Position Type: Special Services/TEACHER SPECIAL EDUCATION
Date Posted: 7/15/2024
Location: District wide
TRANSITION SPECIALIST/TEACHER It is the policy of the Lawton Independent School district to provide equal
opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, qualified
disability, or military veteran status.
A Brief Overview Teach subjects to students with emotional, physical, mental, or neurological
impairments.
THIS POSITION IS FULL-TIME, PERMANENT
SALARY: TEACHER'S SALARY SCHEDULE + 5%
What you will do - Assist the Director of Secondary for Special Education to develop, implement, and monitor a district-wide plan to provide appropriate and effective transition services.
- Conduct informal and formal transition assessments and/or monitor the administration of transition assessments administered by campus staff to identify strengths, needs, preferences, and interest.
- Counsels or works with staff who counsel students with disabilities regarding transition assessment results and postsecondary goals related to education/training, employment, and independent living if appropriate.
- Provide professional development and technical assistance on transition service requirements and the appropriate implementation by campus staff.
- Act as the transition contact person for administrators, teachers, parents and community partners.
- Provide consultation to special education staff regarding transition opportunities for students served by special education.
- Collaborate with secondary staff in the preparation of the IEP and transition services.
- Attend IEP meetings to assist in the development of transition services, as needed.
- Serves as resource to staff and teachers regarding transition opportunities within the curriculum.
- Works collaboratively with agency representatives to provide information sessions for students and parents, conduct eligibility and application activities, and work to transition students from public school services and supports to adult services and supports.
- Provide information and training for students regarding transition and self determination.
- Develop and monitor contracts for both paid and non-paid work-based learning sites in the community.
- Organize and schedule student and job coach assignments and transportation to and from work-based learning experiences.
- Meet with employers/employees at non-paid, work-based learning sites prior to placing students to establish a meaningful learning format, assessment process, collaborative support system.
- Record, collect, and analyze performance data on work-based learning sites to make data-driven decisions regarding instruction, re-teaching, support, and site assignment through ecological inventories, task analysis, and job related behaviors.
- Work collaboratively with Career and Technology Education to ensure CTE is the first consideration and least restrictive environment for students with disabilities considering vocational courses and activities.
- Train and supervise job coaches for non-paid work-based learning sites and students with disabilities in paid employment.
- Provide assistance to students and district-level job coaches on work-based learning sites and paid employment, as needed.
- Work with students, parents, and school staff on transportation related to non- paid work-based learning and paid employment.
Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree Required
- 3 years teaching in special education at the secondary level Required
- Secondary experience with the implementation of transition service requirements in the secondary teacher role required.
- Some experience in work based learning and/or Career and Technology Education Preferred.
- Basic understanding of transition law, transition service requirements, and implementation strategies.
- General knowledge of transition documentation requirements.
- General knowledge of work based learning.
- Ability to communicate with staff, administrators, students, teachers, parents and community partners.
- Ability to organize and supervise Job Coaches
- Ability to work collaboratively with multi disciplinary teams
- Ability to work collaboratively with agency representatives and community partners are part of the coordinated set of activities requirement in transition services.
- Valid Oklahoma teaching certificate with Special Ed endorsement Required.
Physical Demands - Standing - Constantly
- Walking - Constantly
- Sitting - Occasionally
- Lifting - Frequently
- Carrying - Frequently
- Pushing - Occasionally
- Pulling - Occasionally
- Climbing - Occasionally
- Balancing - Occasionally
- Stooping - Occasionally
- Kneeling - Occasionally
- Crouching - Occasionally
- Crawling - Occasionally
- Reaching - Constantly
- Handling - Constantly
- Grasping - Constantly
- Feeling - Constantly
- Talking - Constantly
- Hearing - Constantly
- Repetitive Motions - Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly
POSITION: FULL- TIME, PERMANENT