Education-to-Work Transition Lead

Vista Autism Services; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vista Autism Services in Hershey, PA seeks a Transition Services Manager to coordinate transition programs from school to adult services, collaborating with families, classroom teams, and agencies. You will lead development of training materials and ensure alignment with regulatory guidelines, while promoting an employment-first approach across the team.

The role requires strong collaboration, supervisory experience, and a proactive coaching mindset to support staff and students toward

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

Job description

Vista Autism Services in Hershey, PA seeks a Transition Services Manager to coordinate transition programs from school to adult services, collaborating with families, classroom teams, and agencies. You will lead development of training materials and ensure alignment with regulatory guidelines, while promoting an employment-first approach across the team.

The role requires strong collaboration, supervisory experience, and a proactive coaching mindset to support staff and students toward