What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vocational Manager position at Positive Education Program?
Job purpose
Work collaboratively with the members of the treatment team to assess client’s ecology, determining strengths, resources, stressors and supports to be used in the development and planning of vocational programming. Provide employee development through site and community-based instruction.
Duties and responsibilities
Direct reports
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Work collaboratively with the members of the treatment team to assess client’s ecology, determining strengths, resources, stressors and supports to be used in the development and planning of vocational programming. Provide employee development through site and community-based instruction.
Duties and responsibilities
- Align practice and work with the agency mission, vision, guiding principles, the trauma-informed Sanctuary Model®, the Neurosequential Model and the Re-ED philosophy.
- Focus treatment on the three main transitional domains: Employment, Education, and Living Situations.
- Work cooperatively with treatment team to develop, implement and evaluate ecological strategies for clients; maintain effective communication with parents and establish working relations with appropriate community resources, agencies and districts.
- Advocate for clients and families, maintaining a working knowledge of various community supports and resources.
- Teach skills and provide information to the client, family and other significant members of the ecology related to community and employee development programming.
- Maintain contact with community provers and/or employers to assess client work performance and progress as needed toward transitional programming.
- Facilitate the planning, management and evaluation of activities designed to promote community awareness, participation, access and contribution.
- Assume lead responsibility for students participating/completing transitional assessments as specified by the IEP.
- Work with Teacher Counselor to identify and develop flexible community and employee development curricula.
- Assist with the monitoring, evaluation and adjustment of the delivery and quality of all services to best meet treatment goals.
- Assume lead responsibility for establishing/maintaining work sites/partnerships for potential job placements.
- Achieve the agency defined productivity requirements.
- Assist with the organization, development and monitoring of IEP transitional goals and plan.
- All documentation required for the administration of the program is to be completed within expected time limits.
- Assist the client and significant members of the ecology in developing intervention strategies to improve behavior management, communication skills, social skills, employment skills and life management skills.
- Maintain a current and valid certificate/license, if applicable.
- Complete assigned duties competently and within expected time frames.
- Implement the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Model with fidelity and effectiveness to support treatment and to reduce/avoid restraints.
- Utilize safe work practices for self and others.
- Demonstrate word processing skills and program navigation skills.
- Participate (and pass requirements where applicable) in all required trainings, including but not limited to; Vehicle Safety, First Aid, CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Standards of Practice.
- Participate in staff development activities, parent conferences, team meetings,and staff meetings as scheduled or assigned.
- Ability to work respectfully with a culturally diverse population of clients.
- As a representative of the agency and profession, present self with decorum and in dress that is appropriate to the day’s activities.
- Adhere to PEP and ESC policies and procedures.
- Bachelor’s degree, required. Master’s degree preferred with mental health licensure preferred.
- Eligible for the Educational Aide Certificate under Ohio Department of Education.
- Experience working with behaviorally challenged children/youth.
- Communicate accurately and effectively, both written and orally.
- Utilize good judgment under routine and stressful conditions.
- Demonstrate effective decision-making skills.
- Work professionally, effectively, and collaboratively with others.
- Ability to participate in physical interventions, when necessary, and with fidelity to the methods taught through the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention model. Physical interventions are low in frequency but require intense physical exertion. The object is to safely control/maintain a struggling and aggressive young person ranging from 50 – 250 pounds. Physical requirements include, but are not limited to: kneeling, possibly for extended periods of time on hard surfaces, bending, twisting, and holding.
- Ability to participate in therapeutic outdoor education/field trips which may involve hiking, biking, climbing, and swimming.
- Ability to use a computer and keyboard (eye-hand coordination and repetitive movements related to keyboarding).
- Ability to move around the classroom/center/community and sit and stand for more than an hour at a time.
- Ability to visually and auditorily assess and monitor the mental health status of students for safety purposes.
- Ability to meet driver eligibility standards and operate an agency leased vehicle.
Direct reports
None
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