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The 20th Employment Support Symposium – “Connecting Talent to Opportunities

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The 20th Employment Support Symposium - "Connecting Talent to Opportunities

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April 16, 2020

Save the Date!Save the Date!!!! Aprili 15 - 16, 2020 at the Convene Cire Center, 2929 Arch Street

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    Michelle Sparling & Charlotte Wroton

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    🌐Professional Development Opportunity🌐 "ATTRACTING AND RETAINING DIVERSE TALENT IN THE NEW WORKPLACE" on January 27, 2022 and hosted by @pachamber and @bankofamerica Click the link in our bio 👆 to register for this opportunity! --- "In the new workplace, more and more employers are seeing the value of Diversity and Inclusion programs. Research from Bank of America shows that organizations that focus on incorporating welcoming, inclusive cultures like the ones D&I programs foster are three times more likely to be high performing. Presented in partnership with Bank of America, the PA Chamber is proud to offer an upcoming free webinar, “Attracting and Retaining Diverse Talent in the New Workplace.” This program is designed to provide Pennsylvania employers with the resources they need to develop strategies for retaining diverse talent in the workplace, at a time when the needs of current and prospective employees are changing more than ever." #PhilaOnTheJob #EmploymentFirst #MakingWorkWork #POTJ #EmploymentFirstPA #Employment1st #FreeTraining #IWantToWork #ProfessionalDevelopment [IMAGE DESCTIPTION: Phila On the Job logo with a photo of Philadelphia city skyline. TEXT: Professional Development Opportunity]

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    🌐Professional Development Opportunity 🌐 "A Scoping Review of Community-Based Employment Programs for Transition Youth with Disabilities" on December 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST Click the link in the bio ☝️ to reach the information and webpage --- Hosted by RRTC on Youth Transition at VCU Join this webinar and hear how ACL grantees are building their internal competencies and partnering with other entities to assure that jobseekers and workers with disabilities are accessing accurate information and taking full advantage of work incentives available to them via Social Security. #PhilaOnTheJob #EmploymentFirst #MakingWorkWork #POTJ #EmploymentFirstPA #Employment1st #FreeTraining [IMAGE DESCTIPTION: Phila On the Job logo with a photo of Philadelphia city skyline. TEXT: Professional Development Opportunity]

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    🌐Free Professional Development Opportunity🌐 "Making Work Incentives Work for People with Disabilities" on December 12, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. EST Click the link up in the bio for access to the information & registration link... --- Hosted by the Administration for Community Living Join this webinar and hear how ACL grantees are building their internal competencies and partnering with other entities to assure that jobseekers and workers with disabilities are accessing accurate information and taking full advantage of work incentives available to them via Social Security. https://j.mp/3lOFBP9 #PhilaOnTheJob #EmploymentFirst #MakingWorkWork #POTJ #EmploymentFirstPA #Employment1st #FreeTraining [IMAGE DESCTIPTION: Phila On the Job logo with a photo of Philadelphia city skyline. TEXT: Professional Development Opportunity]

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    ⚡The Employment for All Toolkit is now available⚡ Click the link up 👆 in our bio to access it for free! #PhilaOnTheJob #EmploymentFirst #Employment1st #EmploymentForAll #FreeResource

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    Hey everyone! If you’ve been following us for a long time, thank you for your continued support. If you are new - welcome, we’re glad you’re here! Phila On The Job is a product of @cityofphiladelphia @dbhids Employment 1st Initiative and grounded in the belief that EVERYONE can work, regardless of disability. We created this video in collaboration with the awesome folks over @recphilly to showcase the importance of diversity in the workplace. In this video, you’ll see Philadelphians (you might recognize a few of them👀) who work for a variety of employers such as @TheGrahamCo, @Philly_Schools, @PACareerLinkPHL , @PhiladelphiaEagles 🦅💚 and more. Hear just a snippet of their stories now but keep an eye on @PhilaOntheJob for more of their stories coming soon! We have two versions of the video and wanted to provide the most accessible version of the video here but have linked both versions (with and without audio description) in our bio! Let us know how you have made your workplace more inclusive and/or how you plan to do it in the future. And by the future, we mean right now. 😊 Thanks to @dbhids, @networksfortraining, and @recphilly for their support in making this video. #PhilaOnTheJob #EmploymentFirst #Philadelphia #SupportedEmployment #Employment #Disability #DisabilityInclusion

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    📣 Attn: Employment Supporters! 📣 Do you know about The Employment Forum? It's an opportunity to come together as a group and discuss various topics regarding employment in Philadelphia. The group consists of representatives from DBHIDS/School District of Philadelphia/OVR/ODP/Supports Coordination Organizations, self-advocates, employment support professionals and all who want to know about what's going on in Philadelphia around employment. The meetings are currently hosted monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. Join us this Wednesday, May 19th, for a public policy update from Julia Barol of PA APSE to learn more about a bill that was recently signed into law to eliminate subminimum wage for people with disabilities. Learn more about what other states have done and what Pennsylvania is doing to follow suit. Hope to see you there. Link in bio to register! #employment #philaonthejob #phillyjobs #supportedemployment #apse


