Job Readiness Checklist: Am I Job Ready? Student Self-Check and Task Cards, Ages 14 to 21

A free job readiness checklist for high school special education and job skills classes: a 20 skill student self check, a teacher next steps map, and 6 warm up task cards.

Students always think they are more ready for a job than they are, or a lot less. This self check gives them a plain way to rate 20 real job skills, and gives you a map of what to teach next.

**What's inside (4 pages):**

• Page 1: Am I Job Ready? 20 "I can" statements in 5 sections (finding a job, applying, interviewing, on the job, time + money). Students circle 3, 2, or 1.

• Page 2: Next Steps Map (teacher page). What to teach next for each section, a fall/winter/spring growth chart, and notes on using a self rating as part of transition assessment.

• Page 3: 6 Job Ready Warm Up task cards, one per section plus a bonus, with answer lines and an answer key.

• Page 4: Want more? Links to the full job skills sets.

**Great for:**

• The first week of a job skills or transition class

• Pre/post data for a work based learning unit

• Student input for the IEP transition section

• Warm ups or exit tickets

**Pairs with these full resources:**

Read aloud, scribe, and point to answer are all fine. All names and examples are made up.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.