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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social service field, rehabilitation, education or related field required.
• Six months experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities required.
• Must be able to operate basic computer and office equipment.
• Ability to work with students with varying degrees of disabilities required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, plus good decision making, detail orientation and organizational skills required.
• Must work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of JCCC campus preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate enrollment processes for students.
• While CLEAR classes are in session, ensure that classrooms are set-up and ready for use and are cleaned and locked at the end of the day.
• Supplies are secured for instructors as requested.
• Address any facilities issues that arise.
• Adjust aide assignments to cover absences as necessary.
• Secure substitutes for instructors if absences occur.
• Take attendance in each class to ensure student wayfinding.
• Address student behavioral issues and/or concerns immediately and document appropriately for the SEP Program Director.
• Address all emergency protocols in the event of a health or safety emergency.
• Ensure students safely leave campus.
• Facilitate student evaluations.
• Plan and oversee reoccurring community events such as Job Olympics, Disability Mentoring Day, High School Seniors Day, Independent Student Transition Day, and Fit 321.
• Attend community resource and college fairs to represent both CLEAR and CONNECT.
• Provide informational sessions as requested by JCCC
• Plan and oversee the CLEAR Life Lab and summer events series.
• Ensure that spaces are set up and ready for use.
• Supplies are secured for each event.
• Instructors and/or speakers are secured, and contracts are issued.
• Address all emergency protocols in the event of a health or safety emergency.
• Supervise CLEAR Aides, Lead Aides and Instructors.
• Participate in the hiring and training of the CLEAR Aide pool and Instructor pool.
• Coordinate schedules.
• Address employee issues as they arise.
• Facilitate and approve time recordings for aides each pay period.
• Facilitate instructor contracts
• Assume a caseload of CONNECT students for program advising and person-centered planning.
• Create transition plans with all exiting CONNECT students including appropriate community referrals and resources.
• Facilitate and advise CONNECT students final Capstone project.
• Organize the annual CONNECT Community Resource Fair.

Benefits

• Health insurance with some employer paid options.
• Life insurance & AD&D (employer provided)
• Retirement plans (403(b), 457(b), and KPERS)
• Employer paid 8% contribution into a 403(b) no match required
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, and floating holidays)
• 14 days of paid holidays
• Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
• Tuition reimbursement / assistance for non‑JCCC courses for employee
• Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
• Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center