Disability Coordinator

Description

Job Summary: Plans, organizes, and implements the Center Disability Student Program. Responsible for the counseling and guidance of disabled students.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Participates in initial screening of disabled trainees, conducts an assessment of the trainees’ needs and ability to benefit from the Job Corps Program and coordinates living quarters prior to the trainee’s arrival. Makes pre-arrival contact with new disabled trainees to ensure all requirements are met prior to their arrival.
• Works closely with the Regional Office and Health Services Director to ensure the appropriateness of applications prior to input.
• Performs vocational assessment of disabled trainees.
• Develops work experience sites and the placement of disabled trainees.
• Identifies and conducts Center wide training associated with the Disability Program.
• Identifies and acquires special equipment and expendable items for the Disability Program.
• Confers with other staff members to increase the disabled trainees’ adaptation to the programs on Center.
• Develops contacts with state and community agencies representing the disabled and acts as liaison between these agencies and the Center.
• Works closely with the Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to ensure that applicants have been formally assessed by the agency. Ensures that eligible trainees are signed up with Voc. Rehab and SSI within their first month in the Program.
• Develops referrals to and receives reports from Health Services with respect to speech therapy, psychological evaluations and special health problems and provides appropriate follow-up information.
• Provides counseling services to disabled trainees. Assists disabled trainees in handling special problems.
• Perform all similar and incidental duties as assigned to support the Mission, Vision, and Culture of CSD.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in related field. Two years’ experience in working with disabled individuals.

Knowledge: In order to perform the essential job functions of this position, the candidate must have regular attendance and the ability to interact effectively with the public.