Great Oak’s
Project SEARCH
15-16
Goals of Project SEARCH
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Competitive Employment
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Independent Traveling
Positive Work Ethic
Dependability
Accountability
Independent Adult Life Skills
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Benefits for Students
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Post-secondary training and internship
experience (no cost).
Opportunity to learn in high-status
organization.
Develop strength areas.
Work toward independence in many
areas such as transportation, daily living
skills, etc.
Research
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Work Based
Learning promotes:
• Problem Solving
• Independent
Living Skills
• Team work
• Social
relationships
Program Description
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Unpaid internships to acquire competitive,
marketable and transferrable skills leading to
Competitive Employment
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Program lasts one adopted school year
12 interns who will defer accepting diploma
Interns receive continual feedback/assessment
Eligibility Guidelines
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Desire to work in the community!
18 – 21 years old
Last year of eligibility from school
Appropriate hygiene, social and
communication skills
Ability to take direction and change behavior
Access public transportation
Pass background check/drug screen
Complete Intake for OOD
Typical Day
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Take METRO bus to Business Site
8:00 - Employability Skills Curriculum
9:00 – Internship- Learn Competitive, Marketable &
Transferrable Skills
11:30 - Lunch
12:00 - Internship
2:00 – Review, Journaling
2:15 - Leave to take
METRO bus home
Internships
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Transferrable, Competitive
Marketable Skills developed
4 – 5 Hours at Worksite
Expand Work/ Social Skills
Feedback & Assessment
Hands-on Experience
Project SEARCH Time Line
Aug
Nov
2 Week
Orientation
Feb
Job Search Phase
1 to 3 Rotations
Average Length is 10 weeks
Based upon CMT SKILLS for intern
Begin Work at Site or in Community
May
Dress Codes
Xavier University
Children’s Hospital
Fifth Third Bank
Interns are required
The standard dress
to follow the dress
code is a collared
code of their specific shirt and nice pants.
internship site.
Business casual shirt with a collar
and twill/khaki pants
with a belt.
Each internship has
various shoe
requirements.
Dress Shoes
Gym shoes unless
site requirement.
YOUR UNIFORM WILL BE WHATEVER THE
OTHER WORKERS IN YOUR AREA ARE
EXPECTED TO WEAR EACH DAY.
Intern Role at Project SEARCH
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Desire to work
Identify area of interest
Develop and update resume/data sheet
Participate in class
Notify teacher & department for absences
Complete journal daily
Meet with OOD Counselor
Participate in job application process
Interview for possible jobs
Provide own transportation (METRO)
Parent Role - Independence
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Develop independence
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Participate and encourage travel training
Transfer living skill responsibilities to child
(call in for absenteeism, set alarm, pack lunch,
laundry)
Monitor clothes: clean and appropriate
Monitor daily hygiene and grooming
Encourage employability skills
Parent Role – Job Search
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Job Search
Be an active partner in the job search phase of
our program.
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Encourage competitive employment.
Use personal network for potential job opportunities
Search job openings in local community
Pick up job applications
Drop off completed applications
Take child to job interviews
Follow up applications and/or interviews
Partnerships
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Great Oaks Career Campuses:
• Instructor & Supervision
Business Partner:
• Classroom space
• Internships
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
• Job Coaches
Hamilton County DD
• Follow Along after placement (if eligible)
Approximate Timeline
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Begin visits/shadows to sites after Open
Houses in November
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Applications due – February 1, 2016
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Selection Committee – Early March 2016
Letters out to families – Mid-March 2016
Travel training meeting – May 2016
First day of Project SEARCH – Mid Aug. 2016
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Project SEARCH Instructors
Kevin Huss @ Xavier
Tina Martin @ Children’s
Carolyn Rogers
@ 5th/3rd
Job Coaches
Work with interns to be independent
Internships at Fifth Bank
Internship at Fifth Bank
Disputes
Resolutions
Alex
Mail Center
Ellie
Internship sites at Fifth Bank
Mortgage Loan
Operations
Haley
Collections-Management
Quality Control
Jahkwon
Internship sites at Fifth Bank
Collections-Management
Max
Homeowners
Assistance
Betty
Activities at Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Xavier University Internship Sites
Risk Management
Community Involvement Center
Postal Center/Mail Delivery
Xavier Library
Scanning Services
Welcome Desk
Currito’s
Ryan’s Pub
Student Cafeteria
Dining Room and Dish Room
Cafeteria: Salad Bar Prep
Cafeteria: Breakfast Grill
Cafeteria: Pastry Station
Physical Plant: Building
Maintenance Services
Physical Plant: Transportation
All For One Shop Starbucks
Xavier All For One Shop
University Station Apartments
Physical Plant-Groundskeeping
Internships at Children’s
File Clerks
File Clerk
positions
Trauma Services
Neonatology
Rehabilitation
Department
Courier Internships
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Collect/deliver
mail: Gastro
Nursing
Recruitment and
Retention
Science
Recruitment
Cash Out and
Medical Records
Human
Resources
Accounting
Trauma
Services
delivery of
the car seats
to various
departments
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CPE-deliver
crash carts and
laptops
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Collect used
ink cartridges
Record
inventory
number
Email stats for
loading dock
Stocking and Assembly Internships
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OT PT
departmentsstocks linens,
and testing
equipment
Scheduling Centerassembles all appointment
letters for the entire
hospital-2,000 a day
CPE-stocks Knowing
Notes for various
departments, learning
PAR, email weekly stats
Emergency Department
• Stocking
inventory and
linens for
Triage, E and D
areas
• Patient
information
runner
Grounds Department
• Pruning trees,
bushes
• Pulling weeds
• Mulching
• Grass seeds
Food Service Department
• Stocking
condiments
• Paper items
• Drinks
• Assemble
pizza boxes
• Dish room
• Customer
tables
Administrative Assistant Internships
Human Resource
Department,
Outpatient Services
and Pharmacy:
auditing and
scanning
documents
CPE-uses word
processing software to
produce, edit, and print
basic documents,
enters data into
spreadsheets and
databases, uses e-mail
application, maintains
electronic
schedules/calendars
Pharmacy-phone
skills, taking
messages and
transferring calls
within the department
Materials Management
• Pyxis
stations
• Checking
expiration
dates and
inventory
control
• Par levels
Customer Service Internships
Patient Escort
Departmenthow to escort
based on the
level of the
patient,
Zone checks,
pager
system
• Guest Services- escort
the families to various
departments,
• utilized EPIC for patient
information,
• answered questions about
the hospital,
• delivered meal tickets to
patient areas
Sterilization
•Collection and
distribution of
sterile supplies to
operating rooms
•Wrapping
inventory for sterile
machine
Environmental Services
RCNIC-Lactation
bins, removing labels
and cleaning
Developmental
Disabilities
Behavior
Pediatrics
Clinics:
responsible for
cleans 30
clinical and
procedural
rooms,
organizes and
sanitizes toy
closets.
Job Placement
Can occur at any
time
Once student is
hired and paid s/he
becomes employee
Schedule and
responsibility
changes
Mentors at each program
Questions? Contact:
Kevin Huss
513.745.1057 hussk@greatoaks.com
Tina Martin
513.636.5381 Tina.Martin@cchmc.org
Carolyn Rogers
513.358.0481 rogersc@greatoaks.com