Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVR)

Supporting Your Path to Meaningful Employment

Embark Supported Employment partners with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to help individuals explore careers, build job skills, and succeed in competitive, community-based employment.

Helping individuals looking for their own job can receive services through DVR. These services can provide assistance throughout the job search from finding job openings in the community to filling out applications, resumes, and preparing for interviews. When you get a job through DVR services, you may also receive on-the-job support.

To start with DVR services, apply here:

Internship/Temporary Work

Internship/Temporary Work is a time-limited, paid work experience. This service is designed to provide DVR consumers in-depth knowledge of day-to-day work requirements in a competitive integrated setting.

Possible purposes may include:

Trying out a job
Determining an appropriate vocational goal
Determining needs for rehabilitation technology or job accommodations
Assisting with work hardening
Developing a current work reference or new skills

Job Shadow

Job Shadow is a career exploration activity designed to increase an individual’s awareness. It takes place in an integrated, community-based work environment. The individual is allowed to walk through the workday within the actual environment, witnessing firsthand the work they may be interested in.

Job Preparation, Development, and Placement

Job Preparation, Development, and Placement are a comprehensive set of services to assist DVR consumers in their efforts to plan for, seek, obtain, and maintain employment. Three services are included in this statewide service category.

Examples include:

Systematic Instruction

Systematic Instruction are task-based employment supports provided by service provider staff to assist DVR consumers on the job site. These supports include help with learning the job, talking and working through different situations, and communication strategies. Services may also include individualized discussion of options to get to the job site.

These services may be provided along with other employment services such as on-the-job training, internship/temporary work, job retention in supported employment, and job placement and development services.

This service is provided in two parts:

The duration of these services varies depending on the needs of the individual and is intended to fade as the consumer learns and performs job tasks. Other employment supports, including assistive technology and natural supports, can be used along with systematic instruction.

We take a fading approach, which means we provide as much on-the-job support as necessary for each individual to be successful. As individuals progress with job understanding, we fade out and work with natural supports so they can be as independent as possible.

Supported Employment

Supported Employment services are provided to gain competitive integrated employment in an integrated work setting in which an individual with a most significant disability, including a youth with a most significant disability, is working consistent with their unique strengths, abilities, interests, and informed choice, with ongoing support services.

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Transition supports for youth preparing to enter the workforce. Services focus on:

These services help young individuals prepare for successful competitive, integrated employment.

Project SEARCH

A business-led collaboration that provides young adults with disabilities immersive workplace training and career exploration experiences. Project SEARCH helps participants gain the skills and confidence needed to secure and maintain employment.

To start with DVR services, apply here:

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Embark is committed to supporting individuals through every stage of their employment journey—building skills, confidence, and independence along the way.