Instructor - position

TRANSITION WORK INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS

• Valid Alabama Class A (Master's) teaching certificate endorsed in special education.
• Secondary education experience.

• Special Education Coordinator and/or Career Tech. Program Specialist
• Principal

The Transition Work Instructor will work with the special education teachers and local businesses as needed to provide meaningful work experiences to special education students that lead to successful competitive or supported employment in the community.

• Obtain all student information needed for job placement such as copy of birth certificate, copy of social security card, copy of license/permit card (or ), copy of insurance, and permission to participate in program (Permission to Participate Form).
• Develop training sites with local area businesses for community-based work instruction.
• Develop and update Task Analysis and Employability Skills checklists for Work Instructor sites and on-campus jobs.
• Ensure all IEP teachers have goals in students’ IEPs reflecting community-based work instruction participation.
• Ensure all students maintain a record of days/hours in off-campus work instruction or paid competitive employment.
• Ensure all students involved in off-campus or on-campus work instruction have school system provided insurance and/or personal insurance before work experience begins.
• Conduct student evaluations in the area of job performance as needed for school-based community work experiences and competitive monthly.
• Maintain communications with businesses providing training and job sites.
• Provide on-site supervision and training as outlined in the Alabama Occupational Diploma (AOD) guidelines for students in the AOD and for other students requiring supervised work training.
• Inform each student and their parents fully of work instruction policies and procedures; ensure that Parental Permission and Student Contract Forms are signed before participation in on-campus or off-campus work training.
• Obtain agreements or contracts with local businesses providing training or job sites.
• Attend all pre-planning and exit IEP meetings in schools assigned.
• Monitor the student sign-out book in the front office.
• Arrange student transportation to and from training or job sites.
• Follow the Work Instruction Training Manual to complete required paperwork for community-based work instruction per training site, including a Training Summary for each student per training site.
• Provide work training schedules to all school personnel affected by students’ absences, including principal, assistant principals, IEP teachers, parents, and office staff (attendance clerk, etc.).
• Submit six-week progress reports to appropriate personnel.
• Assist in providing information or training to parents regarding transition planning.
• Participate in staff development activities related to transition (e.g., Transition Conference).
• Assist with providing technical assistance as needed.
• Participate in community transition teams and appropriate sub-committees, and local school transition teams.
• Give copies of student training evaluations and records at the end of the year to IEP teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation counselors, job coaches, and 12th grade Career Technical CO-OP teachers.
• Provide employability skills training to Work Training students either through Career Preparation classes or other scheduled time.
• Assist in the implementation of a functional curriculum with the school (e.g., AOD).
• Attend all IEP meetings of students in the work program and provide appropriate input.
• Keep the local principal informed of student location and activities during normal school hours, since work-related activities are conducted during business hours rather than during school hours and away from campus.

Ten‑month contract. Salary according to proper placement on the current teacher salary schedule. Exempt employee.