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Supported Employment

Serving counties: Cayuga

Programs that find paid, meaningful work in a variety of community-based settings for people who have disabilities and which assign a "job coach" to work side-by-side with each client to interface with the employer and other employees, and provide training in basic job skills and work-related behaviors, assistance with specific tasks as needed and whatever other initial or ongoing support is required to ensure that the individual retains competitive employment. Included are individual placement models in which a job coach works on-the-job with a single individual and group models such as enclaves (which are self-contained work units of people needing support) and mobile work crews, in which a group of workers with disabilities receives continuous support and supervision from supported employment personnel. In the enclave model, groups of people with disabilities are trained to work as a team alongside employees in the host business supported by a specially trained on-site supervisor, who may work either for the host company or the placement agency. A variation of the enclave approach is called the "dispersed enclave" and is used in service industries (e.g., restaurants and hotels). Each person works on a separate job, and the group is dispersed throughout the company. In the mobile work crew model, a small team of people with disabilities works as a self-contained business and undertakes contract work such as landscaping and gardening projects. The crew works at various locations in a variety of settings within the community under the supervision of a job coach.

Found 3 resources (displaying 3)

Thru: Aurora of Central New York

Eligibility:
Ages 21 or older with hearing or visual impairments.
Languages:
American Sign Language
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Aurora of Central New York

1065 James Street
Syracuse, NY

Thru: Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc.

Eligibility:
Age 18 or older. People with disabilities or a history of employment challenges. Meet the requirements of VESID or ACCES​/VR, Office of Mental health or CBVH.
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Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc.

217 Genesee Street
Suite 14
Auburn, NY

Hours:
Varies. Call for information.

Thru: New York State Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services ACCES-VR

Eligibility:
Individuals with disabilities that present barriers to employment and who have the potential to work; some services are contingent upon economic need, call for details.
Languages:
American Sign Language, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Italian, Russian, Chinese

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