COMMUNI T Y WORK F ORCE SOL UT I ONS E MPOWE RI NG PE OPL E . PROMOT I NG I NDE PE NDE CE . COMMUNI T Y WORK F ORCE SOL UT I ONS Co mmunity Re ha b ilita tio n Pro g ra m fo unde d in 1964. Pro vide e mplo yme nt a nd c o mmunity inte g ra tio n se rvic e s in Wa ke , Va nc e , Gra nville , F ra nklin, a nd Wa rre n Co untie s. Ope ra te Ga te wa y Club ho use , a pro g ra m fo r individua ls with b ra in injurie s, fo unde d in 2010.
T RANSI T I ON T O E MPL OYME NT WHAT I S CURRE NT L Y OF F E RE D Vo c a tio na l E va lua tio n Suppo rte d E mplo yme nt Pro je c t SE ARCH Culina ry T ra ining Pre -E mplo yme nt T ra nsitio n Se rvic e s VOCAT I ONAL E VAL UAT I ON Vo c a tio na l Re ha b ilita tio n funde d Go a ls: T o c o nfirm/ ide ntify a ppro pria te jo b g o a ls I de ntify stre ng ths a nd/ o r b a rrie rs to e mplo yme nt Ma ke re c o mme nda tio ns a b o ut o the r se rvic e s/ tra ining I nte nde d to b e a time -limite d se rvic e
SUPPORT E D E MPL OYME NT Vo c a tio na l Re ha b ilita tio n funde d initia lly I nc lude s jo b de ve lo pme nt a nd pla c e me nt a ssista nc e Co mple ting a pplic a tio ns a nd I nte rvie wing skills Onc e e mplo yme nt o b ta ine d, jo b c o a c hing pro vide d to he lp le a rn jo b dutie s/ se t up a c c o mmo da tio ns Co mple ting o rie nta tio n pa pe rwo rk/ pro c e ss fo r no n-re a de rs T a sk list Pic ture sc he dule Wa tc h with a la rm fo r re minde rs to ta ke / c o me b a c k fro m b re a ks L ONG T E RM VOCAT I ONAL SUPPORT K e y c o mpo ne nt o f Suppo rte d E mplo yme nt Se rvic e Suppo rts individua ls with mo re sig nific a nt ne e ds in ma inta ining e mplo yme nt F unde d via sing le stre a m funding o r 1915 (b )(c ) wa ive r On a ve ra g e suppo rt 45 – 50 pe o ple pe r ye a r with this se rvic e
PROJE CT SE ARCH Busine ss-le d c o lla b o ra tio n tha t e na b le s yo ung a dults with disa b ilitie s to g a in a nd ma inta in e mplo yme nt thro ug h tra ining a nd c a re e r e xplo ra tio n I ndividua ls pa rtic ipa te in thre e te n-we e k inte rnships a t a lo c a l ho st b usine ss site whic h is c urre ntly DHHS - Dix c a mpus I n a dditio n to the inte rnships, the re is a c la ssro o m c o mpo ne nt with a n instruc to r fro m Wa ke T e c h T ra ine d sta ff a ssist with jo b de ve lo pme nt, jo b c o a c hing , a nd fo llo w-up se rvic e s upo n g ra dua tio n o r sho rtly b e fo re PROJE CT SE ARCH F Y 16-17 OUT COME S 100% o f tho se tha t g ra dua te d b e c a me e mplo ye d Ave ra g e Ho urly Wa g e : $9.93 Ave ra g e Ho urs pe r We e k Wo rke d : 22
PROJE CT SE ARCH CUL I NARY T RAI NI NG Pro vide d in c o njunc tio n with Wa ke T e c h Co mmunity Co lle g e T hre e industry-re c o g nize d c e rtific a te s a va ila b le K itc he n Co o k Ce rtific a tio n Re sta ura nt Se rve r Ce rtific a tio n Se rvSa fe F o o d Ha ndle r Ce rtific a tio n Co nc lude s with a n e mplo ye r b runc h pre pa re d b y the stude nts
CUL I NARY T RAI NI NG OUT COME S T hre e c la sse s he ld with 26 stude nts tra ine d E mplo ye rs hiring g ra dua te s Ha mpto n I nn Ho lly Hill Ho spita ls L uc ky 32 Sa m’ s Club CUL I NARY T RAI NI NG OUT COME S “Je ssic a is still with us a nd do ing a g o o d jo b a nd ha s b e e n impro ving o ve r the la st fe w mo nths!” L uc ky 32, F e b rua ry 2018
AN E MPL OYE R’ S PE RSPE CT I VE Che f Gre g g Ha mm Pre side nt/ E xe c utive Che f, Che f Ha mm I nc . E xe c utive Dire c to r Ce ntra l Ca ro lina Culina ry I nstitute , CCCC A SUCCE SS ST ORY K e ith is a g ra dua te o f the ho spita lity a nd the c ulina ry tra ining pro g ra ms.
