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Competitive Employment Services

Pre-vocational services
Vocational Testing
Assessment of Work Skills
Exploration of Basic Needs to Work
Competitive Work Behavior Training

Employment readiness
Exploration of Vocational Options
Job Seeking Skills Training
On-The-Job Evaluation by Community Employers

Job Placement Services
Develop Potential Jobs
Assist in the Application/Interview Process
Facilitate Pre-Hiring Paperwork
Coordinate Financial Incentive Programs with Job Service
Prepare Written Work Procedure (task analysis)
Maintain Extended Liaison with Employer/Employee

At Mountain Regional Services, Inc. an "Individualized Job Development" approach consists of the following:

    1. Competitive Employment Specialist (CES) conducts a needs survey to determine the type of business and hiring needs.
    2. CES notifies the Case Manager of the person served and requests a Pre-Employment Meeting.
    3. Case Manager notifies team members (i.e. Psychologist, Case Manager, Accounting Controller, Employment Specialist, Program Services Director, and Guardian of the intended meeting).
    4. The Pre-Employment Conference will determine if the person served is ready for competitive employment placement.
    5. If the person served is ready for employment, the CES will research employers and initiate contact with employers to find a suitable job match as well as arrange for personal tour of the job site with the person served.
    6. The Employment Specialist conducts a job interview with the person served to establish a fit between the abilities of the person served and the requirements of the job.
    7. The Employment Specialist orients new employee with the job site and familiarizes the person served with the physical setting and company staff and co-workers of the person served to ensure job satisfaction.
    8. The CES continues Job-Coaching responsibilities with the person served in new job site until he/she is satisfied that adequate support has been given and maintained with person served to ensure job success and continued employment.

Competitive Employment Benefits Everyone

The Individual...
benefits from a fuller participation in community life.
contributes to production in a normal setting.
The Employer...
finds that increased job satisfaction and reduced absenteeism yields positive cost-benefits.
may receive job credits during the initial stages of employment.