Special Education Career Consultant/Job Coaching – Nassau County
About The Position
Career & Employment Options is seeking a Full Time/Part Time staff person with vocational, special education, and employment experience in Nassau County. The role involves providing instruction to students in job-readiness, career planning, job-coaching, community access training, travel training, and transition services for special education students and individuals in department of labor work-related programs. The position requires performing vocational/transition services, including job development, in school districts and the community. Additionally, the role involves timely and accurate documentation, billing, and interaction with school districts, ACCES-VR, and WIOA grants.
Requirements
- At least 3 years working with individuals with disabilities
- BA preferred
- Working towards Masters.
- Experience Human Service Professional.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Special Education Teacher
- Certified School Guidance Counselor
- MSW
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
- MBA
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- ABA Therapist or BCBA
Responsibilities
- Provide instruction to students in job-readiness, career planning, job-coaching, community access training, travel training, and services relating to transition.
- Provide a wide array of vocational/transition services that includes job development.
- Perform services in school districts as well as in the community.
- Ensure all documentation, billing and interactions with school districts, ACCES-VR, and WIOA grants are on time, follow appropriate procedures and documents are constructed with care and quality.
- Provide students/clients with a positive environment and effective counseling to assist them in achieving their career and community goals.
- Enable students/clients to be able to perform effectively in community-based worksites using the self-direction and other CEO instructional formats.
- Develop job opportunities for students and work with our Department of Labor programs to develop businesses to engage with our students and adults.
- Work with student/client’s families to ensure that they are active participants in the employment process.
- Effectively utilize and modify the CEO curriculum “Career Services for people in special education and beyond.
- Provide information and goal activity for any CSE or ACCES/VR planning meeting.
- Ensure documentation regarding activities that are planned have been implemented and reflect the documentation submitted.
- Prepare and report on and implement transition documents and outcomes for all students (career plans, employability profiles, etc.).
Benefits
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Flexible spending account (childcare)
- Simple IRA
- Referral Program
- Travel Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
