Disability Program Navigator Initiative

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Disability Program Navigator Initiative

• A Joint Project by
• The U.S. Department of Labor
• and
• The Social Security
• Administration

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Disability Program Navigator Initiative

• The DOL and SSA Vision
• Creating Innovation
• and Transformation

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Disability Program Navigator Initiative

• Training, technical assistance and evaluation
  provided under contract with
• NDI Consulting Inc.

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DPN Initiative Goals

• Facilitate integrated services
• Improve access to programs
• Facilitate linkages
• Increase employment

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DPN Initiative Goals

• Develop partnerships to leverage resources
• Inform SSA beneficiaries and other people with
  disabilities about work support programs
• Create systemic change

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Evolution of the DPN Initiative

• Delivery of integrated services through state and
  local team approaches

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What a Navigator Is

• A systems change agent
• A problem solver
• A relationship builder
• A resource
• A facilitator
• A team coordinator

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What a Navigator is NOT

• A case manager
• A front-line staff person in a workforce center
• A Community Work Incentives Coordinator
• A Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

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Navigator Anticipated Outcomes

• Expanded partner relationships (public/private)
• Mental Health programs
• Independent Living Centers
• Medicaid
• Community Work Incentives
• Coordinator
• Cognitive Delay/
• Developmental Disability programs
• Increased customer satisfaction with workforce
  system for persons with disabilities

• Housing
• Transportation
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Other Mandated One-Stop Partners

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The Disability Program Navigator improves access
to the services already offered at the Idaho
Department of Labor

• What services does the Idaho Department of Labor
  offer?

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Idaho Works

• Available at the local office or online at
  http//www.labor.idaho.gov
• Applicants can register for work
• They tell us
• Contact information
• What skills they have
• Job preferences
• Work experience
• Job search Find work
• Local, regional and statewide
• Get job referrals

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Other Job Listing Sources

• Through our Web site you can link to
• Job Central Jobs available throughout the
  United States
• USA Jobs Openings available with the federal
  government
• Idaho state jobs
• Other states employment sites
• In our lobby you can have access to
• Internet
• Email
• Private company Web sites
• (As long as they are job search related
  activities)

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Employer Services

• Employee Recruitment
• Online Employer Job Entry System - EJOE
• Conference Rooms
• Cubicles
• Phones
• Statistical Information
• Answers to ADA Questions

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Applications

• Consultants provide assistance to
• applicants by
• Reviewing applications
• Giving tips on how to sell themselves and follow
  the directions
• Helping applicants understand what the employer
  is looking for

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Job Search Workshops

• Workshops are held weekly
• May include areas such as
• Identifying Skills
• Traditional Job Hunting
• Finding the Hidden Job Market
• Understanding Why People Are Hired
• Applications
• Resumes
• Cover Letters
• Thank You Letters
• Interviews
• Handling Job Offers
• Negotiating Salary

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Workforce Investment Act Programs

• In 1998, Congress passed the Workforce
• Investment Act to increase employment
• and job retention of US workers.
• Customers such as
• Dislocated Workers
• Adults with Limited Work Skills
• At-risk Low-Income Youth
• receive WIA services through Idaho
• Department of Labors 25 local office sites.

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WIA Program Services

• Tutoring
• Study Skills Training
• Alternative School Services
• Work Experiences
• Internships
• On-the-Job Training
• Supportive Services
• (such as Transportation and Childcare)
• Mentoring
• Guidance and Counseling
• Occupational Skills Training
• College Education
• Relocation Assistance
• Basic Skills Training
• AND MORE!!!!

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WIA Youth Program

• Participant Eligibility
• Ages 14-21
• U.S. Citizen
• (or eligible to work in U.S.)
• Comply with Selective Service
• Meet Low Income Requirements
• (with limited exceptions)
• Need Educational or Employment Assistance - Have
  a Barrier (Offender Qualifies as a Barrier)
• Comply with Local or State Residency Requirements

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WIA Adult Program

• Participant Eligibility
• 18 Years of Age or Older
• U.S. Citizen
• (or authorized to work in U.S.)
• Comply with Selective Service
• Comply with Local or State Residency Requirements
• Priority is Given to Individuals in Low Income
  Households

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Veteran Services

• Disabled Veterans Outreach Program
• Local Veterans Employment Representative Program
• Veterans Representatives maintain contact with
  veteran organizations, the Department of Veterans
  Affairs, military bases, military hospitals and
  other organizations. These contacts provide them
  with the knowledge to make appropriate referrals
  to veteran services not under Idaho Department of
  Labors provision.

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Veterans

• Our Veterans Representative Consultants ensure
  we provide priority service to veterans in the
  following order
• Special Disabled Veterans
• Veterans of the Vietnam Era
• Disabled Veterans other than Special Disabled
  Veterans
• All Other Veterans and Eligible Persons
• Non-Veterans
• This order of service is mandated by law.

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Labor Rights?

• Idaho is a Right to Work state without a labor
  board.
• However, Idaho Department of Labor does have a
  Wage and Hour Section. This section is
  responsible for administering Idaho laws on
• Minimum Wage
• Wage Payment
• Farm Labor Contractor Licensing

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The Wage and Hour Section -

• Notifies employers about complaints of unpaid
  wages
• Conducts hearings and resolves disputes between
  workers and their employers
• Assesses employer penalties for unpaid wages
• Provides education for employers on labor laws
• Wage and Hour is an advocate for you, in regard
  to the areas it monitors and enforces.

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit

• 2,400 for each new adult hire
• 1,200 for each new summer youth hire and
• 9,000 for each new long-term family assistance
  recipient hired over a two-year period.

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit

• WOTC applies to new hires only.
• The new hire must belong to one of six WOTC
  target groups

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit

• Welfare recipients
• Food stamp recipients who are 18-39 years old
• Veterans
• Vocational rehabilitation referrals
• Ex-felons
• SSI recipients

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit

• To see if your employees fit into these
  categories, be sure to visit our website at
  www.labor.idaho.gov
• Or use the following link to view a brochure
  http//labor.idaho.gov/publications/WOTC_Info_Broc
  hure.pdf

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Labor Market Information

• Employment Levels
• How Many People Work in Each Occupation
• Wage Rates
• Entry Level
• Average
• High
• Knowledge and Skill Requirements of Occupations
• Average Length of Training Time
• Normal Type of Training On the Job or Class
  Room
• Growth of Occupations in Idaho on a Regional and
  Statewide Basis
• Replacement Jobs (Due to Employee Turnover)
• New Jobs Projected Job Growth

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Questions

• Idaho Department of Labor
• (Office Address Here)
• (Contact Information Here)

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Idaho Department of Labor