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Form of workPosition Type:
Student Support Services/Community-Based Vocational Job Coach
Date Posted:
11/16/2023
Location:
Beachwood City Schools
Date Available:
01/03/2024
Closing Date:
12/22/2023
District:
ESC - websiteBeachwood City School District is seeking candidates for:
Position: Community-Based Vocational Job Coach
Reports to: Director of Pupil Services
Employment Status: Classified
Community-Based Vocational Job Coach position through the ESC NEO. 25-30$ per hour depending on experience and 4.5 hours per day (Part time)
Main Objective: To provide independent supervision of students to and from job sites as well as direct
supervision at job sites. Works directly with VOSE coordinator to implement site work.
Required Education, Experience & Qualifications
- High School education or equivalent
- Educational Aide, Paraprofessional License
- ESEA Certificate (within 6 months of employment)
- Excellent computer skills with knowledge of various computer applications
appropriate to duties
- Meet all health requirements mandated by law
- Experience in secretarial/clerical work preferred
- Satisfactory completion of the BCII and FBI background check
- Possession of a valid motor vehicle license
- 2 - 3 years of experience as a Community-Based Vocational Program Job Coach is
preferred
Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Provide coaching and supervision for students at community job site locations.
- Introduce and teach the required work skill(s), monitor student behavior, collect data
on student IEP work goals and objectives, ensure 100% accuracy on work production,
assist the intervention specialist in preparing and delivering vocational skills lessons
and leisure skill activities.
- Act as a liaison with job site contacts (employers) and the community based
intervention specialist.
- Oversee program supplies at both skills training center and community based job site.
- Manages student attendance records.
- Assists program intervention specialists with clerical responsibilities for direct
services.
- Provide support for students in job sites on specific tasks through situational
assessment and task analysis.
- Assist in preparing a monthly program newsletter for parents and students.
- Maintain required uniforms and equipment for job sites for the students.
- Schedule transportation as needed.
- Maintain documentation of student production and work speed.
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Assist students in developing task analysis skills.
- Assist students in identifying natural supports in the workplace that students can use
for job support, transportation, and social connections.
- Discuss safety procedures with students.
- Communicate with students about specific work/social skills needed for a particular
employment position.
- Introduce students to their employer and co-workers.
- Train students how to do the job, or observe as the supervisor trains the students.
- Observe the ways that students interact with co-workers and supervisors for later
discussion with students.
- Observe the productivity level of students and their co-workers so that you do not
hold students to inaccurate standards.
- Observe the workplace culture so that you can help the students to assimilate.
- Discuss your relevant observations with students.
- Develop the kind and amount of instruction to each student's learning style.
Instruction may consist of verbal instruction, written instruction, and other approved
platforms.
- Help students to develop their own system for organizing.
- Mediate any differences with co-workers or employers if necessary.
- Implement fading techniques by gradually withdrawing support.
- Other duties as assigned.
Personal Qualities
- The employee shall exercise honesty and integrity in his/her relationships with the
Board of Education and the administration.
- The employee shall promote a positive image of the District through exemplary
personal conduct.
- The employee shall report misconduct or violations of policy or procedure following
established Board policy.
- The employee shall actively support the efforts of the Board of Education and the
Superintendent in the pursuit of District goals and interests.
- The employee shall not disrupt District operations or undermine the positions of the
Board of Education and administration.
- The employee shall demonstrate the ability to interact in a positive manner with staff,
students and the public and promote a positive image of the district through
exemplary personal conduct including but not limited to:
- The ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally
and in writing, with tact, diplomacy, and excellent grammar.
- The demonstration of effective listening skills.
- Remaining free of any alcohol or controlled substance abuse in the workplace
throughout his/her employment in the Beachwood City School District
Physical Demands
Ability to hear and speak, read and write, sit and/or stand for extended periods of time,
use hands to operate a computer and other equipment, kneel, bend at the waist, reach
overhead - above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies,
ability to lift, carry, push and pull items up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds.
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only
duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to
follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent's supervisor, appointing
authority.
