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Qualifications
Must be referred by Department of Vocation Rehabilitation
and be 18 years or over .
Concerned
Citizens
began in 1979 as a parent group concerned with providing
services to children with disabilities. It has become a
Social Service agency dedicated to quality care for not only
children and adults with disabilities but with senior
citizens.
Staff
are carefully screened and trained in providing the highest
quality of service for each individual need. They are
required to have a food handler’s permit, First Aid, CPR and
AIDs training, a TB test. Job Development and retention
training.
Supervisors
are trained in assessing individual need, crisis
intervention, mediation, developmental disabilities, and
behavior management
Services
Your DVR counselor will give you choices of agencies that
can help you get a job.
We
can help with:
Assessments:
helping you find the strengths you have to find a job that
you will be successful in.
Job Preparation:
trying out a job with support so that you have the best
opportunity for success.
Job Placement:
Actually helping you find a job that suits your skill level.
Job Training:
Staying with you on the job to help you learn the tasks that
are required of you.
Job Retention:
Checking in with you periodically to help you work out any
problems before they become an issue with your job.
Concerned Citizens,
This
program is short term; it is not designed to offer long-term
support in a job. I is possible you may qualify for
long-term support through County funding if necessary.
We will help you identify interests and goals that will help
connect you to jobs in your community.
We will advocate for you and support you in learning and
retaining a job.
We will
help you to identify other forms of support such as family,
friends, and co-workers to increase your success.
It is
important that you participate in the planning and
identified activities in order to get the best possible
benefits of this program. Finding and activating a support
system is one of the most important things we can offer you
to insure that your success is not limited to paid supports
Communication with your provider and your team is critical
to the success of the program.
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