Consumer Assessment which involves 1) gathering and reviewing existing formal and informal assessment and evaluation information, 2) collecting data and maintaining confidential and accurate case files for students, 3) participating in transition meetings, as assigned, and 4) observing students during in-school work experiences, during classroom activities, at home, and in other current school and community environments. Job Development involves 1) conducting analysis of work sites and assignments, as well as situational assessments of individual students in real work settings to gather pertinent information (e.g., job choice/preferences, work strengths, response to instruction/training methods, job accommodation needs, job modification needs, response to coworkers, endurance, speed, reinforcement needs, etc.) as part of job development and placement for a student to ensure a good job match, 2) traditional job development activities and non-traditional job development activities such as job sharing and job carving/creation, and 3) maintaining a database and tracking system of active and inactive employers. Job Placement which involves 1) task analysis of job duties, 2) matching student’s strengths and abilities to specific jobs duties, 3) assisting in training plans, 3) developing job support plans, including natural supports, and 4) assessing transportation needs. Assisting with Coordination of Job Related Supports involves 1) orienting worker to the community (select travel options, design & implement travel program), 2) establishing rapport with supervisors, coworkers, and family, 3) orienting new employee to the work environment, 4) reassessing job/worker compatibility, 5) identifying strategies to increase worker production rate, and, 5) assisting the VR Counselor in developing and completing all needed work incentive information. Please contact Donny Frazier with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, P.O. Box 1698, Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1698 or call 601-853-5279 for additional information for the Transition Specialist position.
Consumer Assessment which involves 1) gathering and reviewing existing formal and informal assessment and evaluation information, 2) collecting data and maintaining confidential and accurate case files for students, 3) participating in transition meetings, as assigned, and 4) observing students during in-school work experiences, during classroom activities, at home, and in other current school and community environments. Job Development involves 1) conducting analysis of work sites and assignments, as well as situational assessments of individual students in real work settings to gather pertinent information (e.g., job choice/preferences, work strengths, response to instruction/training methods, job accommodation needs, job modification needs, response to coworkers, endurance, speed, reinforcement needs, etc.) as part of job development and placement for a student to ensure a good job match, 2) traditional job development activities and non-traditional job development activities such as job sharing and job carving/creation, and 3) maintaining a database and tracking system of active and inactive employers. Job Placement which involves 1) task analysis of job duties, 2) matching student’s strengths and abilities to specific jobs duties, 3) assisting in training plans, 3) developing job support plans, including natural supports, and 4) assessing transportation needs. Assisting with Coordination of Job Related Supports involves 1) orienting worker to the community (select travel options, design & implement travel program), 2) establishing rapport with supervisors, coworkers, and family, 3) orienting new employee to the work environment, 4) reassessing job/worker compatibility, 5) identifying strategies to increase worker production rate, and, 5) assisting the VR Counselor in developing and completing all needed work incentive information. Please contact Donny Frazier with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, P.O. Box 1698, Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1698 or call 601-853-5279 for additional information for the Transition Specialist position.