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Jefferson Union High School District has a partnership with the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR). Transition Specialists and Training Assistants provide Self Advocacy Training, Work Based Learning and Work Place Readiness, for students who become clients in DOR. The partnership also includes access to a DOR Student Services counselor. In our case his name is Winston Louie. If you/your student becomes a client of the DOR, then Winston will work with the students individually and in small groups specifically on pursuing a job/career of interest. The DOR service will be in addition to the transition services provided in the IEP. It's a little extra specialized help navigating these systems. DOR services also come with a host of agency connections and career resources above and beyond current services.
EmpowerÂ
Self-advocacy training helps you build leadership skills, gain confidence in professional environments, and understand what you need to succeed in the workplace.
Build Knowledge & Confidence
Understand your rights at work
Learn your responsibilities at work
Learn about accommodations and supports and how to request them
Practice communicating thoughts, needs, and concerns
Build Connections & Leadership Skills
Participate in mentoring opportunities with educational staff or employees of businesses, boards, associations, or organizations
Participate in leadership activities
Conduct informational interview
Learn
Workplace readiness training helps you prepare for employment by learning good work habits and interpersonal skills, and developing independent living skills.
Good Work Habits & People Skills
Practice interviewing
Understand employer expectations
Strengthen communication and other soft skills needed for work
Develop social skills for the work
Financial & Independent Living Skills
Learn to search and apply for jobs
Learn ways to get to work
Develop money management skills
Learn what happens to SSI/SSDI benefits when you go to work
Find out how to live independently
Succeed
Work-based learning experiences offer a variety of ways to connect with local professionals and get real-world work experience.
Real-World Work ExperiencesÂ
Work experiences
Internships (paid or unpaid)
On-the-job training
Apprenticeships (informal)
Volunteer opportunities
Research & Connections
Informational interviews to research employers and different kinds of jobs
Work site tours to learn about industries, companies, and job skills
Job shadowing
Mentoring opportunities
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