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A COLLABORATIVE MODEL OF JOB DEVELOPMENT FIVE BEST PRACTICES

A COLLABORATIVE MODEL OF JOB DEVELOPMENT FIVE BEST PRACTICES. February 3, 2011 IAJVS professional development training session By: Joanna Samuels, JVS Toronto. Agenda. Case study Background The Hypothesis 5 Best Practices Conclusion. Case Study. CLIENT. Employment Counsellor

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A COLLABORATIVE MODEL OF JOB DEVELOPMENT FIVE BEST PRACTICES

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  1. A COLLABORATIVE MODEL OF JOB DEVELOPMENTFIVE BEST PRACTICES February 3, 2011 IAJVS professional development training session By: Joanna Samuels, JVS Toronto Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  2. Agenda • Case study • Background • The Hypothesis • 5 Best Practices • Conclusion Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  3. Case Study CLIENT Employment Counsellor EMET EMPLOYMENT Job Developer Canadian Workplace Communication / Language program Job Developer/Job Coach Project Gold Disability Services Interim Job Board JOB OPPORTUNITY Job Developer Employment Ontario Centre Sustainable Paid employment Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  4. The Background Program-focused workplace culture Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  5. Collaboration is Cheaper Faster Better (Tanya Shurman, 2010, Centre for Social Innovation) The Hypothesis Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  6. Collaborative Architecturefosters workspace creativity and teamwork(Globe & Mail, Dec 7, 2010) Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  7. Harvard Business School’s Innovation LabDrives innovation by connecting entrepreneurial teams(HBS Alumni Bulletin, December 2010) Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  8. The Research Literature • Collaboration is central to organizational effectiveness and success (Van Laere & Heene, 2003) • Employees who work together and collaborate demonstrate improved performance and motivation, better outcomes and a more positive perception of their work than employees who work alone (Jameson et al., 2006) Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  9. 5 Best Practices for effective collaboration in the workplace of job developers • Work teams • Collaborating cross agency (JVS) • Technology • Collaborating with employers • Collaborating with other community organizations Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  10. 1. Work Teams • Monthly team meetings of job developers • SHARE • PROBLEM SOLVE • NETWORK • BUILD TRUST • KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL BUILDING Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  11. 2. Collaborating cross-agency • Employment Counsellors / Case managers / Career Counsellors • Program coordinators and administrators • Quality referrals • Case management meetings • Sharing information and expertise Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  12. 2. Collaborating cross-agency • Interim web-based job board (internal online) • Emet Employment (formerly known as ParnossahworksCanada.org) – external online job board and collaborative employment support service • www.emetemployment.ca Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  13. 3. Technology • Email distribution list • Social networking (Linked-in, Facebook) • Training and professional development (IAJVS session) • Interim job board • Emet Employment Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  14. 4. Collaborating with Employers • Recruitment and selection • Corporate social responsibility / diversity / employment equity initiatives • Holiday greetings and special events • Nominating employers Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  15. 5. Collaborating with other community organizations • Joint government proposals • Job matching • Sharing knowledge, information and expertise Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  16. Conclusion • Collaboration helps to adapt to changes and meet the common goal – employed clients • By working together across the agency, across the community regardless of program or service or organization, or level in the hierarchy, we can build strong and effective teams which will lead to better served clients, employers and stakeholders as well as motivated employees. Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  17. “In the long history of • humankind, those who learned • to collaborate and improvise • most effectively have prevailed.” • - Charles Darwin Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  18. Questions???????? Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  19. Questions to ponder: • Is your workplace a collaborative culture? • Does your agency work together to help the clients? • Do you work together to help each other? How? • What do you need in place to be able to work collaboratively? Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

  20. THANK YOU! Collaborative Job Development by Joanna Samuels

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