A professional who plans and conducts special education work and study program for in-school youth. Responsibilities include:

• Establishes contacts with employers and employment agencies and surveys newspapers and other sources to locate work opportunities for students.
• Confers with potential employers to communicate objectives of work study program and to solicit cooperation in adapting work situations to special needs of students.
• Evaluates and selects program participants according to specified criteria and counsels and instructs selected students in matters such as vocational choices, job readiness, and job retention skills and behaviors.
• Assists students in applying for jobs and accompanies students to employment interviews.
• Confers with employer and visits work site to monitor progress of student and to determine support needed to meet employer requirements and fulfill program goals.
• Counsels students to foster development of satisfactory job performance.
• Confers with school and community personnel to impart information about program and to coordinate program functions with related activities.