Person Industries - Supported Employment

2007 Highlights
	Nine job placements - Placements were made in the categories of retail (11%), laborer (45%), janitorial (33%) and industry (11%).
	Eight major benefits - Major benefits occur when employees learn their jobs and become stable and independent. Six 26's- 26's occur when employees maintain employment for three months or more
	Six 26's- 26's occur when employees maintain employment for three months or more
	100% satisfaction from SE consumers Bee-Line Designs, PI's screen-printing and custom embroidery business is also operated by the SE Program. Bee-Line achieved a record year of sales-$49,769.51. As personal information becomes more vulnerable, our confidential shredding services grow, providing viable work for our employees. Service definitions are continuing to change, offering challenges of their own. It is the combination of the many challenges and the constant evolution of the "how tos" that keep us consistently "on the verge".

FY 2006
This was a busy year for the Supported Employment (SE) Program beginning with the settling in process after moving Bee-Line Designs back into the PI Main facility at the end of the previous fiscal year. The Bee-Line Design Store is much smaller, but customers are still encouraged to walk-in and shop-just check with the front desk and they will page a sales clerk. SE highlights were:

o Bee-Line Designs made a net profit of $8,277. Three people with disabilities were employed with the store. This year, for the first time, an employee with a disability became a customer service/sales clerk and has been successfully helping customers place orders at the store.

o Eight SE participants were placed in jobs in food service, retail, janitorial and industry.

o In addition to job placements, the SE Job Coaches provide ongoing on-the-job support for 11 individuals and five work crew members who all work in the community at minimum wage (or better) jobs. All of these individuals received placement services in the past and have been on the job for 1 to 20
years.

o 96% of people receiving services through SE were satisfied with those services.

The SE Program successfully completed Vocational Rehabilitation reviews. CARF awarded a three-year accreditation with only one recommendation. The surveyors commended the SE job coaches for "excellent" progress notes and thorough documentation of the services provided to SE participants.

PI AND PERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS HELP STUDENTS GRADUATE INTO THE WORLD OF WORK

One of eight seniors who received an OCS diploma.

Person Industries works closely with Vocational Rehabilitation and Person High School to assist students with disabilities to find careers that suit their skills and interests. With the help of Job Coaches Pauline Porterfield and Lorri Barnett, along with the staff of the Occupational Course of Study (OCS) program, students explore work interests as early as the 9th grade. By the time they are seniors, they are working in community jobs as part of their credits toward graduating with an OCS diploma.

In 2006, this program helped eight seniors receive their OCS diplomas. Most of these graduates are either working in community jobs or referred for further vocational services to help them secure jobs. Thanks to this program, 15 seniors are on track for productive lives after graduation
in 2007.

Vocational Rehabilitation
(336-597- 2150) for sponsorship as an SE program participant.

You will be contacted by a job coach who will come to your home and spend time getting to know you.

The coach may take you to try different jobs in the community. The coach may help you develop a resume, learn how to do an interview or practice filling out job applications. The job coach will help you find a job you are interested in and will even help you learn to do the job once you're hired.

After you learn your job and you can do it independently.Your job coach will continue to check on you to make sure things are going well, and to help you if you need it.