Clients aren't just left on their own. Job coaching can last from a couple of days to a couple of months, and the coaches gradually cut back on their time with a client until the employer is satisfied and the employee is comfortable without the coach. But we never completely close a case. Support is still available as long as a client is in the job, Nelson said. The effort is not without its challenges.
Transportation is the biggest problem.
Some employees can't drive to their jobs when their parents or care-givers might be working and unable to shuttle the disabled worker to and from a job. Job coaches may have to work on social skills with people who aren't used to being told what to do. What's nickel and dime stuff to us is the whole world to them. She works part-time at The Olive Garden, stacking silverware in burgundy cloth napkins for dinner and white paper napkins for the lunch crowd. It's not her first job, but since being hired here in July, it's the longest period she's stayed with a job.