ACHIEVINGCIEBYENGAGINGSTAKEHOLDERSANDEMPLOYERS

Amy M. Gonzalez

Office of Disability Employment PolicyU.S. Department of Labor

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SESSIONOBJECTIVES• EmploymentFirstservicedeliveryapproach• IntegratedResourceTeams• LaborMarketInformationtoguideemployer

outreachandengagement• Effectivepracticestoengagepersonssupportedin

meaningfulintegratedactivitiesandcompetitiveintegratedemployment

• Effectivestrategiestoengageemployers

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EMPLOYMENTFIRSTTASKFORCEGOALS

• Alignexistingandnewservicedeliverysystemsandstrengthencoordinationtoincreaseemploymentopportunities

• BuildsharedcommunitycommitmenttoEmploymentFirstforindividualswithdisabilities

• Increasethenumberofbusinessesandemployersthroughoutthestatewhoactivelyseekandhirepeoplewithdisabilities

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EMPLOYMENTFIRSTTASKFORCEGOALS

• MakeTennesseeamodelpublicsectoremployerthroughactionstoemploymorepeoplewithdisabilitiesthroughpolicyandregulatorychange

• PreparestudentsinTennesseeschoolsforemploymentthroughouttheireducationandconnectthemtoessentialservices

6SERVICESTHATREFLECTTHEEMPLOYMENTFIRSTAPPROACH

• Enclaveorgroupworkisnot definedascompetitiveintegratedemployment

• 1job=1person• Everysingleaspectoftheserviceisintegrated• Atleastprevailingwage• Personsupportedhasarealvoiceandachoice inselectingthejob/servicetheydesire

7SERVICESTHATREFLECTTHEEMPLOYMENTFIRSTAPPROACH

• CompetitiveIntegratedEmployment,asdefinedintheWorkforceInnovationandOpportunityAct(WIOA)

• CustomizedEmployment,asalsodefinedinWIOA• SupportedEmployment• IndividualPlacementandSupport• Self-Employment• Discoveryorotherformsofexplorationthatarenotsegregated

8INTEGRATEDRESOURCETEAMS

Benefittojobseeker:• Providesopportunityto

addressmultiplechallengestoemploymentsimultaneouslywhilemakingservicesmoreefficient

• Bringsstakeholdersfrommultipleservicedeliverysystemstogetherforablendedholisticserviceapproach

Benefittoservicesystems:• Learnaboutpartnersystems

andhowtoleverageresources• Meetorexceedoutcome

measureswhilereducingstafftimeneededtoimplementserviceplans

• Shareemploymentoutcomeswithpartners

Involvesservicesystemcoordinationofservicesandleveragingfundinginordertomeettheneedsofanindividualjobseekerwithadisability.

9LABORMARKETINFORMATIONTOENGAGEEMPLOYERS

• Includesqualitativeandquantitativedataandanalysisrelatedtoemploymentandtheworkforce

• Assistsindividualstomakeinformedchoiceswhenselectingcareeroptions

• Helpscreatedata-drivenprogramsandtargetedmarketingtoemployers

10LABORMARKETINFORMATIONTOENGAGEEMPLOYERS

Step1:Identifyrelevantemploymenttrends

Step2:Identifyreal-timelabormarkettrends

Step3:Understandwagevariation

Step4:Measurelocaltrainingcapacity

Step5:Workwithemployerstoverifydemand

Step6:Useevidencetomakeprogramdecisions

Step7:Measureresults

Step8:Maketheprocesssystematic

11LABORMARKETINFORMATIONTOENGAGEEMPLOYERS

Bringstakeholderstogetherto

evaluateearlydemonstration

projects

Getfeedbackfrom

championemployers

ModifyaccordinglyImplement!

Trackoutcomes,orlackthereof

12EFFECTIVEPRACTICESTOENGAGEPERSONSSUPPORTEDININTEGRATEDACTIVITIESANDCIE

• Discovery– Deepdiveintolearningmoreaboutapersonsupported

• Volunteering• TrialWorkExperience• JobShadowing• Bettercomprehensionof“conditionsforemployment”• Learningmoreaboutaparticularcareerfieldsoastomakeaninformedchoiceaboutthejobdutiesrequiredforthedesiredjob.

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EFFECTIVEPRACTICESTOENGAGEPERSONSSUPPORTEDININTEGRATEDACTIVITIESANDCIE

• CustomizedEmployment– Individualizeddeterminationofstrengths,needsandinterestsofaperson

– Designedtomeetthespecificabilitiesofanindividualandthebusinessneedsofanemployercarriedoutthroughflexiblestrategies.

– Meetsaperson’suniqueneeds– Meetsanemployer’sbusinessneeds

14EFFECTIVEPRACTICESTOENGAGEPERSONSSUPPORTEDININTEGRATEDACTIVITIESANDCIE

Discoveryprocess

CustomizedEmploymentPlanning

PlanModification

CustomizedEmploymentServices

CustomizedJob Follow-Along

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EFFECTIVESTRATEGIESTOENGAGEEMPLOYERS• Befamiliarwiththetypeofbusiness

– Whatistheirproduct?– Whodotheyserve?– Howcansomeoneyousupporthelpmeettheirbusinessneeds?

• Doyourhomeworkbeforeapproachingtheemployer• Establishrapport– it’sallaboutrelationships• Helptheemployerunderstandthatmeetingtheirbusiness

needsisyourtoppriority!• Becreative• Havefun

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RESOURCES

• U.S.DOL,OfficeofDisabilityEmploymentPolicyhttps://www.dol.gov/odep/#

• DataandResourcestoInspireaVisionofEmploymentdataplatformhttp://employmentfirst.leadcenter.org/

• U.S.DOL,OfficeofDisabilityEmploymentPolicy,NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonthhttps://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/ndeam/

• TheLEADCenter,http://www.leadcenter.org/• WorkforceGPS,DisabilityEmploymentInitiative

https://dei.workforcegps.org/

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QUESTIONS

18CONTACTINFORMATION

AmyM.Gonzalez,M.S.SeniorPolicyAdvisor,WorkforceSystemsPolicyTeamU.S.DepartmentofLabor,OfficeofDisabilityEmploymentPolicy200ConstitutionAve.NWWashington,DC20210Office:202-693-4921