WEST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL
Vocational Assistant
WEST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL, Aurora, Illinois, United States, 60505
Position Type:Support Staff/Paraprofessional
Date Posted:9/13/2024
Location:Blackhawk Success Academy
Date Available:ASAP
Vocational AssistantBlackhawk AcademyFull-time - 6.5 hours per day7:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m.Start Date: ASAPEnd Date: 05/30/2025Requirements:ELS - Paraprofessional License/EndorsementPosition requires the use of the employee's personal automobile, a valid Illinois driver's license and the minimum amount of automobile liability insurance as required by the school district.Position requires occasional after school hours and evening hoursIndependent job coaching of students on community training sitesSupporting a group or individual student activities within the classroom when not attending a job siteWork under the direction of the Special Education Vocational Coordinator, with the Vocational team and case manager assignedMust be willing to drive/use personal car (mileage will be reimbursed)Willing to learn public transportation system and teach systems to studentsTravel to job sites with students on district bus/van out of the building and take direction from job site supervisorsAdhere to job site's required uniform for example, clothing, shoes, hairnet, etcPrepare quarterly evaluation of student's performanceModel Vocational skills to students and make accommodations if neededWilling to learn community resources/attend transition meetingsWilling to learn DRS systemAttend DRS intake meetings with studentsDocument progress of studentAssist in providing individual instruction relating to employment is areas such as interview techniques, writing resumes, completing job applications, timesheets and evaluations, desirableOther duties as necessary toward the objectives of West Aurora School District 129, desirable
Date Posted:9/13/2024
Location:Blackhawk Success Academy
Date Available:ASAP
Vocational AssistantBlackhawk AcademyFull-time - 6.5 hours per day7:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m.Start Date: ASAPEnd Date: 05/30/2025Requirements:ELS - Paraprofessional License/EndorsementPosition requires the use of the employee's personal automobile, a valid Illinois driver's license and the minimum amount of automobile liability insurance as required by the school district.Position requires occasional after school hours and evening hoursIndependent job coaching of students on community training sitesSupporting a group or individual student activities within the classroom when not attending a job siteWork under the direction of the Special Education Vocational Coordinator, with the Vocational team and case manager assignedMust be willing to drive/use personal car (mileage will be reimbursed)Willing to learn public transportation system and teach systems to studentsTravel to job sites with students on district bus/van out of the building and take direction from job site supervisorsAdhere to job site's required uniform for example, clothing, shoes, hairnet, etcPrepare quarterly evaluation of student's performanceModel Vocational skills to students and make accommodations if neededWilling to learn community resources/attend transition meetingsWilling to learn DRS systemAttend DRS intake meetings with studentsDocument progress of studentAssist in providing individual instruction relating to employment is areas such as interview techniques, writing resumes, completing job applications, timesheets and evaluations, desirableOther duties as necessary toward the objectives of West Aurora School District 129, desirable