Educational Specialist

Schedule: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Job Summary: Provides assistance in helping students complete their vocational and educational goals and requirements, accessing community resources, facilitating educational/vocational activities, educating clients and families on graduation requirements and supporting preparations for job and career development. Is responsible for assisting students with their study and rehabilitation skills in an effort to help them meet their education and career goals.

Responsibilities: Assesses students' interests, talents, aptitude, abilities, and personality characteristics for the purpose of vocational and educational planning to help youth establish appropriate academic and career goals. Collects, organizes, and analyzes student information through records, tests, interviews and professional sources to provide educational and vocational guidance and counseling. Provides educational and vocational support and guidance in helping students with their education and vocational plans. Attends and advocates for school services for the student at Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or other meetings. Compiles and studies occupational, educational, and economic information to aid students in making and carrying out educational and vocational objectives. Assists individuals to understand and overcome social and emotional problems impacting their educational and vocational objectives. Attends, supports and advocates for students and family members in academic and IEP meetings. Refers students to placement services and other educational and vocational community resources. Educates students about competitive work opportunities and offers direct placement services as appropriate to skill level and personal needs. Provides long term job coaching for students to assist in work stability and retention. Serves as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing assessment of student's capabilities, capacities and reporting the status of work and educational goals. Provides expertise, knowledge and information to the multidisciplinary team in areas related to work and educational trends, employment models, educational services, student profiles and demographic data as appropriate. Serves as part of the on-call team, fulfilling all work requirements of the program. Provides transportation to students as needed. Other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department/business needs.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Associate's Degree (AA/ AS) and four (4) years related experience in a mental health/education/vocational setting required, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) Speak, read, and/or write another language. Job Competencies Analysis Communication Conflict Resolution Initiative Work Independently

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Driving Required May have unsupervised contact with children. Requires full background check and TB Exam. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability. We will consider for employment, qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.