POSITION TITLE: Job Coach/Transition Aide
Department: School
Reports To: Principal
Prepared by: Date:
Approved by: Date:
SUMMARY:
To provide supported employment in integrated work settings for students
with disabilities who because of their disability need ongoing support
services. Support services may include
individualized assistance to the student in job placement, travel training,
skill training at the job site, ongoing assessment and long-term assessment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Other duties may be assigned.
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Assists
in conducting job task analyses of employment sites to determine what duties
will be required of participants.
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Assists
in conducting on-the-job training of required duties and other work related
skills to participant.
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Assists
participants in completing applications, interviews, etc. prior employment.
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Assists
in completing reports, forms, etc. according to established guidelines and
procedures.
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Assists
in coordinating weekly work schedules according to participants' work schedule.
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Assists
in coordinating and assessing readiness of individuals for job placement and
matching interests, skills, etc. of program participants to available jobs.
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Assists
in identifying barriers to employment (before and/or during placement) and
seeks ways to remediate same.
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Assists
in coordinating with employers to determine ability of participants to perform
job tasks independently and to employer's standards before terminating
on-the-job training.
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Shows
proficiency in driving the district non-CDL bus safely and professionally to
transport students to and from job sites.
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Performs
other related duties as assigned by the Executive Director for Special
Programs.
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Alerts
the Transition teacher of any problem or special information about individual
students as indicated.
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Maintains
the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information
about students as is expected of professional and certified personnel.
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Assists
in the supervision and training of students placed in on-campus jobs and
off-campus jobs.
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Assists
in the planning, organization and implementation of instructional activities
related to the vocational, residential, recreational and educational domains.
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Assists
in conducting job development activities.
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Participates
in interagency activities including coordination of services, meetings and
staff development activities.
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Assists
in all activities related to the involvement of students and parents in the
transition process.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Must meet requirements under No Child
Left Behind Act. Associate degree or
above or 60 semester hours of college/technical college or pass state ParaPro
Assessment test.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple
instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write routine reports and
simple correspondence. Ability to speak
and present effectively before vendors, administration and staff.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and
divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and
decimals. Ability to apply concepts such
as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense
understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral
instructions. Ability to deal with
problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Previous work in child care. Ability to develop effective working
relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely,
both orally and in writing. Ability to
perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of
Education policies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to
stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or
move up to 50 pounds. The employee must
be able to push items of 50 lbs., such as pushing children on a bike or
moving/rearranging furniture. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and
peripheral vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment
is usually loud at a standard acceptable level for this environment. The employee is continuously responsible for
the safety, well-being and work output of students.
The information contained in this job description is
for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an
exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the
individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be
assigned.