Career Consultant for Special Education Transition Services - Nassau & Suffolk County

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $24.00 - $36.00

Job Description :

Career and Employment Options, Inc. is an agency that provides transition services to school districts and ACCES-VR services to special needs students and adults. We are currently in need of Career Consultants for Special Education Transition Services. A Career Consultant provides instruction to students in the areas of job-readiness, career planning, job-coaching, community access training, travel training, and services relating to transition for students in special education. Please see our website for more information : www.ceoincworks.com.

Must work with students on job sites in the community, as well as at high schools. Requires willingness to travel.

This position is fee for service and can go up to approximately 25-35 hours per week. Salary range $24.00-$36.00 per hour based on experience and certifications.

Job Duties :

• Community-based internship development and direct job coaching and task analysis of internship work assignments.
• Enable students / clients to be able to perform effectively in community based worksites using self-direction and other CEO instructional formats.
• Work with student / clients families to ensure that they are active participants in the employment process.
• Provide information and goal activity for any CSE or ACCES / VR planning meetings.
• Assist students in their transition beyond high school, including utilization of appropriate interest inventories and skill assessments.
• Provide students / clients with a positive environment and effective counseling to assist them in achieving their career and community goals, in person and / or remotely.
• Assist in the transition and notification of all graduating seniors and their linkages to ACCES, NYSCB, OPWDD, or OMH.
• Attendance at professional development trainings regarding regulatory issues and changes in processes related to the job.
• Provide necessary job development for placement into internships, job placement, World of Work Tours, and / or mentor programs for the students / consumers we serve.

Job Requirements :

Benefits Include :

Work Remotely : No

Job Type Full-time / Part-time

Pay $24.00 - $36.00 per hour