Job Coach Paraprofessional Position

Paraprofessional- 26/27 Job CoachA Transition Academy Job Coach supports students with disabilities as they prepare for life after high school by developing academic vocational social and independent living skills. Students range from Title: Transition Academy Job Coach Department: Student Services Reports To: Building Principal Director of Student Services and Transition TeacherEmployment Status: 25 hour positionJoin a team dedicated to helping young adults build meaningful futures. As a Transition Job Coach with the Narragansett Transition Academy youll empower students with disabilities to develop the vocational social and independent living skills they need for success beyond high school. Working alongside students in classrooms workplaces and throughout the community youll serve as a mentor coach and advocatehelping them build confidence achieve employment goals and discover their strengths. If youre passionate about inclusion believe every individual has unlimited potential and want to make a lasting impact on students as they transition to adulthood we invite you to join our team in Narragansett!Position SummaryJob Coaches support students in developing the vocational social and independent living skills necessary for successful employment and community participation. Working collaboratively with teachers employers families and related service providers Job Coaches provide individualized instruction and support in school community and workplace settings to help students achieve their transition and employment ResponsibilitiesProvide individualized job coaching and vocational training to students in school and community-based work and reinforce job-specific skills workplace expectations communication problem-solving and appropriate social students in developing independence self-advocacy and work-readiness skills while gradually fading assistance as student performance provide constructive feedback and communicate progress to teachers and transition students with community access and workplace routines as a safe respectful and inclusive environment while ensuring student well-being in community and employment and maintain positive relationships with employers school staff families and community partners to support successful work accurate documentation confidentiality and records related to student participation and to changing student needs work environments and schedules with flexibility patience and other duties as assigned by the supervising teacher or Skills and AttributesPassion for helping students discover their strengths and achieve meaningful post-secondary employment and independent living to motivate encourage and support students while fostering confidence and interpersonal organizational and communication to work collaboratively with diverse students staff employers and to creating positive inclusive experiences that prepare students for lifelong degree or completion of two years of college coursework in education human services rehabilitation or a related field preferred; equivalent experience working with individuals with disabilities or transition-age youth may be working with adolescents or young adults in educational vocational community-based or employment settings is of transition services workplace expectations and strategies for supporting individuals with diverse learning needs is communication interpersonal and organizational to build positive relationships with students employers staff families and community to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a multidisciplinary to maintain confidentiality professionalism and appropriate computer and technology RequirementsAbility to stand walk bend kneel and lift up to 2550 pounds as to assist students with mobility and daily living activities when to accompany and supervise students in school community and workplace to travel between school and community-based employment sites when EnvironmentWork is performed in classrooms school buildings community locations and employment sites. The position involves frequent interaction with students employers school staff and community members and may require travel within the district. The work environment may include varying temperatures noise levels and occasional behavioral may be modified by the school district based on operational needs under the Director of Student Services.

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