Student Support Services/Community-Based Vocational Job Coach
Date Posted:
11/16/2023
Location:
Beachwood City Schools
Date Available:
01/03/2024
Closing Date:
12/22/2023
District:
ESC - websiteBeachwood City School District is seeking candidates for:
Position: Community-Based Vocational Job Coach
Reports to: Director of Pupil Services
Employment Status: Classified
Community-Based Vocational Job Coach position through the ESC NEO. 25-30$ per hour depending on experience and 4.5 hours per day (Part time)
Main Objective: To provide independent supervision of students to and from job sites as well as direct
supervision at job sites. Works directly with VOSE coordinator to implement site work.
Required Education, Experience & Qualifications
- High School education or equivalent
- Educational Aide, Paraprofessional License
- ESEA Certificate (within 6 months of employment)
- Excellent computer skills with knowledge of various computer applications
appropriate to duties
- Meet all health requirements mandated by law
- Experience in secretarial/clerical work preferred
- Satisfactory completion of the BCII and FBI background check
- Possession of a valid motor vehicle license
- 2 - 3 years of experience as a Community-Based Vocational Program Job Coach is
preferred
Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Provide coaching and supervision for students at community job site locations.
- Introduce and teach the required work skill(s), monitor student behavior, collect data
on student IEP work goals and objectives, ensure 100% accuracy on work production,
assist the intervention specialist in preparing and delivering vocational skills lessons
and leisure skill activities.
- Act as a liaison with job site contacts (employers) and the community based
intervention specialist.
- Oversee program supplies at both skills training center and community based job site.
- Manages student attendance records.
- Assists program intervention specialists with clerical responsibilities for direct
services.
- Provide support for students in job sites on specific tasks through situational
assessment and task analysis.
- Assist in preparing a monthly program newsletter for parents and students.
- Maintain required uniforms and equipment for job sites for the students.
- Schedule transportation as needed.
- Maintain documentation of student production and work speed.
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Assist students in developing task analysis skills.
- Assist students in identifying natural supports in the workplace that students can use
for job support, transportation, and social connections.
- Discuss safety procedures with students.
- Communicate with students about specific work/social skills needed for a particular
employment position.
- Introduce students to their employer and co-workers.
- Train students how to do the job, or observe as the supervisor trains the students.
- Observe the ways that students interact with co-workers and supervisors for later
discussion with students.
- Observe the productivity level of students and their co-workers so that you do not
hold students to inaccurate standards.
- Observe the workplace culture so that you can help the students to assimilate.
- Discuss your relevant observations with students.
- Develop the kind and amount of instruction to each student's learning style.
Instruction may consist of verbal instruction, written instruction, and other approved
platforms.
- Help students to develop their own system for organizing.
- Mediate any differences with co-workers or employers if necessary.
- Implement fading techniques by gradually withdrawing support.
- Other duties as assigned.
Personal Qualities
- The employee shall exercise honesty and integrity in his/her relationships with the
Board of Education and the administration.
- The employee shall promote a positive image of the District through exemplary
personal conduct.
- The employee shall report misconduct or violations of policy or procedure following
established Board policy.
- The employee shall actively support the efforts of the Board of Education and the
Superintendent in the pursuit of District goals and interests.
- The employee shall not disrupt District operations or undermine the positions of the
Board of Education and administration.
- The employee shall demonstrate the ability to interact in a positive manner with staff,
students and the public and promote a positive image of the district through
exemplary personal conduct including but not limited to:
- The ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally
and in writing, with tact, diplomacy, and excellent grammar.
- The demonstration of effective listening skills.
- Remaining free of any alcohol or controlled substance abuse in the workplace
throughout his/her employment in the Beachwood City School District
Physical Demands
Ability to hear and speak, read and write, sit and/or stand for extended periods of time,
use hands to operate a computer and other equipment, kneel, bend at the waist, reach
overhead - above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies,
ability to lift, carry, push and pull items up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds.
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only
duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to
follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent's supervisor, appointing
authority.
