Ensuring Transitional Jobs is Developmental

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Ensuring the Transitional Job is a

Developmental LearningExperience

Chris Warland

National Transitional Jobs Network Conference

April 13, 2012


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There are many goals for

Transitional JobsEarned income for people who really need it

A current employer and job reference

Access to supportive servicesAccess to Earned Income Tax credit

Skills and experience to successfully

transition into the workforce


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What makes a Transitional Job

different from a temporary job?

How can transitional employment be a

developmentaleven transformativeexperience?


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Is the Transitional Job a BlackBox?


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What do You Think?

From your experience, what program

components and practices help a TJparticipant become more likely tosucceed in the competitive labormarket?


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What Researchers and Program

Leaders Tell Us

We asked researchers who have

done qualitative research on TJ, aswell as expert practitioners, whatthey think makes TJ developmental

These recommendations are nevercompletewe need your input aboutwhat works!


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What Researchers and Program

Leaders Tell Us

Transitional employment shouldprovide an opportunity forexperiential learningparticipantslearn to work by working

TJ employment should be designedfrom the outset to allow participantsto learn, model and practice

successful workplace behaviors


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Peer SupportTJ workers who share similarcircumstances can reinforce positivebehaviors and hold one another

accountable Work crews and social enterprisescan offer an environment in which

peer support happens organically Programs can cultivate peer supportthrough group meetings, job clubs,

mentoring programs and alumni


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Supportive Staff Relationships Frequently cited by participants asone thing that made a difference

Consider the importance ofsupportive relationships in hiring andstaffing decisions

Training staff in therapeutic methods

may be useful


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Strong Communication and

Feedback Participants need frequent feedbackon work-readiness attributes andbehaviors

Frontline supervisors play a key rolein communicating work-readiness

lessons in the workplacethey needtraining and buy-in

Tools and structured procedures

such as daily checklists are useful


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Transitional Employmentthat Represents Real WorkExperience Select worksites that deliver closesupervision, appropriate feedback,and tasks that promote learning ofuseful skills

Develop MOUs or worksite

agreements that reflect theemployers role in participantdevelopment


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Be Flexible and Allow for

Mistakes Create a safe environment forparticipants to learn from mistakes

Provide opportunities to reenter TJafter termination

Gradually increase responsibility and

stress Allow for flexibility in length of TJemployment to ensure work-

readiness


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For More Information:

Web: www.transitionaljobs.net

Email: [email protected] us:

National Transitional Jobs Network

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