Job Description Title - Project Search Instructor Reports To: Special Education Coordinator FLSA Designation: Exempt Job Goal:
- To Identify a student's strengths, Interests, and abilities related to skill acquisition, job development and placement.
- To seek an appropriate community job site consistent with the students interests and skills.
- To determine and refer to appropriate community support services for training and successful employment.
- To work with local businesses and industry to ensure each intern has a successful transition into competitive integrated employment.
Minimum Qualifications:
Valid Alabama Collaborative Special Education Teaching Certification Skills and Physical Abilities: 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.
- Knowledge of variety of student disabilities or circumstances that may impact performance in various work settings
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to self-direct and to make decisions in absence of supervisor
- Computer skills including word processing, databases, and PowerPoint
- Independent work ethic for self-management of schedule
- Utilizes sound judgment and decision-making skills.
- Work as a productive team member with families, affiliate school and agency personnel.
- Ability and willingness to tolerate light to moderate activity to include long periods of standing or walking depending on demands of each site
- The teacher may occasionally be required to stoop, kneel, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, ability to focus, and peripheral vision.
Performance Responsibilities and Essential Functions: A teacher should expect to perform the following duties as part of his/her contractual obligations:
Participate in trans-disciplinary meetings, multidisciplinary staffing, annual reviews, parent conferences, and faculty meetings. Implement student lEPs utilizing teaching methods, materials, and adaptations appropriate to meet individual student needs Instruct students on employability skills such as communication, problem solving, teamwork, grooming, budgeting, and self-advocacy, correlate instructional content with training and student career objectives. Collaborate with team members to develop and modify goals & objectives on student lEPs. Ensure that goals/objectives are outcome based, longitudinal, measurable, and when appropriate aligned with the Alabama State Learning Standards. Monitor and record daily attendance at work sites; teach students to independently inform departments of absences/tardiness. Demonstrate a consistent method of assessing student growth via the use of clear criteria and is congruent with student goals. Collect and summarize performance data on an ongoing basis. Coordinate travel training (when appropriate) through public transportation or teach students to be able to access private transportation independently. Develop work portfolios for each student to include credentialing of skills attained, letter of recommendations from internship sites, etc. Develop linkages among other agencies to assure effective transition from school to work or from current placement to successful community employment. Coordinate internal job placement opportunities within the host business and resulting accommodations, and necessary job supports for students. Develop job development training plan with consumers and appropriate support personnel. Attend appropriate Project SEARCH team meetings Plan and implement monthly progress meetings for each student participant with appropriate parties. Schedule, plan and implement monthly written communication with parents and other parties. Schedule, plan and implement Open Houses to publicize the program and recruit potential students. Coordinate with job coaches for student internship sites and competitive placements Communicate regularly with business liaison, job coaches for student progress and issues. Knowledgeable of Project SEARCH model fidelity. Reports program needs to host business liaison. Keeps adequate supplies available to function efficiently. Adheres to and promotes safety standards (i.e., fire, tornado, accident reports, etc.) and acts on the legal responsibilities concerning the safety and welfare of the students. Keeps files up to date with all appropriate forms and information. Follows guidelines in file organization, consumer input, confidentiality, etc. Participate In professional growth activities such as conferences, In-services, etc. Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the school. Shared Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist with public relation activities to promote the Project SEARCH program/ assist with and attend any open houses to market the program. Identify internship rotations within host site; work with Business Liaison to perform specific job analysis, task analysis to provide a variety of work experiences to build marketable, competitive skills leading to employment. Assist with the selection and interview process of identifying appropriate students with disabilities for Project SEARCH program (ages 18-22, last year of high school) Conduct intake meetings to assess participants general needs and employment goals, career interests, and personal job preferences to match and determine appropriate department internship placement and individual learning styles. Attend job orientation with the participant and clarifies information with the participant as necessary. Learn the internship duties and makes appropriate accommodations, adaptations, or modifications (label cabinets, simplify written instructions, etc.) necessary to the successful independent completion of the job on behalf of the participant at work sites. Provides individualized job coaching by use of systematic instruction to the participant. Teach the essential tasks/duties/core skills of the internship job Develop work portfolios for each student on skills attained, assist students in securing letters of recommendations from internship sites Communicate with all Project SEARCH staff regarding any issues that may affect students participating in the program. Work as a team with other Project SEARCH staff. Attend host site orientation; be familiar with and adhere to and promote the standards of the host business as well as the safety standards and procedures; be a positive role model to students in following these standards. Be knowledgeable of the Model Fidelity that is used to implement Project SEARCH; use this as guide to provide services to the students participating in the program. Participate in Monthly Steering Committee meetings as related to Project SEARCH. Maintain appropriate and professional demeanor towards co-workers, visitors, students, supervisors, and all others you have contact with while working with Project SEARCH program. In all professional and personal relations, teachers shall be held in observance of a course of conduct consistent with the ethics of the teaching profession. Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Certified Employees. Terms of employment: 187-days Daily work schedule will be determined by the Special Education Coordinator or his/her designee. Work assignments and schedules are subject to change. Salary: Approved salary schedule for 9 Month Teachers is located on the Human Resources webpage. This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job goals, qualifications, and responsibilities. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned. The Blount County Board of Education reserves the right to amend the job description as needed. THE BLOUNT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and does not discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religious preference, marital status, disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law. Employees of the District are required to comply with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments. Blount County Board of Education 415 5 th Ave East, Oneonta, AL 35121