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1/17/17 INCREASING INDEPENDENCE A Collaborative Experience with Hampton Inn and ESU 13 A TRUE COOPERATIVE VENTURE! A MULTI-STEP PROCESS 5) Post- 1) Job Employment Posting Focus Group 2) 4) Work Application Experience and and Support Interview 3) Pre- Employment Training 1

1/17/17 JOB APPLICATION AND INTERVIEWS Students were Students called and Completed interviews Applications were set up Students Interviewed and were rated on an Interview Rubric PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING Social Skills Employment Safety Lesson/ Paperwork Lessons/ and Payroll Circles Workplace Forms (I-9 Program Safety and W-4) Appropriate Disclosure Taxes Guest/Personal Safety Social Security Guest Services Spills, Trips, and Falls Payroll Dates Lifting and Ladders 2

1/17/17 WORKPLACE VISIT Toured the Received Shirts Hotel Met the Staff WORK EXPERIENCE 9 Students Were 3 Support Staff Some students paired with were available if were paired with Hampton Staff necessary other students to when possible and developed leadership skills 9 POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL 4-6 HOUR SHIFTS Cart Stocker and Laundry Support Laundry Support Assistant Breakfast Bar Attendant Housekeeping Assistant Room Detailing Maintenance Assistant 3

1/17/17 DETAILS….. Mileage Grant covered Students paid Reimbursement or ESU payroll $9.00 /hour Bus Tokens-No expenses Transportation Students were Staff wages and Grant purchased a required to bring payroll expenses shirt for each their own paid through student snack/lunch grant INTERVENTIONS USED Social Thinking Curriculum….One Sided Sid, Expected Behaviors in the Workplace Taught Isometrics and Regulation Strategies Allowed students the “dignity of risk” Created Visual Schedules and Task Lists Used IPAD task lists to increase independence Modeling, Role Playing, Scenarios Manner Support EVALUATIONS Student Self Assessment of Skills Career Standards Rubric Pre and Post Monitoring Weekly of Tardy Time on and Task Absences Analysis 4

1/17/17 ATTENDANCE AND TIME ON TASK Absences and Tardy Time on Task Observations 1.2 120 1 100 0.8 80 0.6 60 0.4 40 0.2 20 0 0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 Absence Tardy Beginning TOT End TOT POSITIVE GROWTH NEBRASKA CAREER READINESS STANDARDS RUBRIC Problem Solving Leadership Anticipating What to Do Next/Taking Initiative Supported Co- Communication workers Initiated the next Using Social task Paraphrasing what they need to Cues and Non- Using Professional Language do Verbal Cues to Worked as a vital Anticipate Steps part of the team INDEPENDENCE 5

1/17/17 FRIENDSHIPS AND TEAMWORK PROBLEM SOLVING STUDENT OPINIONS/FOCUS GROUP 6

1/17/17 STUDENT OPINIONS/FOCUS GROUP “ Don’t butter coat it when we make a mistake” “Tell us what we did wrong so we can fix it, don’t’ just fix it for us” “More positive encouragement would have been nice, I felt like a machine” “I was shy when Pam watched me at first, and I am not shy now!” “Do you think they would hire me at Hampton Inn after this is done?” AREAS OF GROWTH FOR STAFF Develop and Encourage Students to use a Signature Have students sign a work contract! If a job doesn’t fit, don’t be afraid to switch it Increase pre-teaching on appropriate social behavior in the workplace as a pre-employment lesson Offer the dignity of risk…….they want to fix their mistakes Allow them to be independent, they will fly without support Use more positive encouragement and fade out to meet common workplace standards Increase video modeling…..videos work (i.e. safety video) IF WE DID IT AGAIN…… Stagger Start Times! Possibly add another location to meet interests When a job is carved, ensure it is enough work for a shift Offer shorter shifts for students who have never worked 7