ROLE OF EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST P R E S E N T A T I O N T O T H E S T R I D E B O A R D : D E C E M B E R 5 , 2 0 1 3
Employment Specialist assists the client to establish a clear job • goal and to develop an employment plan that will lead to competitive employment. In depth intake and assessment meeting to get to know the client, • their strengths, needs and barriers to employment. Create employment plan which outlines the responsibilities for • the Client and the Employment Specialist. Employment Plan will focus on the client's strengths and how • barriers to employment will be overcome.
Determine if client is ODSP-ES Retention support • • eligible Negotiation with Employers • Create employment plan (Wage Subsidies, • Accommodations, Modified Counseling and support • Duties, etc.) Résumé and Cover letter • Marketing of program to development • potential clients Interview preparation and mock • Marketing of program to interviews • employers Referral to other services • Assessments (OCAN, D.I.C.E, • Job development Workplace Assessment, BESI, • etc.) Securing Volunteer placements • and unpaid work trials Building positive relationships • with employers in the Job Coaching • community
High levels of Client securing • • administrative tasks competitive Lack of follow up by client • employment Length of ODSP-ES • process and attaining Receiving great • authorizations feedback from Finding receptive employers • employers Supporting client to Negative attitudes and • • stigma surrounding achieve their goals mental health issues and move along the recovery path
STRIDE referral received May 7, 2013 - Woman in her late 30’s, diagnosed with • schizoaffective disorder. Articulate, experienced in child care and cleaning. Had not worked in 3 years. Client identified her employment barriers as the following: large gap in work history and lack of updated resume. Employment Specialist assisted with ODSP-ES application. ODSP-ES • authorization received May 22, 2013. Developed employment plan, re-designed résumé, created cover letters. ES coached and supported client to approach local employers. After client secured competitive employment, ES and client stayed in regular contact through phone communication and face to face meetings. Outcome: client secured child minding position on July 5, 2013 at a local gym. • ODSP-ES placement was achieved in September 2013. Client remains in this position and is satisfied with current employment status. Client is in the retention phase and continues to receive support from ES.
ODSP-ES authorization received June 15, 2012. Man in his mid 50’s, • diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and heart health issues (client had heart attack in 2011). Client was intelligent and had worked as a home renovator for several years. Client identified his employment barriers as the following: feelings of anxiety and an inability to work on physically demanding jobs. Employment Specialist developed employment plan, created résumé and • cover letters. ES regularly assisted client with application process and approached several employers on client's behalf. Client required a high level of counseling support to deal with his fear of job searching and feelings of anxiety with regards to work. Client showed poor follow up on assigned tasks and self sabotaged at a number of interviews. Outcome: Client did not secure a job. Due to client’s lack of follow up and his • lack of motivation to work, client was discharged from the Employment Connections program in October 2013.
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