Description:Â This course walks employment specialists step by step through customized job development revealing the best ways to build a satisfying, meaningful job around a person’s preferences, skills, and goals. To make each part of job development easier, the course provides practical content that can be ready to use with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidelines; checklists of critical questions to answer; success stories in both urban and rural settings.Â
Prerequisite:Â NoneÂ
Learning Objectives:Â Students willÂ
- identify proven tips and ideas for every aspect of job development for youth and adultsÂ
- understand who the person is and what he or she really wantsÂ
- be able to ensure a good fit between employer and employeeÂ
- learn how to find, or create, “hidden jobs” in smaller companiesÂ
- be able to empower people through resource ownership Â
- learn to skillfully negotiate job duties while managing conflicts that might ariseÂ
