Direct Placement Services

CGS now offers Direct Placement Services to VESID consumers who are ready for employment.

•   Direct Placement Services begin with an intake screening to determine if there will be a good match between the consumer’s desires and CGS services. The intake screening identifies the consumer’s vocational goal, the job search approach needed to enable the consumer to meet that goal, and whether or not the consumer’s expectations and those of CGS are compatible; this, in turn, determines whether the consumer’s own valued outcomes can be delivered.

•   After intake, once mutual expectations are confirmed, Job Seeking and Job Development Services equip the consumer to work with the CGS staff in all aspects of job development; this includes following up on job leads, making and keeping job interview appointments, and practicing job interviewing skills.

•   The Job Placement Outcome is achieved when the consumer is placed on a competitive job that meets the consumer’s vocational goals and is consistent with his or her IPE.

•   Job Retention Services enable the consumer, his or her employer and CGS to work together to achieve the goal of stable, active employment. Ongoing contact with the consumer is critical to ensure a successful transition to employment – and is provided by CGS.

Coaching Supports for Employment

CGS can provide Coaching Supports for those consumers who are ready to work now, or who will be with short-term assistance and support - either on or off the job. Coaching Supports are employment-related services that are needed to support consumers as they adjust to their new jobs and/or strive to retain them.

Coaching Supports include:
•  Job orientation
•  Teaching specific work skills
•  Providing supervision at the worksite
•  Assisting the consumer to integrate into the work environment
•  Assisting the consumer to adjust to changes in the workplace