Exceptional Children's Job Coach

Qualifications:  1. Associate Degree or 48 semester hours required;

1. Knowledge of the learning styles and behavior of exceptional children;
2. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form;
3. Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships;
4. Ability to operate a variety of instructional equipment and machines;
5. Willingness to assist with personal care needs as required;
6. Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions  

stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion;

1. Must possess the visual acuity to do extensive reading, interpret written material, and transfer written to oral communication;
2. Must be able to withstand the rigorous physical activities as required in the classroom and/or outside the classroom setting. 

Reports to: Principal, Supervising Teacher, and EC Program Specialist/Transition Coordinator

Job Goal: To assist in the acquisition of job skills and job development, as well as monitoring on-the-job performance of students with disabilities. 

Responsibilities:

1.  Works with all students in the Exceptional Education job training and transition           program (Life Skills and Career Prep), both in the classroom and out, in meeting state requirements of Occupational Course of Study.

2.  Supervises and assists in training, motivating students in the school-based enterprise projects, examples: school store, job assignments around campus, and other school factory type projects decided upon to fulfill 300 hours of school-based instruction (9th and 10th grade level).

3.  Performs clerical work for assigned teacher(s) as requested for needs in this transition program.

4.  Helps set up job sites, specific time and job duties for community-based instruction to fulfill 240 hours of non-paid real job experience for students (11th grade level).

5.Transports students off campus to their work sites for community-based instruction during the school day and train/supervise/motivate them while they are there.

6. Transports or accompanies groups of students to work enclaves (community-based instruction) during a class period with or without the teacher in charge.

7. Completes on-the-job evaluations for students on a regular/daily basis. Gives a copy of these evaluations to the student’s teacher when completed.

8.  Completes clerical work pertaining to the student and the work site: obtaining parent permission and emergency information on state-adopted forms, making copies of these forms, filing copies in central location and taking copies along to job sites. 

9.  Follows the designated check-out/check-in system established by the school when leaving campus with a student.

10.  Follows designated transportation policies established by the school when transporting students 

11.  Fills in as necessary to help entire Exceptional Education staff perform their duties in providing services to EC students.

12.  Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.

Ability to motivate students.

Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment. Ability to perform general clerical duties.

Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom. Ability to operate common office machines.

Ability to maintain basic files and records.

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.