Job Developer/ Transition Coach
About the Role
Under general supervision, the Job Developer/Transition Coach performs a variety of duties related to administration of grant funded job training, job placement and school to work transition programs. Employees provide responsible assistance to students with exceptional needs in facilitation of their transition from school to the work environment. Employees are under general supervision of the program manager and work on a day-to-day basis with instructors and vocational education staff as appropriate.
Duties and Responsibilities
Job Development
- Develop pre-vocational training sites
- Develop job sites
- Develop community contacts
- Screen job ready workers and assess worker skills and interest
- Assist employers in identifying and creating opportunities and defining job tasks relating to the program and its students
- Individualize vocational training opportunities
- Maintain continuing communication with employees and employers
Coaching Duties
- Reinforce pre-vocational training skills
- Monitor student performance to assure compliance with employer expectations and assist at job sites
- Provide instruction in proper work behaviors, task sequencing and work habits
- Monitor student performance to assure compliance with employer expectations
- Develop community awareness, independence and self-esteem
- Assist in developing mobility and travel skills
- Assist in developing an understanding regarding money as relates to community and employment
- Assist in developing safety skills needed in community and at job sites
- Train representatives of participating organizations for the purpose of complying with program guidelines and regulations/disability awareness
Recordkeeping and Communication
- Maintain student employment reports and appropriate files for assigned grants
- Assist students in obtaining documents required for employment and independence
- Prepare specific job task list for each student
- Participates in a variety of meetings, committees, workshops, etc. to gather information and assure knowledge of and compliance with program requirements
- Other related duties as assigned based on grant requirements
Who We Are
Campbell Union High School District, located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, is a small, close knit district committed to ensuring every student is ready for the future. We strive to be data-informed and focused on results, while promoting humanity, kindness, and personal responsibility. We are proud to provide a supportive environment of collaboration among our staff. We know that high quality teachers, administrators and staff are key to our students' success and are working to retain and recruit passionate and effective talent.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of Workability and/or TPP program
- Knowledge of principles, techniques and methods of job development
- Knowledge of English usage, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, office supplies and equipment
- Knowledge of employability and barriers to employment for disabled youth
- Understand and work with special needs of handicapped students
- Understand general policies and procedures of a school campus
- Strong organization and communication skills
- Interpersonal skills, using tact, patience, and courtesy
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions
- Ability to communicate effectively with children and adults
- Ability to maintain ethical behavior and confidentiality of student information on par with fully-credentialed special education teacher
- Be a self-starter and team player
- Ability to solve problems
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Pass high school competency test in reading, writing and math
- Experience in working with teenagers
- Perform other duties related to the job description as assigned
- Have own transportation and be willing, with compensation, to travel between school and work sites
Working Conditions
Physical Effort | Work Environment
Classroom and office environment. May require lifting and assisting students with physical handicaps. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Pay
Calendar And Compensation Range 2 of the CSEA Salary Schedule, 8 steps ($24.33 - $34.22 hourly). 206 day calendar, 11 months, 6 hours per day.
Benefits
- Generous health benefit options, including several that require no contribution for full coverage of employee
- Eligible for Bilingual (Spanish) signing incentive and stipend upon passing a test of Spanish fluency
- Employees are members of the California School Employees Association