Special Education Employment Specialist with INTERN program

South Bend Community School Corp • South Bend, IN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Support special education high school and Young Adult Services (YAS) students in various community work environments.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of sixty or more college credits
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work in a collaborative model
• Excellent history of work attendance and punctuality
• Willingness to participate in training programs
• Ability to function as a team member with other staff
• Ability to effectively communicate as a SBCSC representative with persons in businesses and agencies outside of the school environments.
• Ability to respect students rights with regard to confidentiality of information
• Ability to collect accurate behavior and learning data, maintain reports and records through basic computer skills
• Communicate appropriately on two-way radios
• Accept constructive criticism
• Ability to work independently for extended periods of time on a daily basis with supervisory responsibilities for students at locations outside of the school setting
• Ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time; both indoors and out
• Ability to walk distances between training sites in various weather conditions
• Must hold valid driver's license and be able to drive to meetings or work sites before, during or after the normal working day using personal transportation.
• Meet arrival of students on school busses daily, despite weather conditions
• Ability to assist with a two person lift (minimum of forty pounds) and assist with personal hygiene as needed

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of Employment Support Specialist Training
• Experience working with students with cognitive disabilities, and behavioral challenges in a vocational setting
• Experience working with students and families from a diverse range of economic, social and ethnic background
• Interest in working with students who experience a variety of disabilities in job training and community based vocational training and assessment sites
• Willing to participate in pre-placement training programs

Responsibilities

• Complete understanding of the vocational goals and objectives in the student's IEP
• Follow specific behavior programs described in the student's IEP
• Take initiative and responsibility in carrying out normal and assigned routines of the job
• Maintain professional appearance which is neat, clean and in keeping with the style of dress required at the community work site
• Respect the dignity of all students in all instances
• Refrain from discussing a student's behavior in front of the student or others
• Display sensitivity and patience with students
• Serve as a role model for students and community job partners
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree