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GoodGuides™
Youth Mentoring Program
The GoodGuides™ Youth Mentoring
Program provides structured, supportive relationships with trusted adult
mentors that help youth:
• Build career plans and skills
• Complete school
• Access post-secondary training, and
• Prepare for productive work
GoodGuides will provide youth with at least two hours a month of services to
facilitate:
• Career awareness
• Career planning
• Career navigation skills
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Youth
Works Program
A 16 week program serving out-of-school
youth ages 16-21, in a paid work setting. Participants gain valuable work and
life skills. Participants will also receive support services such as case
management and access to various educational opportunities. The long-term goal
for participants is the opportunity to obtain permanent employment and/or be
enrolled in a formal education program.
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Career
Interest Assessment
A specialized program that assists the participant in identifying vocational
assets, aptitudes, interests and potential barriers to employment. The program
may include testing, community-based assessments, labor market information and
occupational information.
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Career Interest
Assessment Workshop
A
9-hour workshop held in three (3) hour sessions. During the sessions, participants will explore career paths based on
personality and strengths, identify employment barriers and devise strategies to
overcome these, and create a holistically defined path to meet their employment
goals within the context of their personal circumstances. The sessions consist
of lectures, testing, group discussion, interactive activities, written
materials and out-of-class assignments.
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Community
Based Assessment
Provided
participants with an opportunity to sample a particular job of interest.
The participant, Voc Rehab Specialist and referring counselor assess whether
the individual is capable of performing specific tasks, if the goal is
realistic and whether the training should continue with the particular
occupational goal in mind. Assessments allow the individual to
experience several different career interests.
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Job
Coaching
One-on-one assistance for participants involved in training programs who may need
initial intensive training and/or require a specialized training approach. The
coach assists in learning job duties, quantity/quality of work standards,
communications skills, as well as interpersonal skills and appropriate work behaviors.
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Job Development
Participants learn necessary skills to
access employment opportunities and ultimately obtain employment. If needed,
participants will receive Job Seeking Skill Training that includes resume
development, completing job applications, identifying employment
opportunities, proper work attitude, grooming/hygiene, interpersonal skills
and interviewing skills.
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Job
Retention (90 day program)
Retention involves follow-up calls/visits to
the job site. Services could include assisting the employer in problem
solving with the employee, educating the employer and co-workers about the
best methods to support the participant, and identifying barriers to job
retention.
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Life
Skills Training
Teaches behavior, interpersonal, life management and career skills. Each area
has its own curriculum and workbook. Participants learn to identify and
overcome obstacles in their personal and professional life that create barriers
to successful employment.
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Occupational Skill
Training
Specialized program offering skill training for specific jobs.
Participants in
the program will also learn occupational safety practices and acquire workplace
literacy and numeric skills. Curriculums include: janitorial, retail,
clerical, daycare, computer repair, warehouse processing, light manufacturing, indoor/outdoor
maintenance, auto repair, auto detailing, laundry services and food services.
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Work
Adjustment
Assists participants in obtaining the work behaviors necessary to gain and
maintain employment in the community. Topics include proper work habits,
physical/emotional tolerance, social skills, quantity/quality of work, hygiene,
acceptance of supervision and safety awareness. Training may occur in a community based setting.
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