Assessment Toolkit

De Role uh De Transition Team In Preparing Students fuh Summer Work

De transition team should help students explore wuh summer employment cuh look like, including:

Talking wid de students ‘bout interests, strengths, needs an’ preferences fuh working
Supporting de students tuh research different summer programs an’ jobs within de community
Filling out various applications fuh summer jobs, an’ practicing fuh job interviews
Identifying transportation needs tuh get to an’ from uh summer job

Let’s hear ‘bout de benefits uh summer employment from de perspectives of students an’ employers.

Office uh Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Summer Employment

OVR got relationships wid community employers tuh provide summer work experiences. Summer job programs typically last five tuh seven weeks an’ provide work opportunities tuh students who otherwise might struggle tuh find jobs. Summer work programs provide:

Uh stipend or paycheck
Structured work experience within dem community
Support from uh worksite training coordinator

Office uh Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Summer Employment Image

Wuh Cuh Summer Work Experiences Do Fuh Students?

Summer employment iz uh great way to make connections wid different people, practice social skills, an’ fine tune career skills.

Career Skills

Students learn skills such as creating uh resume, completing uh job application, interview skills, an’ managing responsibilities at work.

Social Skills

Students are given de opportunity to interact wid peers an’ coworkers an’ learn tuh navigate various conversations an’ situations, as well as de skills needed tuh be uh team player in de workplace.

Networking

Students build relationships wid people in uh professional setting who’s varied experiences an’ knowledge cuh support future job exploration.

Paid Employment

“Work Based Learning Experiences have been shown tuh be one of de strongest predictors of adult employment success fuh students an’ yute wid disabilities.” --De National Collaborative pon Workforce an’ Disability fuh Yute