Employment Services
CSN's employment services provide people with the necessary opportunities and supports to become meaningfully employed. Programs include supported education, job seeking and retention skills training, job placement and coaching, and member operated businesses. To make a referral, complete an Inter-Agency Referral Form.
Career Exploration - Assists individuals in making informed vocational choices. Employment Specialists introduce participants to one or more different jobs/careers in industries of their choice.
Community Employment Services (Long-Term Supported Employment) - Provides paid work opportunities at a variety of community-based locations for small groups of individuals unable to maintain employment without full-time, long-term support. Work skill development, transportation services, socialization skills training, and instruction in adult daily living skills.
Computer and Office Support Skills Training - Provides hands-on training in a variety of computer applications and clerical functions. The program is designed to prepare individuals for competitive employment in the clerical/computer fields or to assess their potential to benefit from further training and/or education toward employment in the field.
Greenbrier - Provides a small group of individuals with paid work opportunities in a horticulture setting. Work skills development, transportation services, socialization skill training and instruction in attending to adult daily living skills.
Individually Developed Employment Assistance (IDEA) - Provides individuals with psychiatric disabilities an array of services leading up to and including competitive employment. Assistance with job seeking skills, job development and placement, and coaching services. Resources from other programs (i.e. vocational evaluations) also available.
Job Coaching - Supports the successful transition to and retention of employment. The job coach assists individuals in learning new tasks and adjusting to the work environment OR provides support outside of the workplace.
Job Placement Services - Provides assistance to individual in securing competitive employment in their pre-determined area of skill and interest. Job leads, information and planning for the interview, feedback from the interview, transportation to/from the interview, job counseling and support. Job coaches and employment specialists are available.
Job Seeking and Retention Skills Training - Provides instruction in attaining and retaining employment. Emphasis is placed on the methods employed in the job search, the resume, and the interview. A curriculum has been developed to cover the full spectrum of job seeking skills.
Senior Persons Involved in Community Enrichment - Provides retirement activities and support for individual who have made or are in the process of making the transition from work to retirement. Individuals are assisted in making connections with senior centers and activities in the community.
Situational Assessments - Provides a medium for career exploration when an individual is unsure of a vocational goal, an opportunity to confirm the appropriateness of an existing goal in a work setting, or the possibility of previewing the tasks of a job so that an individual can clarify a job goal. No cost to the employer A summary report is complete.
Supported Education - Assists individuals who wish to participated in post-secondary education offering leading to opportunities for employment in a chosen field. Educational counselors may be available and maximizing natural supports is encouraged.
Vocational Evaluation and Assessment Services - Provides on and off-site evaluations that can serve as general assessments of skill and/or specific evaluation of ability to function within a given work environment. Utilizes interest inventories and personal interviews. A summary report is completed.
The goal of the Career Development program is to provide on-going guidance and support to members in exploring and pursuing education, training and employment goals based on their preferences, interests, and strengths.
Education Individuals are encouraged to explore options and find success in learning environments of their choice. Educational opportunities include learning assessment and counseling, on site adult education GED classes and testing, tutoring, computer classes, and assistance and support in accessing post secondary education opportunities.
Community Employment Services are based on an individualized employment plan and the emphasis is on preparing individuals for competitive employment in the community and utilizing career development activities to promote recovery. Opportunities available include career exploration, benefits counseling, resume writing, mock interviews and job development, placement and coaching services.
Training Training opportunities are available for members interested in a comprehensive training program in preparation for employment through the internship program. Six month paid internships are offered through placement at on site paid internships in clerical, maintenance and food service, with structured curriculum, evaluations and certificates of completion, and at volunteer positions in the community.
Transitional Employment Placement (TEP) Opportunities are available for paid six month transitional employment placements with community employers. A TEP gives an individual an opportunity to try out a job in a supportive work environment.
Work Services Program - This program offers career planning and development services to assist persons with mental health issues in achieving their employment objectives. At this time the program has the capacity to serve 20 individuals by offering entitlement assessment, vocational interest inventories/career planning, job seeking skills instruction, job development, on-the-job support and follow-up. In this highly individualized program, each person receives services specifically tailored to meet his/her unique situation and set of needs.
SHP Vocational Program - This program offers vocational interest inventories/career planning, job seeking skills instruction, job development and follow-up services to adults working with the Supported Housing Program (see residential section). Also available are independent living skills training, job performance evaluation, case coordination, referral services and individual counseling. Services are continued based upon the individual's
need and their expressed desire to work.
Providing situational assessments, job development and job coaching. For all clients, goals are individually tailored to their interests, hopes and dreams.
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