EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
DIRECT PLACEMENT
Location:
- North Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties
Purpose:
- Assist individuals to seek competitive employment Job Preparation,
- Short-term follow up services
- Job stabilization and retention
Employment Preparation Services:
- Interview strategies
- Resume development
- Application preparation
- Employment attitudes
- Relevant work practices
- First Impressions and Professional Appearances
- Benefits planning related to employment
- Support services (i.e. transportation or childcare)
Job Development and Placement:
- Matching Employers and qualified capable workers
- Negotiating job carving, work site analysis or other job accommodations
- Assisting applicant in the interview process
- Assisting the applicant in coordinating transportation
Job Orientation assistance - Personal contact with employee
- Contact with the employer to ensure employee meets business’ needs Community Partners: Department of Rehabilitation,
- Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services,
- Social Security Ticket to Work, Department of Social Services
Did you know?
- VTC is the 10th largest employer in the Santa Maria Valley
- VTC has established contacts with businesses in North Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties
- VTC places people in long term jobs, some lasting 18-20 years so far
- VTC hires people in staff and direct labor positions depending upon openings and availability and skills
INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT
Location:
- North Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties
Description: Assessment
- Job matching in community jobs
- Hired by the employer
- Job coaching
- Fade and maintain ongoing support at least restrictive level
Curriculum:
Job Placement – Job seeking and job matching in supported employment. Training in job seeking skills.
Job Coaching – Assists individual by providing support on or off the job in improving and/or stabilizing job performance and retention.
Short-term follow up services may be provided to assist individual in job stabilization.
Employers or Community Partners: Department of Rehabilitation & Tri-Counties Regional Center
South San Luis Obispo Counties.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT
External Situational Assessment
Location:
- North Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties
Up to two-week evaluation designed to identify barriers to competitive employment. Assist individuals by assessing their vocational skill level through job exploration and job tryout in various integrated settings in the community.
- Identifies barriers to employment.
- Work tryouts at appropriate sites matching the vocational objective(s)
- 1:1 individual to evaluator ratio
- Plans for eventual supported or competitive employment.
- Community settings Career exploration Service plan for employment
Did you know:
VTC has a menu of 30 assessment sites and develops new ones every day?
Personal, Vocational, and Social Adjustment
Location:
- North Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties
Addresses identified barriers to Employment for a time limited goal specific period.
- Assist individuals learn appropriate work-related skills, attitudes, and behaviors, or other identified as barriers to employment.
- Assist the individual in understanding the meaning, value and demands of work.
Curriculum:
Could include job sampling, career exploration, specifically assessed barriers to employment Social Skills, Dressing for Success, Interview skills, or transportation training.
Employers or Partners:
Referred by the Department of Rehabilitation