A SUCCE SS ST ORY K e ith is le a rning ma ny thing s while wo rking , b ut the mo st impo rta nt thing he is ta king fro m wo rk is so c ia liza tio n. K e ith is slo w to wa rm up to pe o ple so kno c king o n do o rs a nd b e ing a b le to sa y “Ho use ke e ping ” in a c le a r lo ud vo ic e b e fo re e nte ring wa s a c ha lle ng e . I t to o k a fe w we e ks, b ut no w he wa lks up to the do o rs with c o nfide nc e . Re c e ntly, K e ith ha s b uilt up his c o nfide nc e a nd is a b le to a ppro a c h ho te l pa tro ns a nd a sk q ue stio ns like “I s the re a nyo ne e lse in the b a thro o m? ” While this ma y se e m like a sma ll thing , a ppro a c hing pe o ple he do e s no t kno w a nd initia ting c o nve rsa tio n is a hug e ste p in pro g re ss with his c o mmunic a tio n. We a re pro ud to ha ve b e e n a pa rt o f K e ith’ s jo urne y b ut e ve n mo re pro ud o f K e ith fo r wo rking ha rd to o ve rc o me his c ha lle ng e s a nd g a in full-time e mplo yme nt. His suc c e ss is a dire c t re sult o f his ha rd wo rk a nd the c o lla b o ra tio n b e twe e n Wa ke T e c h a nd CWS A SUCCE SS ST ORY Whe n I inte rvie we d Ke ith fo r the first time , he was ve ry quie t and ne rvo us as mo st applic ants are . At first, I was a bit c o nc e rne d abo ut ho w he wo uld inte rac t with c o -wo rke rs and/ o r his supe rviso rs o n a daily basis be ing that he was so quie t and we are in the ho spitality industry. My c o nc e rns we re sho rt-live d as I saw K e ith gro w in c o nfide nc e and skills in a sho rt pe rio d o f time . H e is dilige nt in his daily ro utine and se e ms to lo o k fo rward to c o ming to wo rk e ve ryday. H e e ve n re minde d me that it was his birthday a fe w we e ks ago ! Re se arc h sho ws that e mplo ye rs with pre vio us e xpe rie nc e in hiring individuals with disabilitie s are mo re like ly to do it again! I fe e l that if we lo o k be yo nd o ur fe ar o f the unkno wn and give individuals an o ppo rtunity, we may surprise o urse lve s. I have fo und this e xpe rie nc e is no t o nly re warding fo r the individuals with disabilitie s but fo r the e mplo ye rs as we ll. E liza b e th Ga rc ia , Dire c to r o f Huma n Re so urc e s Winwo o d Ho spita lity Gro up
CHAL L E NGE S AND OPPORT UNI T I E S F unding fo r suppo rte d e mplo yme nt I nc re a se d ra te s fo r L o ng T e rm Vo c a tio na l Suppo rt F unding fo r Pro je c t SE ARCH I nc re a se d ra te s to Co mmunity Re ha b ilita tio n Pro g ra m L a c k o f funding fo r pa rtne rships suc h a s Wa ke T e c h Ne e d funding me c ha nism fo r jo b c o a c h who suppo rts the instruc to r CHAL L E NGE S AND OPPORT UNI T I E S L a c k o f b e ne fits c o unse ling Be ing a ddre sse d via Pre -E mplo yme nt T ra nsitio n Se rvic e s F a mily e duc a tio n Be ne fits c o unse ling a nd e a rly disc ussio n o f e mplo yme nt in e duc a tio na l se tting s Ho urs o f the da y invo lve d in struc ture d a c tivity Alte rna tive se rvic e s o r c o lla b o ra tio n with c o mmunity c o lle g e s
CHAL L E NGE S AND OPPORT UNI T I E S Unc e rta inty o f funding fo r L o ng T e rm Vo c a tio na l Suppo rts a nd o the r se rvic e s a ime d a t suppo rting e mplo yme nt fo r individua ls with I / DD Re sto ra tio n o f sing le stre a m funding Diffic ulty in o ffe ring pro g ra ms in rura l c o untie s F le xib ility to b e mo re c re a tive in pro viding ta ilo re d se rvic e s Co lla b o ra tio n o n tra nspo rta tio n so lutio ns WHAT T YPE S OF JOBS DO PE OPL E GE T Pro duc tio n Assista nt L e a d T e a c he r Orde r Pulle r Dining Ro o m Atte nda nt Ho use ke e pe r Ca shie r Re c e ptio nist F o o d Se rvic e Wo rke r Pe rso na l Ca re Aide Asse mb le r Wa re ho use Wo rke r Custo me r Se rvic e Re pre se nta tive Ma inte na nc e Wo rke r L a undry Atte nda nt Shipping a nd Re c e iving Cle rk Dishwa she r Pha rma c y Se rvic e Re pre se nta tive
E MPL OYE R SAMPL I NG Ara ma rk Sunnyb ro o k Re ha b ilita tio n Ma ria Pa rha m Ho spita l Pla ne t F itne ss Qua lity I nn No rth Ca ro lina Sta te Unive rsity Ha mpto n I nn ACS Sta te He a lthc a re Mc Do na ld’ s Ba ile y F a rms Pe a c e Co lle g e L uc ky 32 Re vlo n L o we ’ s Ho me I mpro ve me nt Pub lix T a rg e t I nde pe nde nc e Villa g e L o we s F o o ds Ca fé Ca ro lina F o o d L io n BJ’ s Wa re ho use K ro g e r E MPOWE RI NG PE OPL E . PROMOT I NG I NDE PE NDE NCE .
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