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NATCHEZ-ADAMSSCHOOL DISTRICT
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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JOB TITLE:
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Teacher
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JOB CODE:
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REPORTS TO:
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Exceptional Education Director/Transition Coordinator
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SALARY SCHEDULE:
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Contract
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FLSA STATUS:
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Exempt
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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
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200 Days
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Position Summary:
The Project SEARCH Instructor will help develop and coordinate the Project SEARCH program and provide instruction for students enrolled. The Project SEARCH instructor delivers the employability skills curriculum and works with each intern’s team to reach the goal of competitive employment.
Mininum Qualification:
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION - Qualified Intervention Specialist with a Valid Mississippi Teaching License with a Special Education Endorsement
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Recruit appropriate students with disabilities for Project SEARCH program.
- Attend IEP meetings for possible student recruits.
- Connect students to appropriate community services such as State Rehabilitation Services or local Developmental Disabilities agencies through referral and eligibility processes.
- Identify internship sites within the host business to identify internships that build a repertoire of marketable skills that lead to competitive, integrated employment.
5. Ensure that internships include measureable skills gain that is assessed according to productivity, quality, and safety benchmarks.
- Facilitate regular Employment Planning Meetings with interns, families, and agency personnel to determine career interests, specific job preferences, skills, and abilities to design an individualized approach to job development.
- Identify and problem solve solutions for challenges that interfere with completion of Project SEARCH and gaining and maintaining employment.
- Use universal design concepts to design and implement accommodations and adaptations needed at the internship sites.
- Use VocFit and other assessment tools to evaluate intern progress, communicate with the team, and identify additional skill/task development.
- Assess intern progress frequently, communicate that progress regularly to the intern’s team and make instructional and training adjustments and provide interventions for interns who are not making progress.
- Develop resumes/portfolios for each intern that document measurable skills gain, internship experiences, any certifications gained, recommendations, etc.
- Provide Project SEARCH employability skills curriculum in the classroom and reinforce in the internships to develop skills, knowledge and work habits leading to successful employment.
- Continuously update the Member Portal to maintain records of staff changes, interns’ internship experiences and employment outcomes including jobs gained, wages, hours worked per week, benefits taken, etc.
- Actively participate in Project SEARCH Steering Committee and onsite team meetings.
- Coordinate and schedule onsite skills trainers to meet the support needs of the interns.
- Work with the business liaison, onsite team, and job developer (external) to secure competitive, integrated employment at the host business or in the community.
- Coordinate travel training (when appropriate) through public transportation or other available transit methods.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Recommended:
1. A minimum of two years successful, recent, and relevant experience as a classroom instructor for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the secondary level.
2. Demonstrated ability to employ a variety of instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the learner.
3. Knowledgeable of current best practices in the field of transition and supported employment.
4. Experienced in differentiating lessons and settings to meet the needs of interns and their varied learning styles.
5. Effective interpersonal communication skills that promote relationship-building with interns, families, host business staff, Project SEARCH team members, and other community agencies.
6. Organizational ability, self-directedness, and initiative when given a variety of responsibilities and assigned tasks.
7. Ability to make decisions and problem-solve within a team of service providers.
Working Conditions:
Pleasant environmental conditions. The nature of the interns being taught requires sound judgment to maintain a safe educational environment. This program will be housed off-site at a host business and may require travel.
The preceeding data is intended to convey information about the job and its responsibilities, and is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, and working conditions associated with it.
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ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit.
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.
Environmental Factors:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
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The Natchez-AdamsSchool District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.
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The above job description supersedes all previous descriptions. This job description is intended to be a tool to describe the primary purpose of the job and the KEY duties and responsibilities. The job description may not be inclusive of all duties and job responsibilities. Management has the right to add to or change the job responsibilities at any time.
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JOB DESCRIPTION APPROVAL SIGNATURES:
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DATE
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ADMINISTRATOR
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SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED
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April 19, 2022
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