Transcript Everyone Works!

Everyone
Works!
Creating Customized Jobs
for People with Disabilities
Total Link2 Community
Grass roots 501C3 that uses a cooperative philosophy.
Started by 6 Northbrook families who have a son or
daughter with a disability.
Innovative and sustainable programs and support..
Everyone Works! Project
We all have talents, skills and abilities.
Every person with a disability who wants to be
employed should have a job.
Work is not just a job, it’s an opportunity for
independence and citizenship..
Phase 2 of the Everyone
Works! Project
 New
funding from the Illinois Department
of Rehab Service (DRS)
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Under the state’s Balancing Incentive
Program (BIP).
This funding provides agencies across IL to
blend Customized Employment (GriffinHammis) with the Individual Placement and
Support (IPS model) from Dartmouth
University
Our Partners
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Illinois Council on
Developmental
Disabilities
Griffin-Hammis
Associates
Northern Suburban
Special Education
District
Department of Rehab
Services
Paramount Staffing
Families and Community
Partnership with NSSED
 Aims
to employ those students who have significant
and complex needs
 NSSED’s vocational educators and TL2C will
collaborate and utilize the principles of CE as a
complement to the vocational experiences currently
provided to students
 Goal of Partnership is to ease the transition process
from school to community life post graduation
 Both have vested interest in long-term sustainable
employment post graduation
School- Family- Community= Success
Employment First: What Is It?
 General
theme:
Employment in the community is the first/primary
service option for individuals with disabilities
APSE Statement on Employment First
Employment in the general workforce is the first and preferred
outcome in the provision of publicly funded services for all working age
citizens with disabilities, regardless of level of disability.
Outcomes for Sustainability:
It takes a Village
 Collaboration
with adult service providers
before graduation.
 Customized Employment as best practice.
 Community Action Teams
 Parents and families are active members
of the team.
 Transition Team is an active member.
 Businesses embrace the skills and
potential of a diverse community.
Who are our
Job seekers ?
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Students with
developmental
disabilities and complex
support needs.
75% of adults desire work
and have skills to offer.
Families and
communities who want
to advance economic
independence and a full
life for their children.
Why Customized
Employment?
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Starts with the person,
not the employer’s
requirements.
Job development is
individualized- we
represent one job
seeker at a time.
Before presenting the
jobseeker we have an
in-depth
understanding of their
unique skills and needs.
Steps in Customized Employment
Discovering
Personal Genius
Facilitating
training and
natural supports
Negotiating the
Job
Profile
Development
Vocational
Themes
Personal Genius is the Key
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When & where the
person is at her best.
When & where support
needs are highest.
Engages those who
know the jobseeker
best.
Interests & tasks that
engage the person.
Current and emerging
skills.
Where best to observe
these skills?
Examples of Discovery
Activities
 Interviewing
people who know
you best.
 Participating
in
activities that
utilize your talents
and passion.
Vocational Themes
 Three
broad
themes.
 Based on Discovery
information.
 Lists of 20
What the Profile should tell us
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What your student is like at home including
relationships, activities, places they go in the
community, how they spend their time
Learning characteristics – interests, strengths,
challenges, strategies
Ideal conditions for employment – group
versus individual work, fast paced vs.
consistent, work with hands, needs visuals,
away from public vs. with the public
The Portfolio: PowerPoint,
brochure, video
 Not
the typical
resume.
 Vivid descriptions.
 Visual images.
 Highlights your
strengths
Community Action Teams
 Bring
people
together who are
dedicated to
inclusive
employment.
 Present your
portfolio.
 Brainstorm.
Informational Interviews
 Engagement
with the Community Action Team
 Looking for a ‘good fit’
 What’s the culture of the company?
 Develop relationship with employer
 Create a customized win/win position for the job
seeker and for the employer
Job Negotiation
 Utilize
the family’s network and
connections within the community
 Community Action Team
 Take pathways that make sense
 Present to the business how the job
seeker’s abilities can benefit their
workplace
 Match needs with a business with a
job seeker’s skills
Work Incentive Planning and
Assistance (WIPA)
 Wendy
Partridge with Assistive Technology
Program is Northern Illinois’s social security
benefits expert.
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Call Wendy for assistance 800-852-5110
Fill out WIPA and Consent for Release of
Information for a Benefits Planning Query.
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Benefits Planning Query will outline number of
hours/pay rate to keep your benefits and/or
changes that will occur to your benefits.
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WORK is financially beneficial!
The Link: Ongoing Support for
employee and business
 Regular
check-ins with employee and business
 Job Coaching
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Provides support to job seeker
Teaches business how best to work with job seeker
Sets up natural supports
Fades at a pace that is comfortable for all
involved parties
 Consultations
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Helps job seeker and business problem solve
Trains job seeker in new tasks or when operations
have changed
Two more areas of CE
Self-Employment
(Micro Enterprise)
 Based
on Discovery
 Business Plan
 PASS
 Flexibility in hours
and time
 Typically require a
support team
Resource Ownership
(Owning equipment)
 Based
on Discovery
 Based on the
needs of a business
 PASS
 Flexibility in hours
and time
MELISSA KULIK
A woman motivated by money!
I LOVE…
+ my cats and dog
+ working at TJ Maxx
+ shopping
+ doing laundry
+ eating different ethnic
foods
+ reading
+ going to the movies
+ make up and
fragrances
+ listening to Katy Perry
and Britney Spears.
+ plants that are
carnivorous
+ playing the game
Apples to Apples.
+ swimming.
+ computer games.
THINGS I DO EVERY WEEK
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Laundry
Going to the movies
Going to the library
Shopping
Walking
Feeding my pets
Helping clean the house
Working at TJ Maxx every
other week
• Working with my respite
worker two days a week
• Biking
SKILLS THAT I’M GOOD AT
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Using the internet
Facebook/Social Networks
Self advocating
Very straight forward
Clear speech
Good on my Ipad
Computer games
Laundry/House work
Art
Organizing (filing and
sorting)
• Following directions
WORK TRAINING/VOLUNTEERING
TJ Maxx-Paid Employment
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Unpack shipments
Tag the garments
Filing
Sort numbers for the hangers
Search for lost clothing
Staybridge Suites-Training
• Vacuuming/Cleaning
• Window washing
• Set up Breakfast Buffet
Manor Care- Training
• Food Preparation
• Kitchen duty
IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS
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Within my community. (Highland Park/Deerfield)
No loud or sudden noises
No kids
Respectful co-workers
Mid Morning/Afternoon start
Soft background noise
Predictability
Scheduled breaks
Behind the scenes
VOCATIONAL THEMES
• Retail
• Clerical
• World cultures
Melissa’s Employment with Hot Cakes
• Works 3 days per week
• Started working 2 hours, 3 days
a week and after 1 month
increased her work by 30
minute increments
Tasks: packages containers for the
baked goods.
Transportation: mom drives her
there and her personal support
worker picks her up.
Natural Supports: Melissa is able
to ask the owner, manager, or her
“go to” co-worker if she needs any
help
Current Job Coach Status: in
building, out of eye sight for an
hour of Melissa’s shift. Just a
check-in every hour.
Contact Information
 Emily
Raming
[email protected]
 Jill
Young
[email protected]
 Marsie
Frawley
[email protected]