Teacher, Vocational Adjustment Class

1 month ago

Hutto, United States Hutto ISD Full time

Primary Purpose:


Provide special education students who are placed at a Project SEARCH internship with regularly scheduled direct involvement by special education personnel in the implementation of the student’s IEP. Project SEARCH is a business-led best practice for preparing and training young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the competitive workforce. This instructional arrangement/setting shall be used in conjunction with the student’s individual transition plan and only after the school district’s career and technology classes have been considered and determined inappropriate for the student. Work in self-contained, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned.


Qualifications:


Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree from accredited university
Valid Texas teaching certificate with required special education endorsements
VAC endorsement within 3 years of assignment with 60 clock hours of specified training results in a certificate of completion in the following areas:

Job development and job/task analysis, including job market evaluation and employment outlook Student vocational assessments to create job match based on student aptitudes, student preferences, student abilities, student social skills and soft skills needed to obtain and maintain employment Vocational annual goals in IEP linked to postsecondary goals Employment supports, including but not limited to job coaching, fading, natural supports, teacher observations Employment, self-employment/entrepreneurship, including understanding characteristics and appropriateness of choice, competitive employment in relation to work-based learning, customized employment Employer recruitment

Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of special needs of students
Knowledge of Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation
Knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations regarding:

Transition planning Hutto ISD Special Education Teacher Job Description VAC Teacher - Project SEARCH Special education Career and technical education Employment, child labor, and wage and hour requirements Workplace accommodations Vocational rehabilitation

Ability to communicate effectively, verbal and written, in a variety of environments (education, business, and industry, parental communication)
Understanding of the characteristics of all disabilities eligible for special education services General knowledge of curriculum and instruction, including Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the Texas Assessment Program
To ensure parent involvement, the VAC should:

Disseminate information to parents and students on the purpose and expected outcomes of work based learning. Involve parents in the development, implementation, and mastery of employment goals and objectives. Know how student’s work-based learning is helping student move toward attainment of postsecondary goals. Problem solve with the parent, student, and the ARD committee regarding transportation to and from work. To ensure professional employer relationships, the VAC should: Provide a continuum of supports and services to employers - regularly scheduled job site visits, ongoing communication (written correspondence, phone calls, e-mail, etc.), on-the-job supports/job coaching Collaborate with employers to provide learning opportunities for students. Maintain and document ongoing contact with employers, business and industry, and parental communication)

Experience:
Minimum of three years successful teaching experience of secondary students with special needs

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