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Connections 2009Connections 2009Employers and Employers and Educators in Educators in
connection with connection with Vocational Vocational
RehabilitationRehabilitation
Leah Lobato, Employer Leah Lobato, Employer Relations Specialist, Utah Relations Specialist, Utah
State Office of Rehabilitation State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR)(USOR)
Work Ability UtahWork Ability UtahMedicaid Infrastructure Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Grant # 1QACMS030319# 1QACMS030319
What is Competitive What is Competitive Employment?Employment?
• Defined at the federal level as “work Defined at the federal level as “work that is performed on a full or part-that is performed on a full or part-time basis, averaging at least 20 time basis, averaging at least 20 hours per week for each pay period, hours per week for each pay period, and for which an individual is and for which an individual is compensated in accordance with the compensated in accordance with the Fair Standards Labor Act (FSLA)” Fair Standards Labor Act (FSLA)” (Federal Register, (Federal Register, August 1987, p. August 1987, p. 44368)44368)
ResourcesResources
• Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) – Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) – www.usor.utah.govwww.usor.utah.gov– Help people with disabilities prepare for Help people with disabilities prepare for
work and find a job so they can live more work and find a job so they can live more independently.independently.• Possible services:Possible services:
– Counseling and GuidanceCounseling and Guidance– Medical Services and TreatmentMedical Services and Treatment– Assistive Technology (AT)Assistive Technology (AT)– Training and EducationTraining and Education– Job PlacementJob Placement– Follow-up ServicesFollow-up Services– ETC. ETC.
Who May Be Eligible for VR Services?
• A person who has a verifiable physical, mental, or psychological disability, AND
• The Disability creates problems with getting or keeping a job, AND
• The person can benefit from services in terms of an employment outcome, AND
• The person requires VR services in order to be successfully employed.
VR Transition- Appropriate Referral
• For example, a school counselor might refer:– A student with a learning disability or
other type of disability served under Special Education
– A 504 student with a significant physical disability
– Any other student with a disability which affects their ability to work, including students with mental illness.
ResourcesResources• Work Ability Utah www.workabilityutah.orgWork Ability Utah www.workabilityutah.org
ResourcesResources
Work Ability CDWork Ability CD
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• Department of Labor– In Utah, The Department of Labor– In Utah, The Department of Workforce Services Department of Workforce Services (DWS) – (DWS) – www.jobs.utah.gov– We provide employment and support services for We provide employment and support services for
our customers to improve their economic our customers to improve their economic opportunitiesopportunities
Tips For Teens
Utah Careers with a FutureUtah Careers with a FutureeSkills – eSkills – www.jobs.utah.gov/eskillswww.jobs.utah.gov/eskills
Just for Youth – Just for Youth – www. www. justforyouth.utah.govjustforyouth.utah.gov
ResourcesResources
• Choose To WorkChoose To Work– A service to employers & individuals A service to employers & individuals
with disabilities provided cooperatively with disabilities provided cooperatively between The Utah State Office of between The Utah State Office of Rehabilitation and The Department of Rehabilitation and The Department of Workforce Services.Workforce Services.
– Provided through Employment Provided through Employment Specialists working to connect Specialists working to connect employers with job opportunities to job employers with job opportunities to job ready individuals with disabilitiesready individuals with disabilities
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• Disability MentoringDisability Mentoring– Promotes career development for students Promotes career development for students
and job seekers with disabilities through job and job seekers with disabilities through job shadowing and hands-on career exploration shadowing and hands-on career exploration ..
– Creates a pipeline of qualified workers from Creates a pipeline of qualified workers from which employers can recruit.which employers can recruit.
– Employers have an opportunity, as Employers have an opportunity, as volunteer mentors, to learn more about the volunteer mentors, to learn more about the experience of disability, assist students and experience of disability, assist students and job seekers to make career choices and job seekers to make career choices and offer internships.offer internships.
Employer NetworksEmployer Networks
• Active business connections built Active business connections built through relationships with employers.through relationships with employers.
• Employer’s who have made a Employer’s who have made a commitment to hiring and retaining commitment to hiring and retaining people with disabilities.people with disabilities.
• They are aware of USOR/VR services They are aware of USOR/VR services and the supports we can provide on and the supports we can provide on both the business side and client side.both the business side and client side.
