Work Experience Teacher at Cooper High School

About the role

Cooper High School seeks a Special Education Teacher/Work Experience Coordinator to provide transition-level services to students with disabilities, ages 15 to 21.

Responsibilities

• Team with special education and vocational education staff to provide transition-level services to students with disabilities, ages 15 to 21.
• Provide instruction in areas related to Job Training and Employment in school-based and/or community-based settings.
• Provide vocational coordination to students who are 18 to 21.
• Affiliate with locating and developing paid and unpaid work sites, service learning activities, job shadowing experiences and vocational internships.
• Provide Special Education case management for students enrolled in Robbinsdale Transition Center program.
• Participate in the evaluations of students with an emphasis on development of appropriate vocational goals, objectives and plans.
• Demonstrate knowledge regarding community-based vocational training programs (e.g. Hennepin Technical College) and assist students in accessing those programs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of community agencies that provide vocational support to adults with disabilities.
• Demonstrate skills in working collaboratively with education- and community-based agencies in development and implementation of plans to address individual student's transition needs.

Qualifications

• Handicapped (WEH) license required.
• Licenses in one or more areas of Special Education required.
• Experience in secondary transition service preferred.
• Able to attend work regularly and report to work in a timely manner.