Special Populations Vocational Consultant

Saginaw Intermediate School District•Saginaw Charter Township, MI

About The Position

The Special Populations Vocational Consultant facilitates career awareness, development, and planning activities for PK–20 students, with a primary focus on students with disabilities. The consultant supports students’ success in Career and Technical Education (CTE), including tracking identified special populations students, assisting with transition planning, and connecting students with post-secondary opportunities or employment. The role coordinates with work-based learning staff and employers on relevant placement opportunities and supports Career Navigator Education Development Plans in Xello in coordination with LEA school counselors. The consultant attends IEP meetings for caseload students with disabilities, provides consultation and professional development to CTE instructors, and works with students individually or in small groups as needed. The role also contributes to career-related events and curriculum development and implementation, serves as a liaison between LEAs and CTE programming at the Saginaw Career Complex, and works with the Great Lakes Bay Early Middle College to assist LEA students. Most assignments are performed in a school office, CTE setting, regular classroom, or at students’ external worksites. The position reports to the Director of Career & Technical Education. Salary is per the SIFT CBA.

Requirements

Master’s degree in education, teaching and learning, or special education.
Valid Michigan teaching certificate.
Valid credential in any area of Special Education, or ability to obtain temporary approval.
Demonstrated communication skills and resourcefulness in working with a broad range of students, staff, administrators, employers, and parents.

Nice To Haves

Experience in transition planning for students with IEPs.

Responsibilities

Facilitate career awareness, development, and planning activities across local districts for PK–20 students, primarily students with disabilities.
Collaborate with the work-based learning coordinator and staff to identify employer placements relevant to students’ needs, interests, and abilities.
Support completion of Career Navigator Education Development Plans in Xello in coordination with LEA school counselors.
Attend IEP meetings for caseload students with disabilities and provide consultation.
Provide professional development for CTE instructors.
Work with students individually or in small groups on strategies for success as needed.
Assist with career-related events and curriculum development and implementation as needed.
Acquire and maintain knowledge of career development resources for all grade levels.
Develop a working knowledge and understanding of special populations categories.
Report, support, and track identified special populations students toward success in their CTE programs.
Assist students and graduates with career planning and coordinate with work-based learning staff on appropriate placements.
Assist students with transition planning and connect students with disabilities to post-secondary opportunities and/or employment.
Establish consistent communication networks with employers, teachers, students, parents, and others involved in career awareness.
Work with teachers and others to establish and maintain a coordinated community-wide career education promotional and informational program.
Participate in professional development to maintain expertise, stay current with technological advances in business and industry, and build a network of professional colleagues.
Work with teachers to guide development of related instruction.
Serve as liaison between LEAs and CTE programming at the Saginaw Career Complex.
Work with the Great Lakes Bay Early Middle College (GLBEC) to assist students from the LEAs.
Perform other duties as assigned.