Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Provide training, including, but not limited to, in-house vocational and academic training, to juniors and seniors who qualify for services in the Exceptional Children’s Program in the Johnston County Schools and who are referred by school personnel and/or other agencies, including, but not limited to, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, YES I CAN youth program, the Department of Social Services Adolescent Parenting Program, etc. Training includes, but is not limited to, the following: orientation to students regarding business policies and procedures prior to training and/or employment; assessment of students’ work potential and interests; matching students with appropriate community based training and employment sites; and scheduling student participation in work experience. b. Complete required OCS/Life Skills paperwork according to policies set forth by the JCPS Transition Coordinator. This includes, but is not limited to, keeping documentation of service delivery of all program components, providing completed timesheets and grade sheets to OCS teachers, and providing copies of end-of-year Program Evaluation data to the Transition Coordinator. c. Assist school personnel with maintenance of forms for student portfolios. d. Provide copies of evaluations, individual rehabilitation plans, and staffing reports to referral agencies and school personnel, as appropriate and/or as requested by the Board. e. Maintain communication with the Transition Coordinator and designated school personnel at each area high school and participate, by invitation, in IEP, transition and other scheduled meetings for OCS/Life Skills students. f. Work collaboratively with referral agencies, including, but not limited to, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, YES I CAN youth program, Department of Social Services Adolescent Parenting Program. g. Attend and assist with training, as appropriate, as scheduled by the JCPS Transition Coordinator. h. Supervise students at community-based job sites, document student hours at community-based job sites and evaluate student performance at the sites. Job coaches will observe each student at his/her site at least one time each grading period. Job coaches will be available to consult with the student’s employer and to supply assistance with student problems in an attempt to create a successful work experience for each student. i. Assist students with job searches. j. Assist with developing individual competitive employment placements. k. Attempt to resolve complaints with all parties concerned, with the authority to request withdrawal of a student when necessary, subject to the approval of the JCPS Transition Coordinator. Complete JCPS warning/suspension notice for community-based instruction and provide notice to the teacher as quickly as possible. l. Enforce student compliance with workplace and school policies and rules, including, but not limited to, dress code. m. Aid in the identification and development of possible job training/placement sites with available entry-level jobs in the local business community, using the needs, skills, and preferences of students and provide orientation to businesses regarding community-based training, employment and expected student outcomes.
