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Discover personalized strategies for career design through Customized Employment (CE) by Griffin-Hammis Associates. CE offers interest-based negotiation for one-person-at-a-time, person-centered employment solutions. It includes self-employment and is designed for individuals with complex support needs. Explore non-market-driven approaches and employment innovations like negotiated jobs, job carving, and resource ownership. Learn how CE emphasizes the job seeker's skills and interests to meet employer needs. Funding mechanisms like SSA/PASS and VR are utilized, ensuring optimized job development processes. Utilize CE to create the best possible conditions for employment. Visit www.griffinhammis.com for more information.
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Customized Employment One-Off Career Design Strategies Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC www.griffinhammis.com
Customized Employment • CE is based on an Interest-Based Negotiation between the Job Seeker and the Employer • CE is Person-Centered • CE is One-Person-At-A–Time • CE seeks the Best Possible Employment Conditions • CE includes Self Employment Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • CE is not Group-Based • CE is not Market-Driven • CE is not looking for that Dream Job • CE is not Vocational Evaluation & Testing • CE is not Interest-Inventories • CE is not Competitive Employment Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • CE is designed for Individuals with High or Complex Support Needs • CE seeks to counteract the Brutality of the Competitive Labor Market • CE relies on Natural relationships, supports, training • CE works best when we live into the answers Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • Discovering Personal Genius: A planful approach that reveals life themes; That presents a path of Discovery; That begs Investigation; That creates Options; That breeds Innovation in job development Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • Employment Innovations Include: Negotiated Jobs Job Creation Job Carving Resource Ownership Self Employment Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • CE Job Development avoids Market-Driven Approaches including Competitive Employment, Job Search, Readiness Training, Employer Initiatives • CE relies on Informational Interviews, HOWI, Paid Job Tryouts, Going Where the Dream Makes Sense, Active Employment Councils…. Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • CE uses Portfolios, Video Resumes, Referrals from Respected-Others, Picture Books • CE emphasizes the Contributions, Skills & Interests of the Job Seeker in relation to the Employer’s needs Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • CE uses various Funding Mechanisms • SSA/PASS • VR • WIA • DD/MH/School • Amalgamated Sources • Individual Budgets Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • We use the Rule of Three (and we throw out the 1st idea) Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • We do more with less, and we do more with more “The white man builds a big fire and stands back. The Indian builds a small fire and stands close.” Griffin-Hammis Associates
Customized Employment • Remember, the task is not to find the Dream Job, but rather to find the best possible conditions for employment. Griffin-Hammis Associates