GERALD R FORD JOB CORPS CENTER
disability coordinator/sped instructor
Position Title: Disability Coordinator/SPED Instructor
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center
Department: Academics
Reports To: Career Training Supervisor
The Academic Instructor-Disability Coordinator/Special Education position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and basic skills (academic) training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.
Summary of Duties: The Disability Coordinator/Special Education Instructor administers the center’s disability and accommodations programs and plans and prepares instructional tasks that are meaningful and related to learning goals and provide instruction to students.
Academic Instructors Must:
- Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues
- Demonstrate Knowledge and experience implementing best practices in instruction.
- Act proactively, completes tasks in a timely and proficient manner, tracks and follows through on action items, exercises good judgment and problem-solving skills.
- Have Knowledge and experience using a variety of assessment tools and analyzing student data.
- Have the Ability to collaborate with teacher teams, co-teach lessons, and do demonstration teaching.
- Think flexibly and to adapt work to the needs of teachers.
- Possess Knowledge and demonstration of using 21st Century skills in instruction (analytical thinking, problem solving, communicating, collaborating, and finding and evaluating information)
- Demonstrate strong skills in oral and written communication and the ability to utilize technology for communication and instruction.
- Demonstrate organizational skills and initiative for working with minimal direct supervision.
- Display Evidence of ongoing professional learning and reflective practice to continuously improve adult learning and student learning.
- Have Knowledge and experience using technology for communication
- Display enjoyment, humor, and enthusiasm for teaching and expect students to enjoy learning.
Description of Duties:
- Ensures that the Disability/Accommodations program is administered within DOL, corporate and center guidelines.
- Contacts students before they arrive on center to determine their accommodations and needs.
- Meets with students, CTT instructors, academic instructors, and other staff to identify and create required accommodation plans for training capabilities.
- Meets with student and Health and Wellness Department to ensure medical needs are coordinated.
- Leads the Accommodations Team meetings and ensures they meet regularly and that the meetings and outcomes are documented.
- Ensures that information is distributed to staff, parents/guardians, etc. as necessary and that it is properly documented.
- Ensures that disability and accommodations meet the requirements of the DOL, corporate and center policies.
- Determines eligibility and makes requests for funding for disability accommodations either at the center or regional/national level. Ensures that information is input into CIS as necessary.
- Designs and coordinates special educations programs. Develops, designs and implements program to accommodate special needs.
- Assists ELL instructor, TABE test, HSE testing, High School Testing, college entrance exams, ASVAB, etc. to ensure students have the skills to take and pass tests.
- Assists with additional curriculum development.
- Works on special projects as it relates to CDSS, continuing education and other special learning projects.
- Ensures screenings and any accommodations are documented in accordance to DOL, Corporate and Center policies.
- Participates with the Student Government Association’s (SGA’s) Health and Wellness Committee.
- Enters information into the CIS and keeps necessary files and records.
- Maintains accurate hard and electronic copy files as necessary to ensure department meets DOL, corporate, and center expectations.
- Promote an atmosphere within the classroom/training environment that is positive, safe and conducive to learning, ensuring maximum student motivation and outcomes.
- Maintain a high degree of effective behavior management within the training area. Integrates math, reading, and writing concepts with employability, and Career Success Standards skills with lesson planning.
- Continues to stay current on new teaching, instruction and facilitation techniques. Maintains a clean and clutter-free work environment.
- Develops and implements curriculum and TARs necessary to attain student, Center, HLS and DOL goals.
- Utilizes Job Corps guidelines and subject course guide. Has an accurate syllabus for the course and completes lesson plans, as required.
- Creates and maintains TAR for subject area. Conducts classes that explain test preparation and study skills.
- Conducts assessments to diagnose areas of difficulty; prescribes individual plans.
- Identifies appropriate materials. Designs instruction to meet individual student needs. Curriculum developed is sufficient for student to pass all tests and certifications.
- Develops and implements CSS projects.
- Designs curriculum to ensure students meet their academic and career technical training needs.
- Identifies and prepares potential students for the ACT and AT programs: Assists students in the Center’s ACT process.
- Assists all students in the college enrollment and financial aid process. Has scholarship information available to all potential candidates.
- Prepares students for AT opportunities.
- Refers students to the ACT/AT coordinator for enrollment. Conducts Pre ACT courses as required.
- Implements an Applied Academics program.
- Meets with Career Technical Training instructors to identify required skills that can be taught and reinforced with applying technical skills in an academic setting and in technical instruction.
- Develops and implements applied academic projects.
- Meets with student and CTT instructor to identify and create required accommodations for student’s capabilities.
- Meets with student and health and wellness staff to ensure medical needs are coordinated.
- Meets with student and residential living staff to identify and recommend accommodations.
- Makes recommendations regarding disability accommodations.
- Ensures all information is input into CIS.
- Obtains outside resources as needed for accommodations for students.
- Submits ESPs in a timely manner, documents student progress for inclusion on the ETA 640 profile.
- Records daily attendance. Administers accurate completion of the Training Achievement Records (TAR) precisely and in a timely manner.
- Documents student’s progress in case notes at least monthly. Maintains curriculum necessary to attain goals.
- Maintains lesson plan binder and prepares lesson plans at least two weeks in advance.
- Submits necessary schedule change information.
- Documents and distributes PCDPs as necessary.
