Position Type:
Student Support Services
Date Posted:
8/20/2025
Location:
Michigan School for the Deaf

Transition Support: PAES Lab Coordinator

Description & Details
The PAES Lab is a hands-on transition activity where students who are 14-26 years old step into a simulated job as an employee and the PAES Lab Coordinator is a teacher aide who works under the supervision of the MSD Transition Coordinator. A successful PAES Lab is staffed with an individual who believes that students are capable of performing above and beyond their current expectations and what traditional testing has revealed about them.

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to communicate in American sign language (ASL) required
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff
• Ability to support student problem solving, technology, and organizational needs of 3-5 students at one time is required
• Ability to multi-task is required
• Consistent attendance is integral to the success of the PAES Lab

• Work collaboratively with the MSD Transition Coordinator
• Participate in required training associated with supervision and implementation of PAES Lab
• Serve in the role of “PAES Lab Coordinator/Supervisor” where students are “employees”
•  Manage equipment/materials inventory for the 264 PAES jobs
• Monitor supplies and job box contents
• Monitor assessment procedures conducted by all PAES Lab employees (students)
• Oversee PAES-Scan Set Up on mobile device and web applications
• Oversee use of PAES assessment reports for transition planning