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Information
on The Arc's Supported Employment Program
The community
has a right to know the qualifications of The Arc's Supported Employment
Staff and also detailed information about our track record in providing
this important service. To provide this information we have compiled this
Information Sheet so it can be shared with new referrals, families, service
providers or anyone who wants information about our Supported Employment
Services. (Also, please refer to the Supported Employment Handbook for
additional information).
The Arc of
Amador and Calaveras initiated Supported Employment Services in 1987.
We were one of the first programs in the state to offer this type of service
to people with developmental disabilities. Our Supported Employment Service
has always emphasized individual placement. We do not offer work on crews
through SEP (although this type of work is offered through our Community
Service component).
The following
facts are to provide you with information about our ability to deliver
top quality SEP Services:
- The Arc's
Management Team has well over 100 years of experience collectively in
providing vocational services to people with developmental disabilities.
- The Arc's
Executive Director has been with the organization since 1989 and has
been a Certified Vocational Evaluator for the past 25 years.
- The Arc's
Vocational Coordinator has 17 years of experience in placing people
with developmental disabilities in jobs. She has been with The Arc since
2001 has attended a variety of trainings on job placement, job coaching,
advocacy, benefits retention, transition planning, and team building.
- The two
primary Job Coaches at The Arc have a combined 15 years experience in
vocational programming for people with developmental disabilities. They
have attended trainings in benefits retention, job coaching, individual
program planning, advocacy, working with older adults, positive behavior
techniques, safety, transition planning, and creative communication
techniques.
- The Arc
has placed several hundred people in Supported Employment Individual
Placement positions since 1987. We have placed more people in more jobs
than any other program in the "Mountain" counties of Valley
Mountain Regional Center.
- We currently
have between 30 and 35 people working in Individual Placement jobs throughout
the year.
- 90% of
the people we have placed have retained their jobs for a year or more
(data from the last three years).
- Please
call Ileshia Knigge at 209-267-5978 (#31) to secure a copy of our Supported
Employment Program handbook.
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How
to Get Connected with The Arc's Services
To sign up for one of our services contact your case manager at
Valley
Mountain Regional Center at (209) 754-1871, or call our Directors
of Services at 267-5978 in Amador County (extension 29) or 754-4001
in Calaveras.
Remember, we can arrange for a family member or friend to help you
with the application process if you wish.
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