If you receive services, you have a right to the following:
- Receive services from the provider of your choice
- Person centered planning
- File a grievance against provisions of services
- Receive a fair review and hearing of your grievance
Client Responsibilities:
The Client agrees to actively:
- Follow-through with all commitments.
- Submit to an SBI background check to determine suitable employment opportunities.
- Participate in all aspects of the program.
- Participate in the identification of their skills, interests, and abilities.
- Participate in the identification of their vocational goals.
- Participate in all job development activities.
- Look for job leads.
- Prepare for interviews.
- Look for community resources which will aid success on the job (such as planning for and utilizing agreed upon method of transportation).
- Identify any needs or accommodations they may need on the job.
- Negotiate the terms of their employment.
- Strive to meet their employer’s work expectations.
- Become familiar with the employer’s policies and procedures.
- Participate in their work performance appraisal and improve performance, as needed.
- Communicate right away with their Employment Specialist about problems that arise.
- Maintain acceptable attendance at school and work.
AFPS Career Coordinator Responsibilities
The AFPS Career Coordinator agrees to assist you in:
- Identifying your skills, interests, and abilities.
- Identifying your vocational goals.
- Preparing for interviews (such as role play, simulation, proper dress, question/answers transportation).
- Locating and accessing resources within the community (employers, transportation, information).
- Identifying job leads.
- Identifying supports and accommodations which will enable you to perform a job to the best of your ability.
- Assist you in negotiating terms of employment.
- Facilitating your relationship with your supervisor and co-workers.
- Understanding your employer’s policies and procedures.
Your AFPS Career Coordinator will also:
- Assist in you scheduling an SBI background check.
- Be an active partner in your job development activities.
- Support the employer with your job training.
- Assist your employer in appraising your work performance.
- Provide feedback and suggest alternative methods of meeting employer expectations.
- Be available and suggest alternative methods of meeting employer expectations
- Be available to you and your employer, as needed and requested.
- Maintain communication with you and your family.
We agree that meeting these terms is a condition of our successful working relationship.