Transition Specialist (Victory Learning Center)

Our Victory Learning Center Programs offers specialized educational services for students who are diagnosed with Autism or a Cognitive Disability paired with a mental health diagnosis. There are two separate sites conveniently located in Lackawanna, NY, servicing students ages 5-21 who are residentially placed or are referred through their local school district's Committee on Special Education.
To learn more about our school-based Victory Learning Center Programs, click here: https://www.victoryed.org/

Benefits:

• Generous amount of Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid holidays!
• Health, dental (free insurance options!) & vision insurance options
• Paid employer-sponsored life insurance
• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
• Up to $600 savings every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse completes too!

Perks:

• Small class sizes (6 students, 1 teacher and 3 behavior support technicians per classroom)
• Casual dress code
• OLV Tuition Reimbursement up to $7,200
• Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation)
• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
• Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
• $$ Employee referral program $$

Additional Information:

• Salary based on relevant years of experience

Job Summary:
The Intensive Treatment Program (ITP) will include working with adolescents, typically 12 – 18 years old that are diagnosed on the Autism spectrum with mental health concerns and developmental or intellectual disabilities. The Transition Specialist provides support and training for individuals to be as independent and productive as possible in their work life and to be meaningfully integrated into the community, including transition skills to gain job skills, employment and independent living.

Essential Job Duties:
1. Provide Transition Lessons and activities related to transition in classroom.
2. Administer Vocational Assessments and Interest Inventories.
3. Develop Training Plans and Employability Profiles with students.
4. Develop collaboration with Community partners to provide career exploration and work-based learning upon youth’s release from detention.
5. Schedule students for vocational experiences.
6. Coordinate with community partners to provide career exploration and work-based learning.
7. Complete documentation and track WBL hours necessary to meet NYSED requirements.

Skills:

• Computer skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Conflict resolution
• Case management

Minimum Education Required:

• Bachelor Degree (Master's Degree in Special Education preferred)

Minimum Experience Required:

• 1-2 years working with individuals who have developmental disabilities and/or mental health concerns.

Required License/Registration/ Certification:

• Valid NYS Driver’s license

Training:

• Continuing education as per NYS Office of Profession guidelines
• All required agency trainings (including Applied Behavior Analysis, SCIP-R)
• All trainings required by programs in which you service individuals

Physical Requirements:
The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.

• The constant physical demand of the position is sitting.
• The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

Salary : $180 - $600