Greenwood School District 50
Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Job Readiness Teacher

Department: Career Center

Reports To: Director of Career Center

Prepared by: Date:

Approved by: Date:

SUMMARY: Provides placement assistance to students and graduates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

Þ Assists vocational program graduates in securing employment commensurate with the skills and competencies of the graduates.

Þ Assists students in finding the best possible employment opportunities in regards to working conditions, salary, fringe benefits and future employment.

Þ Helps secure part-time employment for those vocational students that deserve and require such employment.

Þ Develops and implements an effective follow-up system on vocational graduates to provide relevant data for utilization in determining program improvements and adjustments.

Þ Reports placement data to the Office of Vocational Education.

Þ Provides continuous evaluation of the program to meet the needs of the students, business and industry, and to develop good industrial/business relations in the community.

Þ Provides feedback from business and industry to the Director of the Career Center for use in the adjustment of program content to reflect employer needs.

Þ Contacts local business/industry to develop continuous communication with regard to employment and training needs.

Þ Assists the instructors of the Career Center in developing a closer relationship with industry.

Þ Assists the Director of the Career Center in developing a broader base of support from surrounding communities and industries.

Þ Provides orientation to personnel directors, business leaders, and other interested persons as to career and training opportunities available at the Career Center.

Þ Establishes effective relations and communications with local employment security commission offices for employment opportunity identification of vocational graduates.

Þ Assists the instructors and the Advisory Committees in the evaluation of training programs in the Center and in industry, to provide better training and placement.

Þ Assists in coordination of Joint Advisory Committees.

Þ Assists in the development and implementation of recruitment activities.

Þ Coordinates public relations and public information activities.

Þ Assists instructors in developing and improving vocational your organization activities.

Þ Conducts an annual assessment of the placement program in terms of the vocational program standards and the objectives in the school's current three-year plan.

Þ Assists with registration and provides course information to students, teachers, counselors, and administrators.

Þ Assists in audio-visual checkouts.

Þ Keeps abreast of new developments in Occupational Education through participation in professional organizational activities, workshops, and seminars.

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:

SC Certification in Vocational Area.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication in a variety of formats or styles. Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top management, public groups/community, and Board of Education.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to develop effective working relationships with 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 walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee is continuously communicating through speech.

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 quiet. The employee is continuously interacting with students, staff and the public.

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.