Utah’s Employer NetworkUtah’s Employer Network
GENERAL POPULATIONGENERAL POPULATION• PWDNET (People With Disabilities Network) is a PWDNET (People With Disabilities Network) is a
resource available for employers to post job openings resource available for employers to post job openings and for job seekers to find those job openings. The and for job seekers to find those job openings. The purpose of this network is to link employers and job purpose of this network is to link employers and job seekers who have disabilities.seekers who have disabilities.
• Network employers have training and supports to Network employers have training and supports to understand how to recruit, hire and retain individuals understand how to recruit, hire and retain individuals with disabilities. They are dedicated to this qualified with disabilities. They are dedicated to this qualified workforce. Job Seekers can be confident the workforce. Job Seekers can be confident the employers have knowledge about disability issues and employers have knowledge about disability issues and understand accommodations within the entire understand accommodations within the entire employment process.employment process.
• For further information, contact Leah Lobato at (801) For further information, contact Leah Lobato at (801) 538-7964 or at 538-7964 or at [email protected]. .
www.usor.utah.gov
Upon opening categorizes by date postedUpon opening categorizes by date posted..
By clicking on any blue type you can change By clicking on any blue type you can change options.options.
Click on Job Title and list is alphabetized.Click on Job Title and list is alphabetized.
You can also sort by location and You can also sort by location and starting salary…starting salary…
ResourcesResources
•Career Preparation and Job FairsCareer Preparation and Job Fairs– Work Ability Career Preparation and Job Work Ability Career Preparation and Job
FairFair• Wednesday October 28, 2009 10:00 a.m. - Wednesday October 28, 2009 10:00 a.m. -
2:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.• Sanderson Center of the Deaf and Hard of Sanderson Center of the Deaf and Hard of
HearingHearing5709 South 1500 West Taylorsville, UT 841235709 South 1500 West Taylorsville, UT 84123
• Please Contact: Leah LobatoPlease Contact: Leah LobatoEmployer Relations SpecialistEmployer Relations Specialist(801) 538-7964 or email [email protected](801) 538-7964 or email [email protected]
How Can Students Best How Can Students Best Prepare?Prepare?
• Begin planning in High School for the Begin planning in High School for the transition to work.transition to work.– Use educators and natural supports for Use educators and natural supports for
assistance in identifying programs in their assistance in identifying programs in their high schools.high schools.• Use the IEP process to help make the Use the IEP process to help make the
connections and plans to facilitate the transition.connections and plans to facilitate the transition.
– Utilize agencies that assist in job Utilize agencies that assist in job identification and job services.identification and job services.
– Connect to employersConnect to employers– Be your own ADVOCATE!Be your own ADVOCATE!
What Can Families Do?What Can Families Do?
• Assist with identifying the Assist with identifying the appropriate employment to pursue.appropriate employment to pursue.
• Encourage your young adult to Encourage your young adult to assume household tasks, work part-assume household tasks, work part-time, and/or assume volunteer time, and/or assume volunteer positions.positions.
• Relate the “real world” to the “school Relate the “real world” to the “school world” – compare tasks at work to world” – compare tasks at work to tasks at school.tasks at school.
What Can Educators Do?What Can Educators Do?
• Provide a variety of work experiences for Provide a variety of work experiences for young adults while they are in high school.young adults while they are in high school.
• Discuss competitive employment at an early Discuss competitive employment at an early enough stage that timely and appropriate enough stage that timely and appropriate actions are taken to reach the goal.actions are taken to reach the goal.
• Think about how you run your classroom…Think about how you run your classroom…– You are the supervisor in your classroom.You are the supervisor in your classroom.– Can you model the class after the “working Can you model the class after the “working
world?”world?”
What Can Employers Do?What Can Employers Do?
• Connect to Schools, Teachers, etc to Connect to Schools, Teachers, etc to develop partnershipsdevelop partnerships
• Provide a variety of work experiences for Provide a variety of work experiences for young adults while they are in high young adults while they are in high school.school.
• Allow for opportunities for sampling of Allow for opportunities for sampling of competitive employment at an early competitive employment at an early enough stage that students, teachers and enough stage that students, teachers and family can have timely and appropriate family can have timely and appropriate actions to reach the goal.actions to reach the goal.
•Questions…Questions…
–Thank you for your Thank you for your time!time!
Contact InformationContact Information
Leah LobatoLeah LobatoEmployer Relations Specialist, USOREmployer Relations Specialist, USOR
1-800-473-75301-800-473-7530801-538-7964801-538-7964
250 E. 500 S./P.O. Box 144200250 E. 500 S./P.O. Box 144200Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
