a. To assist students with developmental disabilities to develop a Transition Portfolio to include an employment resume with detailed action steps/timelines that will serve as a transition tool towards the advancement of the individual’s pathway to employment and as an aid in the implementation of matching program clients to appropriate employment services in the community.
b. To provide internal job development: examine existing open positions and determine their applicability for Project SEARCH students; and determine high turnover, entry level support positions, or other applicable positions for proactive job analysis, and recommend pre-screened applicants to Jefferson Health Care.
c. To assure that the internship sites teach marketable, competitive skills and transfer to open jobs in the community.
d. To work with participating Hospital departments and other host businesses to identify intern work site opportunities for students with developmental disabilities and to perform job analyses.
e. To assist with education and training to Jefferson Healthcare employees regarding supporting people with disabilities in the workplace as necessary. To assist with public relation activities to promote Jefferson Healthcare and the Project SEARCH program.
f. To provide the Project SEARCH curriculum to students with developmental disabilities- the curriculum will include: attendance, proper grooming and hygiene, healthy eating/diet, first impressions, interviewing skills, positive attitude and appropriateness in the work place, employment safety and confidentiality, employment portfolio development, mock interviews and future vocational goals based on skills, abilities and areas of interest. B. Definitions
1. Project SEARCH Transition Services are:
- for transition students with developmental disabilities who are between the ages of 18-21 years;
- for transition students with developmental disabilities who need intensive and/or extended education, training and support services to perform work in the community;
performed at locations that are typical employment sites for non disabled persons (not in businesses or locations where the primary purpose is to provide employment or work training for individuals with disabilities);
performed at a participating community business during the school year where three to four intern rotating work site opportunities (each site having each student intern once) are developed.
