Spec Ed Employment Rep -10M
About The Position
Under direct supervision, the Special Education Employment Representative provides real-life practice and on-site training to students with moderate to severe disabilities from Life Skills classrooms. In coordination with the Life Skills teacher, the representative delivers services identified in students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs), offers varied training opportunities including public transportation training, and coaches students in job and social skills. The representative communicates with employers, co-workers, parents, and teachers to assess students’ training needs and develop plans to address them. The role develops community training-site relationships, supports vocational skill development and employment readiness, monitors progress toward vocational IEP goals, and completes required reports and training logs. It collaborates with school staff, district offices, community agencies, and businesses to ensure vocational training services meet district, state, and federal requirements. The position also assists the vocational adjustment coordinator with transition-planning information and training sessions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- 6 months to 1 year of work experience.
- Microsoft Office skills.
- Ability to use office equipment, such as a computer and copier.
Responsibilities
- Implements marketing strategies to develop relationships with community training sites; orients training-site staff to disability types; and provides job coaching and employment techniques to help high school students with developmental disabilities develop employable skills identified in vocational IEP goals.
- Monitors student progress on vocational IEP goals at community-based vocational sites using anecdotal records, communicates ongoing progress to the special education Life Skills teacher, and completes required reports and training logs to document vocational IEP hours.
- Collaborates with the special education Life Skills teacher, special education department chairperson, campus staff, regional and central offices, community agencies, and businesses to ensure vocational training services comply with district, state, and federal requirements.
- Assists the vocational adjustment coordinator (VAC) in providing information about district, state, and federal transition-planning requirements for secondary students with developmental delays and in conducting training sessions for middle and high school campuses in the region.
- Reviews vocational assessment data and vocational IEP goals with the special education Life Skills teacher and conducts job-site analysis to match training sites to each student’s needs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
