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Description:	'''Employment/Training''' ''424 NE 22nd Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon 97232'' ''EmploymentServices@AlbertinaKerr.org'' ''https://www.albertinakerr.org/idd/project-search/'' Albertina Kerr empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities. Their employment programs and services include: '''Work Assessment''' Albertina Kerr provide a person-centered approach to their employment services to help job seekers identify strengths, skills, desires, and work goals in an effort to prepare a report that can assist the job seeker as well as the job developer in finding community employment. They have contracts with Multnomah, Washington, Lane, Marion, and Clackamas Counties; Brokerages, and Vocational Rehabilitation to provide these services. Individual Customized Supported Employment Services include: * Referral to Vocational Rehabilitation and coordination of services * Job Club and related pre-employment activities * Resume development; Mock interviews; Interview clothing; etc. * Customized/person centered Job Development * Job placement and onboarding services * Job Coaching, both initial and long term support '''Group Supported Employment''' Services include: * Hourly employment in an integrated community business setting * Screening, training and managing the employees * Ongoing supervision of employees including performance management * Payroll * Providing liability insurance that covers all of our employees and job coaches * Onsite job coaching for all employees '''Project Search''' is a nine-month unpaid internship program that provides employability training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program occurs onsite in partnership with local businesses who are committed to integrating the interns into their workplace culture. Interns spend 3 months working in 3 different departments in host business. They spend the first hour of their six hour day in a classroom learning valuable job skills, such as: team building, workplace safety, self- advocacy, financial literacy, and more. Each intern works on a fully integrated team. A mentor offers advice and feedback in real-time to the intern while they work together. Two skills trainers are on-site to work with the interns, focusing on mastering difficult tasks and building any job aids or accommodations they may need. The day ends in the classroom for journaling and a daily debriefing, focusing on successes and challenges of the day with a plan for the following day. For more information email: ''ProjectSearch@AlbertinaKerr.org'' . '''Skills Training''' : Hands on training program designed to help individuals develop the skills needed to achieve maximum independence to accomplish their ADL, IADL, and health-related skills goals.
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