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Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment
 JVS is proud to have consistently earned the highest level of accreditation from CARF - The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.
JVS provides career development and counseling services to help people with disabilities and barriers fulfill their career potential.
Each participant works one-on-one with a professional vocational rehabilitation counselor to determine personalized goals and the steps needed to accomplish them. This highly individualized approach allows each participant to achieve the employment that he or she wants, optimizing self-sufficiency and resulting in a sense of personal fulfillment.
To help participants gain self-sufficiency in the competitive labor market, JVS partners and collaborates with metro area businesses to offer supported work-sites and individual job placements from entry-level to professional positions.
Once participants obtain a job, JVS provides intensive employment support to both the employee and the employer to promote mutual success. Building on this work success allows participants to become as integrated as possible into the community.
Eligibility
Participants must:
- Be 18 years or older.
- Have a disability that interferes with one’s ability to secure and maintain employment.
- Have a willingness to address barriers to competitive employment.
- Demonstrate the desire and potential to benefit from the services available.
- Manage essential activities of daily living that are commonly required within a work place environment.
 Vocational Rehabilitation Services:
Vocational Evaluation
Employee Development Training
Job Placement
Job Coaching
Community-based Supported Employment
How to Apply for Services
Vocational Evaluation
Comprehensive and abbreviated evaluations are available and may include:
- On-the-job situational assessment
- Testing
- Interviews
- Background information assessment
Employee Development Training
On-the-job training and support helps participants adjust to the demands of the workplace while meeting employer expectations. A JVS employee development counselor can assist participants with identifying any necessary workplace accommodations, while establishing the skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to meet employer expectations.
Job Placement:
JVS provides quality job placement through the accurate matching of participant capabilities, interests, and strengths with employer needs.
- Placement services consist of a team approach on the part of the employment candidate and JVS staff.
- Direct assistance may be provided in the development of resumes, cover letters and interviewing techniques.
- All members of the placement team participate in locating appropriate job leads.
- Direct support may be provided during the interview and after employment is attained.
Job Coaching:
When participants start a new job, a JVS job coach provides support and helps participants understand the conditions and expectations of the new position so he or she can easily adjust to the new job.
Extended Employment Services:
A JVS employee development counselor provides ongoing support to ensure job success. The JVS counselor visits employees and assists them with:
- Changes or concerns that arise on the job.
- Optimizing job success.
- Addressing issues such as productivity, workplace communication and personal circumstances affecting work.
- Monitoring the need for a career or job change.
- Pursuing promotions.
- Preempting obstacles before they threaten job security.
- Developing a relationship with employers to ensure their satisfaction.
To apply for services: Call Cindy Uran at 952-417-2104 or e-mail her at curan@jvsmn.org
Click here to download a PDF version of An Employer's Guide to Hiring People with Disabilities: The Untapped Workforce.
Click here to download the current JVS Information Management Report.
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