Impact Oregon Website Connects Support Professional Jobs

 

Impact Oregon is a new website that connects to careers that make a difference in the field of supports for people with I/DD.

Within the site you can find a job, explore careers, view success stories, Learn more about the different types of jobs and terms, etc. If you are a potential employer, you can request access to post positions and there is a great area for downloading marketing materials, viewing promotional videos and accessing state resources around Employment First.

If you know of someone looking for a new career, a job working with people with I/DD, then share this site with them!

Link: IMPACT OREGON CAREERS

Transition Track In-Service Day Oct 11 2019

Transition Planning, Student-owned IEP's,  Pre ETS and Agency Round Tables

Overview of Session Topics:
Session 1: Student-owned planning and the transition IEP
Session 2: Pre ETS
Lunch Break
Session 3: IDD Eligibility
Session 4: DD Services - CDDP/EOSSB
Session 5: Job Development & Coaching

HOT TOPICS for 2019-20 from ODE

Oregon's 2019-20 Transition Resource Handbook Home



Session 1: Student-driven & Owned IEP's  (50 minutes)

• Areas of the transition page of IEP, Target Activity (for future training) - Green Dot/Yellow Dot/Red Dot
• Overview Employment First Road 2 Work road map website
• Do your own One Page Profile 
• Top 10 Ways to engage students PowerPoint w/resources 
• Share out your one page profiles

Transition IEP Jeopardy Game online Test your knowledge level - it's not as easy as you think!

Session 2: Pre ETS- Focus on Activities to Support the 5 Pre ETS (50 minutes)

• Pre ETS descriptions with sample activities

• Work-based Learning and Workplace Readiness:
• Work Experience Evaluations and work skill record-keeping resources.
• Work Readiness/Soft Skills: 
• Top Ten Employee Skills and record sheet
• Pre ETS Student Activity:  Handshake, What to Wear, Elevator Speech - (30-second elevator speech worksheet)
• Pre ETS Jeopardy Game Online Test your knowledge level - it's not as easy as you think!

LUNCH!

Afternoon Round Tables
Session 3: Q & A/ Info around Eligibility for DD Services (30 minutes)
Websites:
ODDS Eligibility Info Website (great for Parents)
Umatilla County DD Services Website (with applications and Q/A)
Morrow County DD Services - Community Connections

Session 4: DD Services - County (Service Coordinators) and Brokerage (Personal Agents) 
30 minutes
DD Services through County (See websites above)
Eastern Oregon Support Services Brokerage
Supported Employment Services Flyer (pdf)

Session 5: Job Development/Coaching - Job development, coaching and when to use state-funded supported employment services.

• What are some examples of Supported Employment Services?
• Do schools ever collaborate with a job developer or coach? 
• When/how do students begin to use state-funded supported employment resources?

Job Development Powtoon Video (Great for your students (and parents) transition into adult services)

• Handouts with tips on working with local employers to develop work sites
• Free Training Opportunity Coming this spring! Development, Coaching and Supports for Work Experience and Employment Services"

Final Evaluation/Reflection

Transition Resources: Success Story Video Ben Carter from Eugene

Check out this great success story video

Oregon Transition Podcast Release!

Check us out on:
Transition Community Network and our host platform Podbean

Sign up on iTunes and Spotify!

Eastern Oregon's Ross Leavitt Employment Success Story!

Ross is an example of a successful transition from school to work. for the full story check out this Employment First Success Story link.

To read more success stories, check out the Employment First Success Story Archive .

Aviation Theme Rocks Regional Job Club Harney County

Harney County Aviation Regional Job Club Day November 27, 2018

Harney County Students in front of Courier plane that landed from Bosie. The pilot spoke to the group and took students on a tour of his plane. Thank you Mr. Long! Also, thank you to all the people that took time in their day to speak, host and share with our students!

VIDEO HERE

Teacher In-Service Day: Transition Track; October 12, 2018

Agendas and Hand out Links for Transition Track Sessions:

Session #1: Pre ETS: Pre-Employment Transition Services
All Materials are accessible on the tnf8 blog under Pre ETS Resources HERE

Session #2: Job Exploration for Transition Students -
Job Exploration is one of the Pre-Employment Transition Services. It is #1 on the Pre ETS Description Handout HERE.

Our Eastern Oregon Regional Job Club Resource Page; Eastern Oregon Employer Videos; Survey

Student Google Surveys that tabulate results for your class:Customized by County

• Umatilla County Student Interest Survey Pendleton Hermiston Milton Freewater
• Morrow County Student Interest Survey Boardman & Irrigon  Heppner

Resources & Activity Links:
Job Exploration Lesson Plans
Career Search Activities - in Google Drive shared Work-Theme Folder
Career Cluster Topics to Explore - Google Drive Work Theme Folder

Self-Assessments:
CareerOneStop - Explore Careers and self-assessments;  Interest Survey
Career Clusters Self Assessment Activity
Your Free Career Test
Minnesota State Career Clusters Interest Survey
My Next move - ONet Interest Profiler


Session #3: Topics of Transition Page, IEP  - Post-secondary Goals, Course of Study, Transition Services

IEP Transition Page
Transition Services Flow Chart (aligns with transition page on an IEP)
Transition Assessment - Student Interview 
Post-secondary Goal 3 Student Case Examples

Session #4: Inter-agency Collaboration: Round Table
See your County Resource Directory for your agency partners HERE
Agency Services Flow Chart