SUPPORTED
EMPOYMENT
What is it?
Supported employment is for the people who are differently abled who need a little extra support finding and gaining employment. This means that a job coach is provided automatically - someone to assist during the training process to help the customer (person who is differently abled) and the client (employer) learn to work together successfully.
How does it work?
When a customer goes to their counselor at Texas Workforce Commission, the counselor determines based on their history and diagnosis if supported employment may be appropriate for the customer. If they determine it will be, the counselor sends a referral for a career planning assessment to the contractor (Misfit Hero, LLC). The contractor will then assign someone to contact the customer and complete the CPA. After that is completed, the Employment Specialist, Counselor, and Customer will sit down and make a plan of employment. The employment specialist will then work with the customer to find and place them in the appropriate work.