Employment

Use the following links to guide your transition from high school or post secondary education to the world of employment.

My next move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. The site has tasks, skills and salary information for more than 900 jobs.

Career one stop allows you to explore over 1000 careers. Additional services offered on this site include both a self-assessment and interest assessment.

Choices 360 is an online academic tool that allows students to explore careers and post secondary pathways to life after high school.

Career Link services all individuals in the areas of job assessment, job development and job placement. Branches are located throughout PA.

OVR provides vocational rehabilitation services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. OVR provides services to eligible individuals with disabilities, both directly and through a network of approved providers.

The Lowes/LIU outreach based partnership provides emplyment expereince in the field of logistics for students iwth disabilities. This expereince can lead to competive employment with Lowes and is typically completed towards the end of the sudents secondary educational experience.

This video shares ideas and strategies you can use today in providing remote work based learning expereinces /activities for studnets with disabilities while school and community access are severly restricted due to COVID-19.

This you tube video promotes a discussion of what makes a good advocate as well as how to advocate for yourself. It was presented at the Community on Transition Conference.

This is a user friendly checklist offered by PATTAN which addresses the skills necessary to maintain employment.

This website analyzes occupations by selecting from a list of desired job descriptions to view projected openings, learn what skills are needed, compare salaries, and watch informational videos.

The transition from school to work website provides suggested activities for achieving competitive employmnet upon graduation.

UDS is a foundation that provides case managers to work with individuals to create an independent living plan. Competitive emplyment services are also offered.

This is a you tube video discussion of advocacy strategies for individuals involved in vocational rehabilitaion and special education. The main topic is advocacy strategies for achieving independence in all areas of adulthood.

This resource is a comprensive checklist of suggested activites during high school to promote a transition from school to adult life. This should be referred to annually by both parents and studnets.

The SSA web site highlights employment opportunities with their agency. They are actively seeking people to apply for employment.

This link is one of the most comprehensive resources for job seekers and employees. It covers vocational assessment, the rights of people with disabilities and many other important topics.

This link offers 15 pieces of assistive technology that may be of benefit to studnets when they prepare to transition from high school to adult life.

This is a you tube video discussing obstacles people with disabilities face in the workforce

This is a you tube video discussing 8 essential job skills for successfully maintainimg employment.

This is a you tube video discussing how to keep employment. It was produced by the Regional Center for Independent Living.

The US Bureau of Labor statistics website includs interactive resources that students and teachers can use to explore different career options, view employment projections, and learn more about the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This is a web site created specifically to assist people with disabilities in obtaining employment.

This web site lists the most important transferrable work skills including positive self-concept and communication skills required in the 21st century workplace . Work readiness and Life Skills for youths are also discussed.

A guide developed by Vanderbilt University that reviews key steps in preparing studnets to tranistion form school to work and adult life

A site dedicated to youth unemployment and skills lacking. It provides a reserch-based analysis of the issues surrounding youth unemployment and straegies to adddress these issues.