Career Preparation Specialist Services
Career Preparation Specialists
The Career Preparation Specialist provides students with career assessments, employment seeking and retention skills, and exposure to and exploration of potential occupations. Activities include:Â
AWARENESS
- Disability awareness
- Self advocacy
- Acquisition of daily living skills
- Social skills
- Personal appearance
- Communication
- Budgeting
- Agency awareness
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services
- Health Department
- Community Mental Health
- MiWorks!
- Education Development Plan               Â
- Xello
EXPLORATION
- Site Visits
- Job Shadowing
- Functional Vocational Evaluations
- Career Scope
- Interest Inventory
- Work Evaluations
- Community Experiences
- Post-Secondary Exploration
- College visits
- Vocational/Technical School visits
- Career Expos
- Education Development Plan
- Xello (identify post-secondary options)
- Work-based learning
- Summer Work (MRS)
PREPARATION
- Development of employment
- Phone etiquette
- Work habits/skills
- Resume development
- Job applications
- Mock interviews/Interview practice
- Time management
- Behavior
- Dress/grooming
- Attitude
- Ethics
- Post-secondary preparation
- College applications
- FAFSA (financial aid)
- Scholarship applications
- Accuplacer (if applicable)
- Learning Support Services/Disability Services
- Connect student with agency
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services
- Health Department
- Community Mental Health
- MiWorks!
- Acquisition of Driver’s License/State Identification
- Voter registration
- Selective Service registration