Employment Services

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Employment Services

Supported Employment is employment for adults with disabilities working in the community with the aid of a job coach.

Community Employment Services is employment for adults with disabilities working in the community with minimal support from a job coach for a short time.

Transition Services are services provided to high school juniors and seniors with disabilities to assist them in planning career goals after graduation.

Criteria for acceptance into Supported Employment and Community Employment Services:

Determined eligible by Vocational Rehabilitation or Rehabilitation Services for the Blind

The Job Development Specialist believes that employability with reasonable support is likely

There is a likelihood of maintaining achieved outcome with minimal supports.

Criteria for acceptance into Transition Assessment

Students must be enrolled in a school that has a signed agreement with Community Options and Vocational Rehabilitation

In the second semester of Junior year

Determined eligible by Vocational Rehabilitation

Be in special education classes

For more information or explanation of criteria for acceptance please contact:
Andrea Englert at:
(660) 646-0109

How Do Employment Services Help People?

Enable people with disabilities to live up to their potential and become interdependent with the community.

Allow individuals to live and work in the community.

Encourage personal growth through employment.

Enable people to become more active in the community.

How Do Employment Services Work?

The Job Development Specialist analyzes the abilities, skill, and interests of the potential employee then matches him/her to a job with an employer in the community. After an employee is hired, training and support are provided through the use of a job coach.

A job coach works one on one with the employee. They analyze the job and break it down into manageable componments using the least intrusive method possible to help the employee achieve satisfactory performance. As this is achieved, the job coach gradually fades away until a minimum level of contact is reached.

What Do Employment Services Do For Area Employers?

Provide businesses with quality, productive employees who meet specific needs.

Solve high turnover rates by referring reliable, long-term employees.

Reduce training costs by performing assissment, task analysis, and on the job training.

Offer retention services to maintain employer and employee satisfaction.

Provide a valuable resource for pre-screened individuals, ready to start work.

Provide an untapped labor market of potential employees.

Fee for services are paid by a third party funding source.

Please inquire should you have any questions about fees, reasonable accomodations, ADA, disability awareness, assistive technology, or potential tax credits