NCSS’s Supported Employment (SE) Team has (2) full time, Employment Team Specialist (ETS) working to find competitive employment for all individuals served expressing an interest in competitive jobs. This ratio of ETS’s has not increased, yet the team’s ability to continually find more jobs for more individuals is steady. Numbers flucutate as individuals employment status or individuals increase their ability to work independently. 

• DAIL & Designated Agencies Supported Employment Coordination Team
• HireAbility
• Transitioning Youths Group
• Community High School Special Education Employment Programs
• Interagency Core Transition Team

• Networking is the number one way to locate and retain employment for all individuals with or without disabilities
• The Employment Team Specialists (ETS’s) utilize work placement assessments that help the individual identify all their own natural networking resources both personal and community based
• The team also works with all community partners to cast a wide network creating substantial leads both existing and new

• Continued partnerships with HireAbilily and education representatives will be paramount as funding rescissions continue
• Employment is seen as one of the most beneficial programs for increasing self-image and identity, it will remain a priority within our practices here at NCSS

• Public Safety
• Economic Support
• Access to Education
• Transportation
• Housing
• Job Training
• Mental Health
• Social Support
• Resources to Meet Daily Needs