Current through August, 2024
(a) Job-related
services include:
(1) Job readiness
activities consisting of assessment and preparation of the individual in terms
of job search skills, job interview skills, resume preparation, appropriate
work attitudes and habits, and understanding of employer
expectations.
(2) Job development
information obtained by the VR counselor which consists of a working knowledge
of the local job market, requirements of specific jobs, local employer
expectations, rapport and relationships with prospective employers,
identification of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities,
and commitments of employers to provide opportunities for individuals with
disabilities.
(3) Job placement by
the VR counselor, relating to a specific employer to secure a select job for a
specific individual. It includes such activities as job matching, job
accommodations, job application and the interview process, on-the-job training
negotiation, clarifying conditions, requirements and expectations of the job
and other concerns critical to the enhancement of job success.
(4) Job follow-up and follow-along services
provided, to the extent needed, by the VR counselor to assure the success and
performance of the individual in the job placement. Follow-up and follow-along
services deal with;
(A) The individual's
performance;
(B) Adjustment to the
job, supervisor, and co-workers;
(C) Safety and health factors;
(D) Needed interventions for emerging
problems;
(E) Assisting employers
in understanding and accommodating the individual; and
(F) Assuring the stability and permanence of
the job placement.
(b) Job-related services shall be provided
when necessary to assist an eligible individual in securing, retaining, or
regaining an employment outcome that is consistent with the individual's
strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests,
and informed choice. Employment outcome means, with respect to the individual:
(1) Entering or retaining full-time or, if
appropriate, part-time competitive employment as defined in section 17-401.1-2,
in the integrated labor market;
(2)
Supported employment; or
(3) Any
other type of employment in an integrated setting, including self-employment,
telecommuting, or business ownership, that is consistent with an individual's
strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests,
and informed choice.
(c)
As appropriate to the needs of the individual and consistent with the
individual's informed choice in accordance with section 17-401.1-12, the VR
counselor may enlist the cooperation and participation of individuals, groups,
and agencies in providing job-related services, but ultimate responsibility
cannot be delegated.
(d)
Job-related services are exempt from the use of comparable services and
benefits provisions of section 17-401.13, and the use of personal resources
provisions of section 17-401.1-14.
