Employment Services - Project Search
PROJECT SEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:
On-the-job training course and job placement program offered through the joint efforts of Oakland Adult and Career Education Adults with Disabilities Program, College of Alameda and East Bay Innovations
County of Alameda Project SEARCH
Program runs February through January. Applications for each program should be submitted at least six months prior to the start date of the program.
Oakland Children's Hospital Project SEARCH
Program runs August through July. Applications for each program should be submitted at least six months prior to the start date of the program.
Program Overview and Goals: Project SEARCH is a year-long, full-time Monday through Friday internship for adults with developmental disabilities. Project SEARCH takes place entirely at a host business site within the community. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and on-the-job training. The goal for each intern is to have exposure to careers in healthcare or in the public sector, to build résumés, and to attain competitive employment using the skills they have acquired.
Worksite Rotations: Interns build both academic and vocational skills through “hands-on” work experience in various departments throughout the host business. These unpaid student internships involve complex but routine tasks, such as, assembly, clerical, data entry, insurance verification, document filing, courier, sterilization, stocking and environmental services. Project SEARCH graduates will have opportunities to rotate through three departments during their training.
Typical Day for Project Search Interns: Project Search interns attend the internship program five days per week, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 3:15 p.m.
Employment Outcomes: There have been 18 placements of East Bay Innovations' Project SEARCH graduates so far. Children's Hospital Oakland has experienced an 88% placement rate for their first graduating class and the first class to graduate from the County of Alameda has a 70% placement rate for the January 2011 graduating class. Three individuals were hired by the County of Alameda, one of whom became the first individual with a developmental disability to be hired by the County through their STEP UP Program. Three individuals have been hired by Children’s Hospital.
Kaiser Alameda Project SEARCH: is a collaborative program between East Bay Innovations and the College of Alameda. Interns who are accepted to this site will also be enrolled in the College to Career Program (C2C) and receive college credit for their internships. Classroom activities at Kaiser will be taught by a teacher from the College of Alameda. College of Alameda is one of five California Community Colleges selected statewide by the Department of Rehabilitation for C2C funding and will fund the Project SEARCH teacher. Job Coaching through East Bay Innovations is funded by RCEB. 7 interns will be accepted for this site. If applicants were formerly students in the Peralta Community College District (Alameda, Merritt, Laney or Berkeley City College) they must not have any fee holds or other record holds that would prevent enrolling in classes. Job skills training will include data entry, alphanumerical filing, filing of employee documents, scanning, and other administrative office skills.
County of Alameda Project SEARCH is a collaborative program with the Oakland Unified School. Interns who are accepted to this site will also be enrolled in the Oakland Adult & Career Education Program. Classroom activities at the County of Alameda will be taught by a teacher from OACE. Department of Rehabilitation provides funding for the OUSD teacher and Job Coaching through East Bay Innovations is funded by RCEB. 12 interns will be accepted for this site. Job skills training will include data entry, alphanumerical filing, filing of employee documents, scanning, and other administrative office skills.
Children’s Hospital Project SEARCH is a collaborative program with the Oakland Unified School. Interns who are accepted to this site will also be enrolled in the Oakland Adult & Career Education Program. Classroom activities at the County of Alameda will be taught by a teacher from OACE. Department of Rehabilitation provides funding for the OUSD teacher and Job Coaching through East Bay Innovations is funded by RCEB. 12 interns will be accepted for this site. Job skills training will include data entry, alphanumerical filing, filing of employee documents, scanning, and other administrative office skills along with sterilization and stocking.
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 22 years of age by the specific program start date or graduated with a high school diploma, have an active case with the Regional Center of the East Bay and be able to meet the criteria of the host business, which varies by site and may include TB testing, proof of immunizations, background clearance, drug testing and code of conduct criteria) Most importantly, applicants must have a commitment to work and demonstrate the ability to learn the tasks offered by either site and maintain excellent attendance.
Call for questions or submit completed applications to:
Lori Kotsonas, 510-618-1580 ext. 15
East Bay Innovations
303 W Joaquin Ave #110, San Leandro, CA 94577
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