Job Clubs
QWE Practice Guideline: 110: Design and implement a range of training programs to improve productivity and enhance wages
Target group: Any organization supporting or employing individuals with disabilities
Practice Description
Develop job clubs to train and assist individuals with various aspects of employment.
Resources Needed
Subject matter experts/trainers
- Staff or consultant with knowledge of employment needs and issues related to disability employment
Funding
- Grants and state vocational rehabilitation funding
Implementation Process
Process
- Job Clubs are conducted on a weekly basis and are led by job coaches
- Training topics include
- Hard and soft skills
- Transportation
- Attendance
- Coping with job stress
- Understanding what to expect in the workplace
- How to call in to work
- Meeting with your manager
- Business relationships
- Conflict resolution and de-escalation
- Curriculum is based on the Imagination Station model and is tailored to the level of each individual
Documentation
- SOPs
- Policies and procedures for operating the job clubs
- Training
- Staff and job coach training to operate job clubs
Outcomes/Results
- Participants received paid internship opportunities and competitive employment opportunities
NPA: ServiceSource Location: Alexandria, VA Date Submitted: 2011 Website: www.servicesource.org