Career Navigator/Special Populations Coordinator

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Career Navigator systematically works to facilitate career awareness activities PK-20 and works to promote professional skills with students, focusing primarily on students with disabilities. The Career Navigator assists the following: 1. Career development, awareness, and planning activities across local districts. 2. Refers students for placement opportunities with employers. 3. Supports EDP completion through Xello, in coordination with LEA school counselors. 4. Attend 10th grade IEPs for students with disabilities, provide consultation and professional development for CTE instructors. 5. Work with students on an individual/small group basis as needed, on strategies for success. 6. Assist with career related events and curriculum development/implementation as needed. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1. No physical or mental restrictions that would, with reasonable accommodation, prevent performance of the essential job functions and responsibilities. 2. Possess a valid Michigan teaching certificate in special education with at least one special education endorsement 3. An ability to work effectively with all levels of students. 4. Demonstrated communication skills and resourcefulness in working with a broad range of students, staff, administrators, employers, parents, and the media. 5. Possess or able to readily meet all state requirements applicable to professionals within this category. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Evidence of four or more years of successful experience as a special education teacher. 2. Experience working with students on career development/transition planning preferred. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1. Acquires and maintains a thorough knowledge of resources related to career development at all grade levels. 2. Develops a working knowledge and understanding of all special populations’ categories. 3. Reports, supports, and tracks identified special populations’ students toward success in their CTE program. 4. Assists students and graduates in career planning and coordinates with work-based learning staff for placement relevant to identified needs, interests, and abilities. 5. Assists students with transition planning and connecting students with disabilities to post-secondary opportunities and/or employment. 6. Establishes strong and consistent communication networks with employers, teachers, students, parents, and others involved in the career awareness process. 7. Works with teachers and others to establish and maintain a coordinated and effective community wide promotional and informational program for career education. 8. Participates in appropriate professional development activities to maintain an optimal level of expertise; to ensure a current knowledge of technological advances in business and industry; and to establish a network of colleagues with whom to share pertinent information. 9. Works with teachers to help guide the development of related instruction. 10. Other duties as assigned. TYPICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT: The majority of work assignments are performed in a school office, CTE and/or regular classroom, and/or at external students’ worksites. REQUIREMENTS: 1. Technical Knowledge/Skills – o Working knowledge of curriculum development, behavioral development, and education systems. o Must possess a valid Michigan driver’s license. o Must be computer literate. 2. Planning/Organizational Skills – o The ability to organize short and long-term duties and responsibilities is important. This position deals with a wide variety of tasks and requires good prioritization and organization. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION Saginaw Intermediate School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, disability, age, or national origin in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Executive Director of Human Resources Saginaw Intermediate School District 3933 Barnard Road, Saginaw, MI 48603 Telephone: (989) 799-4733, Fax: (989) 249-8756 Email: Web: