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Resources for Business that Deliver Talent meet
Workforce Needs: National and State VR Network
Collaboration
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NET: Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)• Membership organization of VR Directors• 80 agencies: every state, territories, D.C.• Federal/State Funded – U.S. Department of Ed. • 25,000 staff serving one million people with disabilities per
year • Partnered with the VA-VR&E, AIR
• Largest talent pool of people with disabilities• Supported by VR leadership and Business Consultants • Vendor Network of 10,000 Community Partners
• Strategic alliance with the USBLN• National partnership with APSE
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NET - Why and How?We Asked Individual and Business Customers
• Dual Customer Model: the benefit to both customers• Return on Investment• Real time Labor Market Information and Relationships• Customer Driven Network
• Build relationships and trust• National in Scope - VR as One Company• The NET: Build a National Infrastructure
• Easily Accessible Network• 80 VR Points of Contact – Business Consultants
• Strategic Alliances and Partnerships• USBLN, NILG, OPM
• Leverage the Strengths of a National SystemAbility to Deliver at the National, State and Local Level
The NET: VR Business ServicesDefined by Business Customers
• Pre-Employment• Internships• Training
• HR/Staffing • Recruitment & Promotion• Benefits & Compensation• Retention Supports• Employee Advisory Services
• Accommodations• Work Site Assessment• Assistive Technology
• Staff Training• Disability Awareness• ADAAA/Employment Laws
• Financial Supports• WOTC• Barrier Removal
• Universal Design• Contracts• Facilities• Programs/Services• Assistive Technology • Information Technology
• Diversity Programs• Compliance Support• Legal
• Labor Relations • Policy Development• Risk Management
• Product Development• Customer Service• Marketing & Outreach
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Examples
Building a Strategic Plan with Lowe’sPartnership Agreement: NET & Lowe’s Companies
Strategic Plan – business operations: corporate, retail and distributionBuild an internal team - accommodationsCurrent ModelsJob and site analysisFour tiered approach: competitive, assisted or transitional employment, pre-training with supports, retention
Year 1: 556 hires at corporate, retail and distribution centersStates: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY
Building a Strategic Plan with StarbucksWorking with the USBLN: meeting with corporate team to look at current practice and the goals of the company. Partners included HR, Compliance, Diversity and Inclusion, Accommodations, ACCESS – ERGRoasting Plants, manufacturing and distribution: NV, PA, WA. Tours, meeting with the teams on-site. Review of positions and accommodation discussions.Nevada: Inclusion AcademyWashington: Hiring and recruitment for plant as well as corporate positions. Support for retention. Pennsylvania: local connections, recruitment and hiring in both distribution and retail.National: corporate recruitment, sharing models across the NET, future expansion – retail/trainingwhich includes baristas.
7• Talent Acquisition Portal®
Session Overview
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i. Overview of OVR
ii. Services to Consumer Customers
iii. Strategic Priorities of OVR
iv. OVR Business Services
v. OVR Business Services Spotlight - Giant Eagle
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR’s Mission
To assist Pennsylvanians with disabilities secure and maintain employment and independence
9Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Statewide
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STAFF
1,100 staff members statewide
LOCATIONS
Bureau of Central Operations (BCO)Located at 1521 N. 6th St. Harrisburg, PA 17102
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (BVRS)15 district offices statewide
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS)6 district offices (co-located with BVRS)
Hiram G. Andrews Center (HGAC) – Johnstown, PA24/7 comprehensive training/education center
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Overview
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Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Individuals who received OVR services: 83,022
Individuals employed in the competitive labor market with OVR assistance: 9,461
Estimated federal and state taxes paid by these new workers: $56,849,811
Average per person cost for a competitive placement: $4,997
Average hourly wage of individuals employed with OVR assistance: $12.75
Sources: US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey & RSA’s 2013 Final Report Card for Pennsylvania
OVR’s 2013 Federal Report Card:
Locations
15 BVRS and 6 BBVS district offices statewide
OVR Central Office in Harrisburg
Hiram G. Andrews Center in Johnstown
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Services
OVR provides a wide range of services to eligible individuals:
Diagnostics Training
Restoration
Placement Assistance
Vocational Evaluation
Counseling and Guidance
Assistive Technology
Support Services
Business Services
Services are provided on a case by case basis, as every individual presents unique goals, skills, barriers, resources, etc.*Evaluation, counseling and placement services are free of cost to the individual. However, all other services may require a financial contribution from
the individual depending on their income.*
Public Awareness & Outreach
OVR is now connecting with consumers, stakeholders & businesses on Facebook and Linkedin!
OVR Strategic Priorities
I. Customer Service
II. Transition
III. Workforce Development Collaboration
IV. Stakeholder Relations – Business Services
V. Public Awareness & Outreach
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Making the Connection
Supply & Demand Considerations in VR servicesMeeting the employment needs of people with disabilities and the business needs of employers.
VR works to prepare our workforce talent with skills and technical capacities to meet the demands of business today and in the future.
Hiring OVR Customers makes good Business Sense! OVR Serves Consumer Customers
ANDBusiness Customers
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Single Point of Contact Model
Our goal is to make hiring individuals with disabilities a seamless process for you, our Business Partners
Our VR staff Single Points of Contact
Listen to private sector businesses and public employers about their needed workforce skills – skills that add value to their organizations’ profitability and bottom line.
Cultivate relationships with businesses
OVR’s “Single points of contact” serve as a single, easy go-to resource - businesses don’t want to deal with several government agencies.
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Business Services Outreach
The gold standard of OVR Business Services and Outreach Efforts is:
To build a dual customer base of:
• Businesses/Employers that trust and choose OVR as their preferred talent acquisition source, and
• A Qualified/Pre-screened Talent Pool we assist in skills development so they can access opportunities and make contributions as a skilled workforce in a competitive labor market
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Business Services Outreach
How does OVR provide business solutions and consultation services to business owners and operators?
• Business Specialists at OVR’s Central Office & the Single Points of Contact (SPOC) at OVR’s district offices: – Plan and build a talent recruitment and on-boarding support plan to meet
business needs.– Provide consultation on a variety of tasks for hiring and retention best practices.
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Presents THE HOW TO GUIDE
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVR Presents THE HOW TO GUIDE
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Keeps the process simple through use of Single Point of Contact- One State Govt. connected, the other Private Sector connected: OVR or BLN Based on success with Walgreen Anderson SC model and The Hershey Company Y&S Twizzle Plant in Lancaster PA Model to be tailored to meet each Business or Employer needs SPOC can leverage both no-cost qualified, pre-screened talent recruitment and on-boarding supports to insure new hire success PA OVR Business Services is dedicated to helping Employers grow and build their workforce, contact us…we can keep it simple!
• The Pennsylvania Business Leadership Network (PA BLN) is an employer driven program designed for business leaders to promote hiring practices that enable qualified people with disabilities to enter and succeed in the workplace. The emphasis of the PA BLN is to create opportunities where employers can communicate, peer-to-peer, to provide candid and frank assessments of hiring successes and challenges. This network not only provides employers with access to a network of their peers, it also provides opportunities for training, positive public relations, an increased number of applicants with a disability, and a centralized source of information.
• The PA BLN is coordinated by AHEDD and is part of a national initiative of over 50 affiliate BLNs in about 30 states.
• AHEDD is a private non-profit organization with a mission to serve the community as a catalyst in the employment and development of persons with a disability. This organization has been meeting the employment needs of people with disabilities and the business community since 1977.
• The efforts of the PA BLN are not to duplicate existing resources. Instead, the PA BLN is to create an employer friendly resource that conducts outreach in the business community and connects employers to those resources that can help them with their needs.
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