Title of Position:                               

Job Coach - Marlborough High School

Work Year:

2024-2025

Salary:
$23.00 per hour, as per the Paraeducator’s Contract

Organizational Relationship or Line of Authority:

Directly responsible to the building principal and through him/her to the Director of Student Services or his/her designee which can include, but is not limited to the Education Team Leader or Program Teacher

Statement of Duties:                          

• Support the special education teachers, and related staff in developing prerequisite skills for job placement.
• Assist special education students [individually and in groups] in acquiring pre-employment skills and reinforcing skills to increase independence.
• Work collaboratively with community businesses and organizations to maintain community based vocational opportunities for students.
• Accompany students into the community for training in community, vocational and social skills.
• Monitor student performance in a variety of work settings.
• Maintain a daily log on student performance.
• Assist with Activities of daily living as necessary (toileting, dressing, and transferring as necessary.)
• Drive school van to job sites as necessary.
• Offer input to the Individual Education Plan (IEP) for each student.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and student safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Educational Team Leader, special education staff, and policies of the Marlborough School Committee.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or 48 College Credits
• Experience working with children and/or young adults with disabilities
• 7D License to transport students in a school van (can be secured within reasonable timeframe after hire).
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and safely transfer students over 100 pounds in assisting with activities of daily living.
• Bilingual Preferred (Spanish and/or Portuguese)
• Must be a Team Player as a respectful part of a team in demonstrating constructive, collaborative behaviors.
• Good physical agility which requires the following: frequent bending, sitting, standing, kneeling and lifting and occasional running.
• Able to work in both indoor and outdoor settings.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of student learners.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the Marlborough Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its education programs, services, activities, or employment practices.