Personnel Commission
CLASS TITLE: Job Training Specialist
DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To provide support and positive role modeling for clients/students with exceptional needs in work experience jobs; to assist clients/students at job training sites; and to provide work instructions through verbal instructions, demonstration and actual job performance. Employees in this job class provide responsible assistance to clients/students with exceptional needs in facilitation of their transition from school to the work environment. Employees in this classification general supervision from the program manager and work with instructors, counselors, and program staff. Employees in this job classification provide support, positive role modeling, and instruction to clients/students with exceptional needs at their work sites.
TYPICAL DUTIES
Provides support and positive role modeling for clients/students in work experience jobs; provides workability and transition services to clients/students
Assists clients/students at job training sites and provides guidance and work instructions through verbal instructions, demonstration and actual job performance
Utilizes fading techniques to gradually withdraw support and modeling as clients/students achieve quality and quantity standards
Assists in the implementation of positive behavior management techniques and positive reinforcement to encourage and assists clients/students in developing appropriate job skills, social skills and independence
Arranges for or trains clients/students to use public transportation to and from school sites
Visits job sites and consults with clients/students and employers, assisting with the implementation job performance improvement plans
Contacts and informs employers, agencies, and businesses/industries, communicating and promoting the purposes, objectives, and advantages of work experience education programs
Coordinates and facilitates intake assessment, client/student placement with work experience education instructors, parents, classroom teachers, and employers
Participates as a team member in individualized training plan meetings
Works agencies that provide support leading to employment of individuals with exceptional needs
Identifies work sites for potential training and/or employment options
Prepares and maintains a variety of records and files including assessments, observations, progress and other related records
Conducts assessments, administering appropriate tests according to established procedures and guidelines
Operates a variety of equipment and demonstrates proper operation of equipment to clients/students; operates a computer and standard office equipment
Performs other related duties as assigned.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Possession of:
A valid and appropriate California Driver's License
A driving record which meets the County Office of Education insurance requirements
Knowledge of:
General practices, procedures, and operations of work experience transition programs
General vocational counseling and job coaching methods, techniques, and strategies
Effective record-keeping methods and report procedures
Applicable job placement requirements, labor law, codes, regulations, rules, and statues
Problems faced by and concerns of clients/students with exceptional needs
Operation of a computer and other assigned office equipment
Proper English usage including, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure
Ability to:
Understand the exceptional needs of disabled clients/students, and effectively relate these needs in a learning situation or environment
Understand, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, laws, codes, and statutes relating to work experience programs and job placement
Provide job coaching, support, and positive role modeling for clients/students with exceptional needs in work experience jobs
Utilize fading techniques to gradually withdraw support and modeling
Implement positive behavior management and positive reinforcement techniques
Interact interpersonally with clients/students individually and in-groups
Communicate effectively in both oral and written form
Prepare routine reports and maintain related records
Operate a variety of equipment and demonstrate proper equipment operation
Meet schedules and time lines
Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Generally, the required knowledge and abilities will have been acquired through any combination of training and experience equivalent to three years of job-related experience in working with developmentally disabled populations or individuals with special needs. Experience in students/clients work experience/training programs, preferred.
Bargaining Unit: Office, Technical, Business Services (OTBS) Unit
Personnel Commission Approval: 06/01/92
Revised: 07/22/98; 07/16/2000; 09/XX/01