Job Abstract

Any combination equivalent to: Graduation from high school; any combination of education and experience equivalent to three (3) years of experience working with special education high school age students in the community or education and experience in vocational training. Ability to pass the District Proficiency Examination at the level appropriate to the job classification ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: Provides individual and group instruction related to vocational education/job-keeping skills/job-seeking skills. Attends consumer centered staffing to assist in student-centered planning. Provides direct placement into unsubsidized jobs. Develops job sites and OJT training sites. Markets Transition Partnership Program /Workability to employers. Prepares employers for student characteristics, employment expectations and job site accommodations. Prepares specific job task analyses and develops skill training plans. Maintains ongoing student and employer contacts and records. Provides individual training and support at the job site and monitors student progress. Assists students with problem-solving and self-advocacy. Advises transition program counselor/job developer, placement specialist, program/case manager, Department of Rehabilitation counselor, teacher, parents and employers on student progress. Provides destination training; arranges transportation for students to and from work sites. Assists with specialized/extended vocational evaluation/assessment as needed. Administers standardized career vocational tests. Performs other Transition Partnership Program/Workability duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: KNOWLEDGE OF: General practices, procedures and operations of work experience transition programs (Workability and Transition Project). Willingness to learn job coaching techniques. Principles, techniques and methods of developing jobs. General policies and procedures of a school campus. General vocational counseling methods and practices. Effective record keeping methods and report procedures. Special minimum wage and commensurate wages. Correct English usage, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Word processing and understanding of personal computer software. ABILITY TO: Understand the special needs and disabling conditions of handicapped students and to effectively relate to these needs in a learning situation. Understand, interpret and have current knowledge of and apply rules and laws relative to vocational education and job placement. Maintain accurate records and prepare routine reports. Communicate orally and in writing clearly and tactfully. Identify work placements that will meet the particular needs of disabled individuals. Maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties The Milpitas Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying, including discrimination against an individual or group, on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, color, national origin, sex (including sexual harassment), age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, actual or potential marital or parental status, pregnancy, actual or potential family status, physical or mental disability, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, medical condition; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.