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Job Description
Special Services - Transition and Employment Coordinator
Livingston Independent School District
Special Education Department - Livingston, Texas This job is also posted in Livingston Independent School District
Job Details
Job ID:
5752601
Application Deadline:
Jul 28, 2026 5:00 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted:
Jun 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date:
Jul 21, 2025
Job Description
Job Title:
Special Education Transition and Employment Coordinator
Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt
Reports to: Director of Special Education Dept./
School:
Special Education Department
Date Revised:
06/9/2026
Primary Purpose:
Provide support for special education students involved in work-based programs and supervise students in independent employment. Serve as district Transition Coordinator and assist in the completion of all required transition paperwork, including compliance specific to State Performance Plan Indicators.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
Valid Texas Teacher Certificate with certification in Special Education
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of Federal and State laws relating to Special Education, Transition Planning, Career & Technical Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment and Labor laws, and Workplace accommodations
Knowledge of ARD/IEP process and the IEP goal setting process, and implementation
General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
Knowledge of employment opportunities in the local community
Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
Experience:
Three years successful Special Education teaching experience
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Instructional Management
1. Collaborate with students, parents, and members of staff to develop an appropriate IEP through the ARD committee to assure that vocational annual goals are linked to postsecondary goals.
2. Coordinate age-appropriate transition assessment and provide information to ARD/IEP committees.
3. Assist case managers in the development of Individual Transition Plans.
4. Provide Training and technical assistance to special education staff regarding transition planning and compliance.
5. Collaborate with families, educators, and community agencies to guide students with significant disabilities toward individualized functional outcomes that maximize independence and quality of life after graduation.
Program Management
6. Identify/develop job opportunities, assist students with completion of applications, participate in job interviews, and provide job coaching according to the individual needs of the Special Education students.
7. Collaborate with Secondary Special Education Teachers to assist in training students in appropriate work-related attitudes, habits, behavior, dress, and communication skills necessary to obtain and maintain employment.
8. Problem solve with the parent, student, and the ARD committee regarding any difficulties related to job and movement toward attainment of postsecondary goals to provide resources.
9. Provide guidance and support to job coaches for students in supported work based learning or job skills training.
10. Assist in contacting outside agencies that may be involved in transition and postsecondary services.
11. Maintain district transition data and prepare reports to ensure compliance with Federal and State Laws (IDEA, State Transition requirements, TEA Indicators 13 and 14.)
12. Prepare and maintain documentation ITP's, IEP's, district level reports, state performance plans, logs and student files.
Community Activities
13. Build partnerships with the community to provide a continuum of supports and services to employers through regularly scheduled job site visits and ongoing communication (phone calls, emails, etc.)
14. Collaborate with employers to provide learning opportunities for students.
15. Maintain and document ongoing contact with employers.
16. Demonstrate the ability to communicate with groups or individuals in an effective manner.
17. Work Closely with campus counselors, CTE, Community Agencies and employers to connect students with resources.
Professional Activities
18. Displays professional ethics; works and cooperates with the entire staff; seeks, shares, and respects ideas of others; refrains from revealing confidential information regarding students and their families. Conversations regarding patrons and staff are confined to an ethical level.
19. Initiates activities to maintain professional competence by staying abreast of current educational techniques, materials and methods.
20. Exhibits a professional and positive attitude in all interactions with people and matters involved in schools.
21. Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations.
22. Perform other duties as assigned or required by Director/Administration.
Working Conditions
Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent districtwide and occasional statewide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.
This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not
an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be
required. You understand that supplemental duty assignments may be modified or discontinued
at any time for any reason or no reason at all, at the sole discretion of the District, and that the
Board of Trustees may change, modify, or eliminate the stipend for supplemental duties at any
