Services for job seekers
Pre-Employment Services
Pre-employment services focus on career awareness, exploration and planning. Pre-employment services include the assessment of strengths and the exploration of interests. These services can be provided by various county agencies. The Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities can assist in linking potential job seekers with pre-employment services.
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Employment Services
Assessment
Employment services start with an assessment of a job seeker's interests, preferences, skills, strengths and goals.
Plan Development
Once an initial assessment has been completed, a community employment coordinator will assist the job seeker in developing an employment plan with a focus on individual strengths and interests. The plan will include coordination of the services needed to prepare the job seeker for successful employment.
Plan Content and Implementation
The employment plan may entail the following service provisions:
Additional Assessments
- Additional assessments may include work incentive planning (WIP) which entails an analysis of benefits.
- Other assessments such as a community based assessment (CBA) may be indicated in order to get a detailed analysis of strengths, skills and areas in which improvement can be made.
Career Exploration
- Career exploration focuses on awareness of interests and understanding of employment opportunities.
Job Readiness Training
- Job readiness training focuses on employer expectations and appropriate work behavior.
Resume Writing
Job Application Completion Training
Interview Training
Customized Job Placement
- Customized job placement entails finding jobs that fit the job seeker's skills and strengths.
Job Coaching
- Job coaching provides one-on-one instruction to assist the job seeker in learning the job tasks and to adjust to the work environment.
On The Job Supports
- On the job supports provide further assistance to the job seeker in adjusting to the work environment.
Job Fair Participation
Boot Camp
- The Direct Link boot camp helps to prepare job seekers for employment by focusing on employer expectations, appropriate work behavior, interviewing techniques, effective resume writing and accurate job application completion.
Volunteer Opportunities
Plan Monitoring
The employment coordinator will monitor the progress of the job seeker throughout the employment process. The employment coordinator may provide on-going supports, depending on the eligibility status of the job seeker, at the request of the job seeker.
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Follow-Along Services
Follow-along services consist of the following categories:
On-going Job Support (Job Retention)
Job holders are typically supported for 90 days after hire. The on-going supports focus on job maintenance and retention.
On-going Monitoring
On-going monitoring may be available to job seekers who are eligible for county board of developmental disabilities' services. On-going monitoring involves occasional to frequent contacts with the job holder in accordance to the needs of the job holder.
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Transition Services
Transition services are available through the Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities for students who have either completed their educational services or will be completing their educational services in the near future. The transition services entail consultation, guidance and planning with regard to adult life and the world of work. A transition specialist is available to assist students, parents, caregivers and school districts with regard to the available resources and how to access those resources. The transition specialist is also available to assist IEP teams with individualized education planning.
The TCBDD transition team also works in collaboration with the school districts in Trumbull County in preparing students for work by sending job coaches to assist with job training programs within the schools.
The transition team is also available to provide in-services in the areas of soft skills, expected work behavior and job exploration as well as community based work experiences.
additional transition services
Direct Link provides opportunities for job seekers to participate in volunteer activities and a job seeker boot camp. Volunteer activities give the student an opportunity to work in an actual work setting under the guidance of an experienced job coach. Job seeker boot camp gives the student the opportunity to learn about employer expectations, appropriate work behaviors, how to create a resume, how to complete a job application and how to prepare for an interview.
The Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities provides additional transition services through the Community Integrated Training for Employment (CITE) program. The CITE program is a transition to work program that provides real life work experiences for students to better prepare them for transition into adulthood.
There are services available through other county and state programs as well. Click on the link buttons below to learn more: