EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Genesis Development Employment Services, with offices in Jefferson, Boone, Storm Lake and Winterset, provides valuable support to clients in many Iowa counties. The Employment Service Program assists individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment within the community. In partnership with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation several types of career exploration are offered.
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT PLANNING SERVICES
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
SOCIAL SECURITY COUNSELING
HOW THESE SERVICES BENEFIT BUSINESSES
Community Employment Services
Genesis Employment Services is a job placement service that specializes in matching people with disabilities with employment opportunities in the community. The objective of the multi-step program is to identify vocational interests, strengths and barriers; to learn job-seeking skills; to develop a support network of family, friends, and professionals; and to find and keep a job in the community. Supported Employment Services is provided in several phases.
Supported Employment staff will assist each client in obtaining employment in the community matching their interests, abilities, and needs. Individuals receive instruction in job-search techniques, appropriate interviewing skills and how to successfully maintain a job. The program prepares people for an active, independent job search.
Once a match is found, the new employee has the option of working with a job coach who supports him/her in learning his/her duties, tasks, work routine, work structure and work environment to become successful at their chosen work site. The job coach will also provide training and education to the consumer's employer to develop natural supports at the work site. The job coach remains on the job with the new employee until he or she can perform the job independently.
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Employment Planning Services
A variety of services fall within this category, including Community Work Site Assessments, Career Exploration, Job Shadowing Assessments and Facility Work Site Assessments. These services assist the client and the team in determining vocational options, direction, work skills, work habits and behaviors, work pace, accommodations, goals and training strategies. These services are funded through the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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Employee Development Services
The purpose of Employee Development is to enhance the client’s ability to find and keep a job. Two services are available - Work Adjustment Training and Job Seeking Skills Training. Work Adjustment Training is a program that remedies negative work habits and behaviors, improves work tolerance and develops strategies to improve an individual’s ability to maintain employment. Job Seeking Skills Training teaches strategies necessary to find employment. Both services are funded through the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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Social Security Benefit Counseling
Genesis Employment Services offers social security benefit counseling for community employment. The benefit counseling includes expanding the use of social security work incentives, individual training to help individuals track their own benefits, and advocacy for those needing help in discussing concerns with their social security office.
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How These Services Benefit Businesses
Using Genesis Development Employment Services eliminates the need to place classified ads, screen applications, check references or arrange interviews. We match employment opportunities with people who have the ability and interest to perform the available job. All potential employees have participated in the service's pre-assessment process, which determines interests and abilities.
The service provides job coaching and follow-along support with no charge to the employer. This better enables the new employee to properly perform the job he or she was hired to do. This, in turn, reduces the need to rehire, retrain, and replace employees.
Genesis hires in compliance with the Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action and the Americans with Disabilites Act.
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