Transitional Coordinator and Job Coach Assistant

Transitional Coordinator and Job Coach Assistant

Future Foundations Academy - Public school for students ages 8 to 21 with Autism Spectrum Disorders Future Foundations Academy 1690 Stelton Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Ten (10) Month Position

Start Date:

September 1, 2026 - Pending Criminal History Clearance

Qualifications:

• Holds valid NJ Driver's license.
• Holds or must obtain CDL within 2 months of employment.
• Teacher certification or certification and/or experience in related area.
• Knowledge of special education code as it relates to transition activities, knowledge of ADA, Knowledge of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and DOL Child Labor Laws.
• Knowledge of existing local and state agencies that support the transition process, (e.g., DVRS, DDD, SSI, etc.)
• Highly qualified in the area of job coaching special needs students in community and/or vocational settings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with school administrators, teachers, parents/guardians, students and employers.
• Experience in collaborating with agencies, parents/guardians and districts.
• Demonstrated attitude for successful completion of task assigned.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Commission may find appropriate and acceptable

Scope:

Reports To:

Building level principal/administrator or Superintendent's designee.

Terms of Employment:
Full-time position. Salary to be established by the ESCNJ Board of Directors.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Design and implement travel training for students with disabilities.
• Outreach to the local business communities to provide work-based learning including career tours, group or individual internship and employment for students with disabilities.
• To ensure that eligible students are provided with an on-going community-based vocational program.
• Works with the building principal/administrator, the student's teacher(s) and members of the school community to assess the vocational needs and the physical and learning capabilities of those students requiring community-based vocational placements.
• Meets with each assigned student on a regularly scheduled basis for the purpose or providing job coaching.
• Assumes responsibility for obtaining contacts and work sites in the community that are necessary for vocational instruction through the procedures established by the ESCNJ.
• Assesses, on an on-going basis, student strengths and weaknesses, and provides appropriate activities to assess student needs.
• Files written progress reports on each assigned student with the ESCNJ building level principal and/or administrator and the sending district.
• Student Management:
  Facilitates a positive and orderly environment for learning for the assigned student. Keeps, maintains, and files such reports and records as may be required, including attendance reports, case evaluation, and the like.
• Instructional Planning:
  Coordinates, with the advice of student's regular teacher or teachers, an instructional program for each assigned student receiving community-based program. Coordinates with the student's teacher (s) and with the appropriate district personnel the on-going evaluation of the student including providing grades when appropriate.
• Professional Development:
  Keeps informed in a systematic way of educational trends and new methods in vocational education, remaining always alert to possibilities inherent in such information for adaptation to the particular needs of the students.
• School/Community Relations:
  Works cooperatively with the parents/guardians of students to implement the appropriate instructional program. Works cooperatively with the classroom teacher of students having job coaching/vocational training. Properly completes all required materials from work sites.
• Other duties as may be deemed necessary by the ESCNJ building level principal/administrator or Superintendent's designee.

Benefits:
Full-time staff are eligible for Medical, Prescription, and Dental Benefits. Pension system enrollment varies by position and certification. Vacation, Sick, Personal and Bereavement Days are included. Minimum Salary: $35,000