Job Coach, Education ​/ Teaching, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Instructional Assistant
• Date Posted: 12/22/2025
• Location:
  
  Connersville High School

Work with community based training or employment sites by providing students with work related support services, and serving as a liaison between the employer and the Coordinator.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides vocational assistance at a community based site for qualified students with disabilities.
• Works with community business representatives to assure a realistic working environment for students.
• Provides/assists in arranging transportation for students to/from community based instructional sites.
• Maintains and submits all relevant reports related to community work experiences to the proper individual(s).
• Provides for emergency care for student’s illness or injury.
• Participates in staff development activities as directed by Administration.
• Plans training methods to fit the student’s needs and the changing work environment.

Students participating in the program.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

Valid Driver’s License.

Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write and/or complete routine reports. Ability to effectively present information and speak with students, parents, staff, and employers.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to work with and understand the characteristics of students with disabilities. Ability to develop effective and positive working relationships with students, parents, staff, and school community. Maintains ethical behavior and confidentiality of information at all times. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to maintain composure under stressful conditions and to demonstrate sensitivity to the way physical, mental, emotional disabilities affect the behavior of adolescents.

Must have dependable transportation. Knowledgeable, or willingness to be trained, in first aid and CPR. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is almost continuously required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required sit.

The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or controls; stoop, kneel, or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. The employee continuously is interacting with the students, parents, and staff. The employee frequently will be required to meet multiple demands from several people.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.