DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: (These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.)
- Advise case managers regarding compliance factors associated with transition documents.
- Conduct vocational assessments.
- Participate in the development of students’ transition goals and objectives.
- Participate in the secondary students’ Individual Transition Plan meetings as necessary.
- Participate in the completion of the Summary of Performance.
- Coordinate with agencies concerning their attendance at students’ IEP meetings as necessary.
- Assist in the development and implementation of the Work Experience Class.
- Coordinate with the Career and Technology Education director and staff in order to facilitate secondary special education students’ participation in CTE classes.
- Identify/develop job opportunities, assist students with completion of applications, participate in job interviews, and provide job coaching according to the individual needs of the students.
- Train and assist job coaches as necessary.
- Train students in appropriate work-related attitudes, habits, behaviors, dress, and communication skills necessary to obtain and maintain employment.
- Evaluate student vocational skills and behavior to assist in determining work readiness, abilities, interests, and preferences.
- Disseminate information to parents and students on the purpose and expected outcomes of participation in transition planning.
- Disseminate information to parents and students on the purpose and expected outcomes of work-based learning.
- Provide a continuum of supports and services to employers of transition students:
- regularly scheduled job site visits;
- on-going communication (written correspondence, phone calls, e-mail, etc.
- on-the-job supports/job coaching
- Collaborate with employers to provide learning opportunities for transition.
- Maintain and document ongoing contact with employers.
- Network with local business and community leaders to gain knowledge of the job market in the community and help develop job sites.
- Collaborate with other service providers in building employability skills for transition students.
- Maintain an active role in developing positive public relations between school and community.
- Perform all duties in a safe manner to avoid injury to oneself and/or to others.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, odors, chemicals, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, workspace restrictions, and intense noises.
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