Employment and Other Day Service Options
Employment Services
Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE)
Employment at minimum wage or higher, in a fully integrated setting. Job coaching support if needed based upon Level of Need (LON) score allocation.
Individualized Supported Employment (ISE) - Brochure
Employment specialist (job coach) helps you find competitive employment through a job discovery process, provides training and support, and then gradually reduces time and assistance at the worksite.
Customized Employment (CE) - Brochure More Information
Alternative method of finding competitive integrated employment, highly structured, focusing on your strengths, skills, and abilities and the unmet needs of employers.
Group Supported Employment (GSE)
Supported employment in a competitive employment environment in which you and a group of participants are working at a particular work setting under the supervision of a permanent employment specialist. These services can lead to Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) and can include Career Planning - an active ongoing process that includes a variety of activities to help you match your abilities, interests, values, and personality with demands of the real world of work.
Pre-Employment Services
Employment Transition Services (ETS)* - Brochure
Community-based, occupational service that is time limited up to 3 years (with some exceptions). Activities should occur in integrated settings and may include unpaid career exploration, financial management, networking, building skills leading to employment and health and fitness activities that lead to better employment outcomes. *(Currently Transitional Employment Services, name change pending)
Project Search - Brochure More Information
Nine-month internship training program, available to school transition age students and young adults eligible for DDS services, who need more intensive employment skills training.
Day Services
Group Day Supports (DSO)
If you choose not to work, you can participate in facility-based group day services. Program activities can occur in both community and facility-based settings.
Individualized Day Supports (IDS) – Vocational (IDV)
An individualized day service that enables you to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining, or returning to employment. This service may originate from the participant’s home and is typically provided within the community or with a community partner. This service is not delivered in or from a facility-based program. Service provides hours based upon LON score allocation
Individualized Day Supports (IDS) Non – Vocational (IDN)
An individualized day service centered around community participation and/or meaningful retirement activities. This service may originate from the participant’s home and is typically provided within the community or with a community partner. This service is not delivered in or from a facility-based program. Service provides hours based upon LON score allocation
Senior Supports
Pre-retirement service designed to prevent isolation, assist in maintaining skills, and stimulate social interaction with others.