Career Transition Manager, Education & Employment Services

Vista Autism Services; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vista Autism Services is seeking a Transition Services Manager for our Hershey, PA campus. This full-time role coordinates transition planning, staff development, and cross-agency collaboration to support students moving from school to adult services.

The ideal candidate holds Special Education certification and supervisory experience, demonstrates strong communication, and can manage timelines and budgets to ensure high-quality, compliant transition services across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Special Education Certification and/or pertinent experience with special education, secondary transition, and preparing students with disabilities for employment
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Customer service strength across a variety of stakeholders
• Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements

Responsibilities

• Facilitates transition planning process with families, classroom teams, and agencies, working towards a seamless transition from school to adult services for each graduate
• Develops professional development content, in-service training materials, and parent support, education, and workshops in relation to improving post-school outcomes
• Serves as embedded coach/mentor by bringing staff to mastery in evidence-based transition related model and practices, ensuring own attendance at transition related professional development to stay current in the field
• Ensures the school career development model, IEP transition sections, resources, school employment services, and tools related to transition are up to date, meet PDE and ODP guidelines and regulations, and are in line to achieving desired outcomes for students
• Oversees school career preparation services and team with an “employment first” approach and ensures services and billing are completed in accordance with funding regulations
• Serves as secondary transition lead person across all stakeholders and customers, including school districts, parents, , agencies, etc.
• Provides coaching to all team members in a supportive and collaborative manner and reviews and implements coaching and feedback from others to improve performance
• Reviews, submits, and manages timeline and other budgetary needs of department
• Identifies, addresses, and manages employee performance discrepancies, disciplinary issues, and training deficiencies for department members
• Implements performance management policies and positive management practices to result in high performing employees and teams
• Completes other duties as assigned

Skills

Special Education

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

Special Education Certification

Job description

Vista Autism Services is seeking a Transition Services Manager for our Hershey, PA campus. This full-time role coordinates transition planning, staff development, and cross-agency collaboration to support students moving from school to adult services.

The ideal candidate holds Special Education certification and supervisory experience, demonstrates strong communication, and can manage timelines and budgets to ensure high-quality, compliant transition services across multiple locations.