• Group Supported Employment
• Individually Supported Employment
• Center Based Employment
• Employment Support Aide

We will provide consumers with an on-site supervised work environment 2-6 hrs/day in an integrated community employment setting where 1-6 consumers can interact with non-disabled persons other than paid staff and will be paid according to the Department of Labor standards. Our service setting will be a retail store front located in rural downtown area where consumers will be interfacing with the public on a daily basis to the same extent that non-disabled individuals in comparable positions interact with the public.

This Quilt-Gift-Fudge Shoppe will be operated according to the norm for it’s industry and will promote community integration with other members of the workforce, provide remunerative work and allow for maximum interaction among diverse populations. We will assist clients to develop skills, abilities and behaviors that will enable them to realize their vocational aspirations and support their transition to am more independent setting and help clients to maintain positive work related habits, attitudes, skills, work etiquette and assist the client to become a part of the informal culture of the workplace.

We will ensure that develop and implement identified vocational outcomes as per the ISP team, participate in the VR process for progressive moves, that placement is specific to individual needs to include any worksite accommodations, that orientation, trainings and oversight that are sufficient to acquire the necessary job skills, identify strengths/barriers and assist to overcome any barriers/capitalize on strengths, availability of paid work, Service outcomes will reported every six months that reflects at least 75% of consumers meet goals and 10% are identified for progressive moves.

Qualified staff will be hired and trained in developing and teaching meaningful employment related activities and to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to Division requirements.

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We will assist the paid consumer develop the job-specific skills necessary for successful employment/self-employment, and when appropriate assist with job search. We will provide regular 1:1
contacts at an individual job site with the employed consumer that is time-limited<1yr. Service will be provided to the consumer who is working in an integrated setting or self-employed setting where the individual is able to interact with non-disabled persons. It is our goal to support the consumer to be able to develop positive work habits, attitudes, work etiquette as well as how to become a part of the informal workplace culture.

We will ensure that we collaborate with the ISP team to identify vocational outcomes that incorporate progressive moves, that the consumer has the opportunity to participate in gainful, productive, regular work, that the consumer is oriented to health/safety aspects of the job, that we identify necessary supports to maintain employment, provide ongoing job coaching & monitoring of performance, identify/resolve strengths, barriers/life problems, that we are respectful of consumer’s wishes as per ISP, assist with learning new skills for maint/advncmt, assist with hygiene, demeanor & dress expectations, assist with all expected interaction in the course of employment, intervene with educating employers & co-workers in the abilities/limitations and assist the consumer with obtaining job enhancements etc.

When job search is provided we will ensure that we participate with the ISP team to develop job search strategy, goals, steps & hrs needed to achieve goals, creation of resume, interviewing skills & develop employment opportunities with local employers. Service outcomes will reported every six months that reflects at least 75% of consumers meet goals & report annually that 75% referred for job search become employed. Qualified staff will be hired/trained to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to requirements

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We will provide consumers a safe, healthy and supervised work environment in a setting where the majority of individuals have disabilities and are supervised by our staff. Consumers are paid according to Department of Labor standards and are offered opportunity to develop skills, abilities and behaviors that will allow them to realize their vocational aspirations and support their transition into a more integrated setting through gainful, productive and remunerative work.

We will ensure that we have ongoing availability of paid work, that we develop and implement vocational outcomes according to ISP, that we provide employment specific training to each consumer, that we incorporate teaching of general work skills and ethics, that we evaluate job performance identifying strengths and barriers and develop strategies with the ISP team that focus on minimizing barriers to success, that we assist with personal care and meals, that we provide a variety of work opportunities and participate accordingly to encourage progressive moves through VR referrals.

Service outcomes will reported every six months that reflects at least 75% of consumers meet goals, 20% demonstrate increased productivity, 20% have increase in total wages, 10% are identified for progressive moves and 75% of paid work is available to consumers. A typical work day will consist of approximately 6 hours with a staff to client ratio of 1:6. Qualified staff will be hired and trained in developing and teaching meaningful employment related activities and to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to Division requirements.

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Through this service we will provide to the consumer necessary 1:1 personal care, behavioral and/or follow-along supports for the consumer to remain stable in his/her employment setting up to 1-3 hr/day. Supports will be implemented as per the consumers’ level of need & service setting to accomplish the goal of empowering the client to attain, maintain or advance in employment.

In the center-based setting we would utilize this service to assist the consumer with the provision of personal care needs who would otherwise be excluded from participating. In the group supported setting we would utilize this service to assist the consumer with personal care needs and/or behavioral intervention to support ongoing placement in the workplace. In the individual supported employment setting we would utilize this service for personal care needs and/or behavioral intervention to support workplace behavior.

Personal care needs may include; assistance with lavatory usage, mealtimes/breaks, self-medication/reminders, ambulation. Behavioral supports may include when appropriate; shadowing to assist with the maintenance of appropriate behaviors in the workplace, support to resolve inappropriate behaviors, support with resolving personal concerns that may interfere with job performance, supports to communicate any additional medical or social needs. In addition, we would utilize this service in the capacity of follow-along for employed consumers not using any other employment support services as a stand alone service for the provision of follow-along supports to provide ongoing job related supports to enable the consumer to sustain his/her job as well as personal care/behavioral supports as per the employment support aide agreement.

Qualified staff will be hired and trained in developing and teaching meaningful employment related activities and to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to Division requirements.