Skills Instructor - Project Search

Under the direction of the administrator and in accordance with established policies and procedures, the Project SEARCH Instructor will help develop and coordinate the Project SEARCH program and provide instructions for interns enrolled.  The Project SEARCH Instructor delivers the employability skills curriculum and works with each intern's team to reach the goal of competitive employment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruit appropriate interns with disabilities for Project SEARCH program.
• Connect interns to appropriate community services such as Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency through referral and eligibility process.
• Identify internship sites within the host business to identify internships that build a repertoire of marketable skills that lead to competitive, integrated employment.
• Ensure the internships include measurable skills gain that is assessed according to productivity, quality, and safety benchmarks.
• Facilitate regular Employment Planning Meetings with interns, families, and agency personnel to determine career interests, specific job preferences, skills and abilities to design an individualized approach to job development.
• Identify and problem solve solutions for challenges that interfere with completion of Project SEARCH and gaining and maintaining employment.
• Use VocFit and other assessment tools to evaluate intern progress, communicate with the team, and identify additional skill/task development.
• Develop resumes/portfolios for each intern that document measurable skills gain, internship experiences, and certifications gained, recommendations, etc.
• Provide Project SEARCH employability skills curriculum in the classroom and reinforce in the internships to develop skills, knowledge and work habits leading to successful employment.