Job Description:
If interested, please apply to our District Website directly with the link here.

Must hold a Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate in Special Education.
 
Position is at Fort Osage High School and partners with the Process Coordinator at the High School to support the transition goals and IEP needs of students in grades 9th-12th.
 
Fort Osage has a competitive salary scale (base salary at $44,200) with opportunity to participate in Career Ladder (up to an additional $5000); district paid health insurance; new teacher mentor program and highly engaging professional development.  Join our team now!
 
Purpose Statement
The job of Transition Coordinator is done for the purpose/s of supporting the instructional program with specific responsibilities for coordinating transition services for students who receive special education services; ensuring compliance with special education transition services; outreach for agency collaboration; and providing this information to others.  
 
This job reports to Director - Student Support Services
 
Essential Functions

• Assists students, staff, and parents with career exploration.

• Facilitates the transition process as related to planning and implementation.

• Acts as a resource to district special education teams in the awareness and implementation of transition needs and requirements.

• Maintains contacts with the business community to keep informed of career opportunities, job shadowing, and transition fair.

• Communicates with employers, parents, school counselors, and Vocational Resource Educator on individual pupil progress.

• Provides encouragement for continuation of formal education and assistance to pupils in seeking employment on full or part-time basis.

• Supervises pupils in out of school work/training activities during the assigned work day.

• Arranges in-district work opportunities and supervises pupils in these opportunities. Partners with area school districts to coordinate transition experiences for students and families.

• Serves as the district liaison with vocational training facilities, pre-employment transition services, vocational rehabilitation, and sheltered workshop.

• Assists staff in the development of school to work options.

• Assists staff in the development of instructional activities and IEP requirements as related to student transition.  

• Assists IEP teams in transition evaluation and attends IEP meetings/evaluation meetings to discuss and provide input on student transitions
• Acts as the Outside Placement case manager for students

• Facilitates Special Education Compliance for the grades 9-12th grade students including working with special education staff to ensure compliance with timelines, documentation, data, etc

• Assists staff in providing student testing needs associated with state testing

 
Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functions of the classroom.