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Supported
Employment Services
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RCI’s
Community Services provides services for adults (18+) in both individual
Supported Employment (ISE) and
Group Supported Employment (GSE).
Funding for these services are provided through DVR, DOH State General
Funds and the DD Medical Waiver.
Individuals that choose supported employment have uniquely created
action steps with outcomes that enhance the employment process and their opportunities
to employment in our community. Processes utilized throughout the supported
employment process include the following:
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Work
Assessments
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Accomplished
by identifying individual work skills and strengths, before and after
realization of employment.
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Job
Exploration & Development
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Accomplished
by creating unique strategies and plans for each individual based on
their needs and talents.
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Employment
Realization
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Accomplished
as each individual realizes official non-sheltered employment.
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Job
Coaching
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Provided
upon job placement to support each individual’s goal for successive
employment.
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Follow-Up
Services
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Provided
assessments regularly and available indefinitely.
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Benefits
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- High DVR (Dept
of Vocational Rehabilitation) referral rates.
- Full-time job
developers to support the individual.
- Individual
supported employment and group employment sites.
- Transportation
to and from potential employment sites during job development.
- Resume
Development for each individual.
- Interview
skills enhancement and training for each individual.
- Job sampling
to ensure abilities and desires.
- Work
assessments to determine skills and strengths to support finding the
right employment opportunities.
- High Placement
rates.
- Job Coaching
for hands-on training and support.
- On-going
follow-up and support for placed individuals.
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Current
Employment Sites Where RCI Supported Employment Individuals Work
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Albertson’s
Supermarkets, Albuquerque Public Schools
Administration, Babies R’ Us, Ethicon Endosurgery (Johnson &
Johnson), Federal Courthouse , High Desert , Hollywood Video, Kirtland Air
Force Base , K-Mart, Pizza Hut , Sears,
Smiths Drug Stores, Southern Wine & Spirits of New Mexico, State
of New Mexico, Supply One, Tri-Core Reference Labs , Wal-Mart, and Wendy’s.
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For
more information about our CAREER Discovery services please contact the RCI
Community Services Department at 505-255-5501.
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RCI Inc. All Right Reserved
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