Position Type: Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Community Relations & Institutional Outreach, Student Affairs, Academic Advising & Academic Support Services, Other Student Affairs

Employment Type: Full Time

REQUIREMENTS:

• Assists students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through a systematic transition from school to employment or school to college by identifying needs, interests, and preferences.
• Develops appropriate job sites and works with the students and staff at AHM in scheduling student placements.
• Serves as liaison between the school and students’ places of employment by monitoring their job performance and assisting in their job retention.
• Review and coordinate any transportation needs through the Special Services Department.
• Train teachers in the development of individualized transition plans and work closely with parents and students in the development of these plans.
• Attend conferences with parents/guardians, Child Study Team members and instructional staff, as necessary, to review and update students’ transitional goals, objectives and activities.
• Maintain an up-to-date manual covering all school-to-career transition procedures and activities. Establish working relationships with post-secondary support agencies and service providers to facilitate transition planning. Develop and submit monthly reports to the Administration documenting student progress and program outcomes.
• Participate in professional improvement programs and activities as requested by the Administration.
• Maintain up-to-date student transition portfolios.
• Work with teachers, administrators, and other professional staff members by providing information and assistance that will be beneficial to students’ overall growth and development.
• Assist staff in the resolution of school related issues and problems pertaining to students.
• Develop and teach a self-advocacy curriculum.
• Provide a transition orientation program for students with disabilities from middle to high school, which may include orientation programs for students, parents, and staff.
• Keep the staff and community informed about the transition program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To coordinate behavioral interventions, assist in the development, evaluation and implementation of behavior plans, and familiarize teachers with behavior management techniques
• Conduct observations, design data collection instruments, summarize and analyze behavioral data, write functional behavioral assessments (FBA) and develop and maintain behavior intervention plans (BIP)
• Conference with staff and/or parents concerning individual children’s behavior plans
• Serve as a resource person to staff and/or parents
• Provide ongoing training to staff concerning appropriate use of crisis prevention, behavior management and intervention techniques
• When necessary, and in concert with the administration and the classroom teacher, conference with parents concerning specific crisis situations involving their child
• Other duties require that the candidate coordinate, evaluate, and assist in the delivery of home based programs
• Conduct Professional Development workshops regularly
• Assigned tasks as determined by the administration

LICENSE: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification required

EXPERIENCE: Minimum three (3) years of teaching experience.

We offer a competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

CUT-OFF DATE FOR FILING APPLICATION: Open until filled