Announcement of Vacancy for Position of
Supported Employment Specialist

Full-time Position Available

Position Description
Provide supported employment services in the community to students with vision, hearing, or orthopedic disabilities; supervise job coaches; work collaboratively with school teams, parents, DHS/ORS, and community agencies.

Position Location
Kane County

Qualifications
LBS I or II (IL Type 10 EMH or TMH and PH or VI or HI); Pre-Vocational Coordinator approval;
and vocational experience with students with disabilities.

Application Form
You can download the application form here, or call the NIA office and request one
at (630) 513-5012.

General Information
The Northwestern Illinois Association (NIA) is a regional special education cooperative comprised of seventy-two school districts located in the ten northwestern counties of Illinois. The primary mission of the NIA is to provide special education services to children with low incidence impairments (hearing, vision and orthopedic/multiple disabilities).

The NIA region has been divided into three sub-regions for more effective planning and service delivery. The NIA maintains its administrative office in Sycamore with satellite offices located in each of the NIA sub-regions. Within the region there are fourteen special education districts or cooperatives, and twenty nonpublic agencies with which NIA personnel work closely in the provision of special education services.

The Northwestern Illinois Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer