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Project Search  

 

Project Search is a School to Work Transition program for special-needs adults in partnership with Jewish Vocational Services (JVS), Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and the Detroit Public Schools.  It prepares students for the World of Work through a four-part process with the ultimate goal of job placement or post-secondary training.

 

Part 1:Employment Readiness/Classroom Training

During the first phase, students discover their interests, skills, needs and values while exploring career options.

 

Other topics covered include:

  • Social and soft skills training

  • Self advocacy and empowerment skills training

  • Team building

  • Job seeking and employability skills training

  • Budgeting and money management

  • The Americans with  Disabilities Acts

 

Part 2:  Job Shadowing

Based on their interests, students visit a variety of job sites in small groups for further career exploration.  The goal is for students to better understand what particular careers entail and to encourage students to begin visualizing themselves joining the workforce and doing various jobs.

 

Part 3:  Summer Internship

Students work at a job site four hours a day, Monday through Friday, over a four-week period.  Students are paid a minimum wage and are accompanied by a JVS job coach, who assists them in learning their job responsibilities.

 

Part 4:  Job Placement

At the end of the internship, graduating seniors receive job placement assistance during meetings with transition specialists in one-on-one and group settings.  Meetings focus on job seeking skills and job placement.

 

Supportive Services (Optional):

Community-Based Assessment (CBA)

Students who need help identifying realistic vocational goals get hands-on work experience with the supervision of a JVS job coach.  Students perform real job tasks (at a minimum wage) to determine what type of work best suits them.  Most CBAs are completed in two weeks, but duration varies, based on individual needs. 

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MRS Contacts

 

East English Village

Janica Roundtree

313-965-5730 (main)

313-965-0387

 

King High School

Frank Pierfelice

313-965-5730

313-965-6206

 

 

Western High School

Alan Todd

313-965-5730 (main)

313-965-7732

 

 

Cody High School

Omar Deadwilder

313-596-7260 (main)

313-596-7273

 

DCP/Northwestern

High School

Brandi Jenkins

313-596-7260 (main)

313-596-7275

 

DIA

Nickco Dixon

313-596-7260

DPS Contact

 

Lakeisha Franklin-Shorter

313-492-1803, ext. 2866

lekisha.frnklin@detroitk12.org

 

 

Steve Egland

313-494-1803, ext. 2867

steve.egland@detroitk12.org

 

 

 

JVS Contacts

Danita Love-Carter

dlove@jvsdet.org

313-833-8100 (main)

 

 

Ardale Hayes

ahayes@jvsdet.org

313-833-8100 (main)

 

 

Lydia Gray

lgray@jvsdet.org

284-233-4480

 

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