Job Description:

• 1) Plans and conducts special education work and study program for in-school youth: Establishes contacts with employers and employment agencies and surveys newspapers and other sources to locate work opportunities for students.

• 2) Confers with potential employers to communicate objectives of work study program and to solicit cooperation in adapting work situations to special needs of students.

• 3) Evaluates and selects program participants according to specified criteria and counsels and instructs selected students in matters such as vocational choices, job readiness, and job retention skills and behaviors.

• 4) Assists students in applying for jobs and accompanies students to employment interviews.

• 5) Confers with employer and visits work site to monitor progress of student and to determine support needed to meet employer requirements and fulfill program goals.

• 6) Counsels students to foster development of satisfactory job performance.

• 7) Confers with school and community personnel to impart information about program and to coordinate program functions with related activities.