Supported Employment & Vocational Services

Supported Employment is a distinct CES Waiver service with its own competency requirements (NADSP Area 9). Job coaches need skills that are nowhere in standard CES orientation: job task analysis, systematic instruction, workplace communication, and employment-specific documentation for billing.

What you will learn

• Understand the supported employment continuum and the job developer vs. job coach roles
• Conduct a job task analysis and teach work skills using systematic instruction
• Facilitate natural supports in workplace settings
• Communicate with employers professionally
• Document employment support services correctly for billing