Blindness Support Services, Inc.
3696 Beatty Drive, Suite A
Riverside, CA 92506
Phone: 951/341-9244
Fax: 951/341-6335
info@blindnesssupport.com
Blindness Support Services, Inc.
3696 Beatty Drive, Suite A
Riverside, CA 92506
951/341-9244 Fax: 951/341-6335
info@blindnesssupport.com
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DEPARTMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
The major objective of the Department of Employment Services at BSS is designed to assist the consumer to make well informed choices which will open pathways to more lucrative employment opportunities, increased productivity and independent lives.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Employment Preparation Job Development and Placement is a program designed to assist persons who are blind/visually impaired to identify, obtain and maintain employment commensurate with their vocational, social, psychological and medical needs and their abilities. The program is a package of individualized services that are divided into two segments that assist job ready consumers to obtain and retain competitive employment in their field of interest
A. Employment Preparation
1. Employment Preparation Services prepare consumers for job seeking activities. This segment will offer the consumer the supportive services that will increase their chances of achieving gainful employment. A full-time Career Specialist will staff this segment. Consumers will be expected to attend class 3 hours per day for at least three days a week on an on-going basis.
SERVICES WILL INCLUDE:
Job Identification
Job Exploration techniques
Application and Resume Preparation
Interviewing Skills
Work Incentive Programs
B. Job Development and Placement
Job Development and Placement Services identify a specific job opening(s) which are appropriate for each consumer based upon their documented work experience and/or educational background. Following satisfactory completion of segment 1, consumers will enter the job development and placement segment offered through this agency. Exploration of vocational objectives and opportunities will be a joint effort between the Consumer and a full-time Job Developer. Consumers will be provided help in the selection of the appropriate job according to the consumer's needs, achieved level of skill and desired vocational goals. Assistance will be provided in:
Job search
Setting up interviews
Arranging transportation to and from potential employment sites.
This segment of the program will be approached in an assertive manner to acquire gainful employment for our blind/visually impaired consumers. These services identified are geared to increase the DOR Consumer's chances of obtaining and maintaining employment consistent with their preferences and Individual Plan for Employment.
Department for Employment Services