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Indiana VR Perspective

Explore the innovative employment services offered by Indiana VR to facilitate partnerships with businesses and tap into the powerful labor source from the disability community. Build trust, offer tailored solutions, and create sustainable relationships.

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Indiana VR Perspective

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  1. Employment Services & Innovations Training 1 Indiana VR Perspective Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  2. The Three Components ofEmployment Services & Innovations • Business Community Marketing • Business Partnerships – Internal Development • Provider Collaboration & Training Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  3. The Employment Services & Innovation Vision ESI will provide a variety of disability-focused services to Indiana businesses. The vision of ESI is to foster a “one-company” approach to serving business customers, with a team that specializes in employer development, business con­sulting, and corporate relations. ESI will actively develop partnerships with corporations and small/mid-sized business to help them create internal strategies to directly tap into the Indiana disability community as a powerful labor (and customer) source. . Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  4. The Foundation of Employment Services & Innovations Business Focus: ESI will take a “business-first” approach, developing support plans that meet companies’ needs and helping Indiana businesses develop internal strategies and units to work effectively with and in the disability community. Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  5. The Foundation of Employment Services & Innovations, cont. 2.Business Trust: ESI will build trust with the Indiana business community by being responsive and dedicated to providing quality services to the business customer. Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  6. The Foundation of Employment Services & Innovations, cont. Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services 3. Primary Point of Contact: Business partners often prefer to work through a pri­mary point of contact in their partnerships with VR, and ESI will use this methodology, wherever possible, to increase efficiency for each business partner.

  7. The Foundation of Employment Services & Innovations, cont. 4. Feedback Loops: These loops will be incorporated into ESI to ensure quality in service delivery to businesses across the state. Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  8. Employment Services & Innovations—Values Time spent with business is time well spent ESI aims to integrate the dual-customer approach ESI focuses on long-term business relations, not one-time “job placements” ESI looks to lead from behind, always seeking opportunities to build capacity in business partners ESI seeks to position itself as a resource to businesses Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  9. Ten Principles of Employment Services & Innovations Do not devalue the services that can be offered by ESI and Vocational Rehabilitation to businesses. Respect each specific corporate culture. Take time to learn about the operational aspects of the company. Build trust – don’t expect to have a trusting relationship after the first meeting. Do a lot of listening. Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  10. Ten Principles, cont. Bring good counseling skills to the table – reflecting, encouraging, observing . Do not overpromise – lean toward under promising and over delivering. Step up our game with business people – always follow up and follow through. Be creative and use your diverse skill set as rehab counselors to customize ideas. Provide specific examples of how disability outreaches impact other companies (i.e. Walgreens, Project SEARCH). Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  11. A Changing Philosophy • Dual Customer • Career vs. Job • Business vs. Employer • Business Development vs. Job Placement • Designated Business Account Manager • Qualified vs. Job Ready Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  12. Opportunities for Business Direct access to the large and growing labor and customer pool of persons with disabilities Ongoing support services that meet individualized business needs Access to a set of valuable, customized business consulting services Development of internal strategies that foster diversity and business growth Support from disability experts Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  13. Opportunities for Consumers Expanded information about company culture, recruiting, retention and promotion practices Increased short-term and long-term employment opportunities Heightened potential for development of successful career paths Working in companies where increased internal support and advocacy exist Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  14. Opportunities for VR Leveraged partnerships with business, based on existing credibility, trust, and deliverability Opportunities to create stronger career paths and more opportunities for consumers with disabilities Local & statewide networking to develop more long-term relationships within the Indiana business community Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  15. Opportunities for VR, continued A sustainable program where VR delivers quality services to business with a measure of consistency across city & county lines Sustained, long-term VR partnerships with business, creating “repeat business” opportunities Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  16. Challenges for ESI Competition for employment opportunities Confronting long-term attitudinal barriers about people with disabilities in the workplace ESI will be seen as a government entity, which is not always positive in the business community Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  17. Challenges for ESI, cont. Operational challenges developing the Business Account Manager approach and insuring responsiveness to business customers Philosophical shift to the dual customer approach for management Defining this new approach to customers and the community Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  18. ESI—Services Provided Diversity Training Human Resource Mentoring Recruiting/Screening/Training Support Disability Management ADA Consultation and Training Visual Management Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  19. ESI—Services Provided, cont. Job Accommodation/Modification Rehabilitation/Assistive Technology State and Federal Financial Incentives On-the-Job Training and Job Tryouts Job Coaching Marketing Collaboration Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

  20. Key Objectives Communication Marketing Business Development Training Evaluation Employment Services & Innovations Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

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