this is all there.
  
Please post our job coach position in the newsletter so that maybe someone has a friend or someone they know.  I like hiring by referral than out of a newspaper.  THANK YOU!! 
  
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WAYNE & HOLMES COUNTIES, INC.
 1034 NOLD AVENUE
 WOOSTER, OH 44691
  

POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE OF POSITION:                     Job Coach

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:        V. P. of Workforce Development

DATE:                                                April 1, 1994

STATUS:                                            Non Exempt

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1.      Works side-by-side with consumer at job site teaching specify job skills, job safety, and
      appropriate work behavior for success on the job

2.      Orients consumers to the job site and assists him/her to understand and assume the responsibilities of the job

3.      Maintains a good working relationship with consumer, work site supervisor, and co-workers

4.      Act as a liaison between employer/enclave supervisors, and case managers

5.   Ensures that each employee receives mandatory safety/orientation training

REGULAR DUTIES

1.      Implements objectives that have been identified as responsible for on Behavioral
      Contracts and the Individual Service Plan

2.      Learns the requirements and responsibilities of the job and performs job tasks as needed

3.      Observes and identifies socialization patterns of the work place

4.      Provides consumer with travel training as needed

5.      Modifies and/or adapts job to accommodate the consumer’s needs with job site supervisor’s approval

6.      Identifies and resolves problems in the work site as needed

7.      Assists in the development of job opportunities

8.      Initiates, maintains, and documents services provided for consumers in rehabilitation programs

9.      Performs other duties as assigned by the V. P. of Workforce Development or case
      managers

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal:            Administrative Staff

External:           Businesses, referral sources and media

REQUIREMENTS

Education:        High School diploma and experience

Experience:       Experience in the field of rehabilitation preferred

Knowledge of human behavior, job requirements and employment markets helpful

                        Experience in working with persons with disabilities

Certification      First Aid/CPR

RESPONSIBILITY

Ready consumers for outside employment

Must carry and provide proof of minimum auto insurance coverage

Must have a valid drivers license and acceptable driving record that can be verified

Signed by _______________________________________ Date _______________

  

Reviewed by _____________________________________ Date _______________

  

Approved by _____________________________________ Date _______________

                                   President

  
Could you also put in there that we will be having some new things being implemented by our In Touch Team?  
  
1.  Please listen for our Marvelous Monday weekly updates, working anniversary's and quote for the week starting this Monday, July 23rd at 9:15 am. 
  
2.  Thank you Thursdays will be starting the month of August.  This is a program where there will be comment cards along with specific locked mailboxes where All Goodwill Employees and WFD participants are able to comment on a good deed done by one another within Goodwill that needs to be recognized.  There will be a locked mailbox in each store, one specifically for contracts, one at the Nold Ave. office by the internal mailboxes and in the Palmer St. office by their internal mailboxes. Thank you Thursday's will be a once a month activity where all comments will be collected, documented by each departments "lead" person.  A business sized thank you card with appreciation remarks on them, signed by the departments supervisor and an individually wrapped life saver candy will be attached with a copy of the comment stated about them and delivered to the person being recognized as having good internal customer service that has been reported by someone in their working area.  The last Thursday of each month is the designated Thank You Thursday.
  
3.  New monthly Calendar of Events begin in the month of August, beginning with our Hay Day, Hot Diggity Dog Day Picnic.  Date and time to be announced.  Calendar of events as followed:
 
January –          Team Spirit Day (Super Bowl Month)
 
February –       Treats for the Sweets/Valentine Month/Pass out Candy Kisses, 3 per person
                        along with Sugar Free Candy Kisses
March –           Leaping Lucky Leprechaun/St. Patrick’s Day/Dress in Green
 April –              Hoppity Hat Day/Easter/Wear your Easter Bonnet to work 
 
 May –              Support Your Troops Day/Wear Yellow Ribbons, possibly donated from
                        the Veterans Office.
 
 June –              Sock Hop Fifty Fever Day/Celebrating the 50’s: Dress in the 50’s style
                        clothing 
 
 July –               Bing, Bang, Boom, Boom Independence Day/
                        Red, White and Blue pop sickles 
 
 August –           Hazy, Dazy, Hot Diggity Dog Day/Picnic Day      
September –     Hee Haw Day (Down on the farm) Dress like you are down on the farm.      

 

October –        Hooting, Howling, Halloween/Halloween/Dress up for Halloween 
 
 November –     Goofy Gobble Day/Thanksgiving/pass out popcorn made from Goodwill’s
                         popcorn machine 
 
 December –     Happy Ho Ho Days/Christmas/pass out Ho Ho’s 
 
These are activities to bring the Corporate/WFD and Goodwill Stores closer together, recognizing that by bolstering the spirit and morale of our Goodwill that we will be more effective at providing enthusiastic service to our external and internal customers! 

  

 

Linda Staggs
Employment Consultant
P.O. Box 1188
Wooster, OH  44691
330.264.1300 ext. 254
  
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
 

 
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