Transition Specialist

Specific (Essential) Responsibilities:

Basic Function

• Provide work-readiness education to students with disabilities.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with school personnel, parents, business & community partners, and local resources to support students.
• Provide follow-up services to students upon graduation from IMPACCT program.

Responsibilities Program Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment efforts within each high school.
• Serve as the IMPACCT Academy’s point person for parents and school personnel.
• Lead recruitment efforts within the community for partners, including work experience supervisors, training room presenters, and community/business tours.
• Lead the program effort in identifying needed community resources.

Instructional Responsibilities

• Deliver standardized IMPACCT curriculum to students in the Academy, including instruction in work-readiness, self-advocacy, goal-setting, and independent living.
• Maintain a positive, structured classroom setting where the standards of work etiquette are upheld, and students feel safe, welcome, productive and successful.
• Organize and implement curriculum presenters/workshops on specific topics.
• Support students in identifying and utilizing community resources to increase their independent living skill development and greater personal and economic independence
• Provide support to work site activities as needed.
• Support students’ reintegration to sending schools through Exit Meetings. Administrative Responsibilities
• Maintain accurate student records.
• Provide monthly update reports on student progress to schools, parents, and GSIL Leadership Team.
• Provide monthly reports on enrollment, school & business outreach, and overall progress to GSIL Leadership Team.

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to convey a variety of diverse thoughts and ideas to learners of varying academic levels and learning styles
• Ability to work in dynamic and high stress environment with flexibility and focus
• Comfort and ability in quick and rapid decision making
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to see the best in all students and assist each in “creating themselves”
• Knowledge of career development assessment software and processes
• Knowledge and/or personal or professional experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred
• Comfort with 1:1 instruction as well as group presentations
• Demonstrated collaborative skills
• Knowledge and/or personal or professional experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred
• Knowledge of special education law, accommodations and modifications as related to IEPs and 504s preferred
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Google Suite including; Google Classroom; Docs; Sheets; Slides; Forms, and Gmail
• Microsoft Office including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and various templates
• Working with Database programs

Other Responsibilities:

• Participate in general GSIL events and activities.
• Maintain professional knowledge /skills by reviewing professional literature and attending trainings /workshops.
• Support and uphold workplace regulations and safety practices.
• Share newsworthy information appropriately throughout the organization.
• Conduct other duties as assigned that will increase options for persons with disabilities to live independently in their communities.

Qualifications:

• College graduate preferred
• Teaching/instruction experience
• Experience working with adolescents, at-risk youth or high school students with disabilities
• Ability to drive a 13-passenger vehicle.

Physical/Mental demands:

Reasonable accommodations will be made available to assist persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Granite State Independent Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $20.51 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• All employees of GSIL must be able to pass a State of NH Criminal background check to be employed, do you feel you can meet this requirement?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person