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    Hi! 👋 Long time no post! Phila On the Job is back and better than ever. Thanks to all of you who have stuck with us during this quiet time and hello to all of the new followers! We'll get back to regularly sharing resources and information. We also have original content featuring some familiar faces coming to your feed soon! 👀 We're excited to be "back" and want to know how our followers are doing. Let us know in the comments below or reply to the prompt in our stories about how you're doing, why you follow POTJ, what you'd like to see more of on our page, and if you have any wins you'd like to share (if you recently rocked an interview or got a new job, we want to celebrate you!) 🎉 Thanks for sticking with us! #PhilaOnTheJob [ID: Green text on white background with red border. Top center of image has Phila On the Job logo with text: "Connecting Talent to Opportunities". Below that, text that reads: "Phila On the Job wants to hear from you!"]


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    Coming up today at 1:00 p.m. EST... Leah Lamb presenting "How to Tell Stories that Open Hearts and Change the World" via ZOOM and part of the 2oth Employment Supports Symposium from Networks for Training and Development, Inc. and made possible with the fantastic support of Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services #tapintotalent #DBHIDS #leahlamb #storytelling #networks #networksfortraining #networksfortraininganddevelopment #20themploymentsupportssymposium

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    The 20th Employment Supports (virtual) Symposium keynote is Laura Owens 🍁 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Laura, the President of TransCen, has over 30 years of experience, with a strong background as a national leader in the disability employment field. Laura is currently a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Exceptional Education Department where she teaches courses focusing on high school inclusion and transition from school to work. She is also the founder and President of Creative Employment Opportunities, Inc. (CEO), in Milwaukee, which she founded in 1991. Prior to joining TransCen, Laura served as the Executive Director of APSE (Association of People Supporting Employment First), a national organization focusing on the advancement of integrated employment for citizens with disabilities. She is an internationally known speaker having presented to businesses, organizations, schools, and at conferences in Israel, Ireland, Croatia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Chile, and Portugal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Learn more about the Symposium by clicking the link in bio or by visiting https://www.networksfortraining.org/symposium-highlights-and-downloads/ • [Image Description: Laura Owens smiles for her headshot.] • • • #PhilaOnTheJob #TapIntoTalent #EmploymentFirst #DBHIDS #NetworksForTrainingAndDevelopment #DiversityAndInclusion #VirtualLearning #APSE

    Less than a month from now, we will be kicking off
    Less than a month from now, we will be kicking off the 20th Employment Supports Symposium! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’re going virtual and bigger than before with expanded learning opportunities as it is divided up into two seasons. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember to register for the Fall series and snag the early bird pricing steal... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ...we mean deal... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ $50 for more than 30 hours of training! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click the link in bio to read about the sessions and Special Events. Catch you on Zoom! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • [Image Description: Screenshot of the Symposium site shows 20th Employment Supports Symposium connecting talent to opportunities bordering the top and the Phila On The Job logo below.] • • • #PhilaOnTheJob #TapIntoTalent #PhillyJobs #EmploymentFirstPA #DBHIDS #NetworksForTrainingAndDevelopment #VirtualConference #VirtualLearning #DisabilityInclusion #DiversityAndInclusion


    #ShoutOutSaturday⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Meet Nikita! (She may look familiar because she’s been on POTJ’s IG Live!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nikita is the Transition and Research Liaison at Networks for Training and Development, Inc and has been a member of the Philadelphia Employment First Steering Committee since 2018.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When asked about why she supports Employment First she says, “I really believe in the beauty and value of having a diverse workplace. To me, diversity is a no-brainer. Our communities are full of people of various cultural backgrounds, religions, abilities, languages, and identities. Our workplaces should reflect that.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Outside of work, Nikita is all about curating experiences that spark joy in her life such as: listening to podcasts (her fave is Home Cooking with Samin Nosrat & Hrishikesh Hirway), enjoying a pint of @zsas ice cream, and binging Supermarket Sweep on Netflix. Can you tell she LOVES thinking about food? 😊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ P.S- It was her birthday this week! 🎂🎈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [Image Description: Nikita smiles as she poses in front of a large window in Dave and Buster’s (2019) that overlooks the Ben Franklin bridge into Philadelphia.]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @NetworksForTraining⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #PhilaOnTheJob #BehindTheScenes #TapIntoTalent #EmploymentFirstPA #DBHIDS #NetworksForTrainingAndDevelopment #ShoutOutSaturdays

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    A moment of silence today as we remember those lost on 9/11 nineteen years ago. #NeverForget⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let us remember all the folx who showed up as emergency responders, citizens, volunteers that day and the days after.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [Image Description: Close up of the United States of American flag.]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #9/11 #Honor911 #WeRemember #911Day #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #PhillyRemembers

    Stories – You have one. You may pick and choose wh
    Stories - You have one. You may pick and choose what parts, as well as how and who you share with. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who we share with, How we share, What parts we share... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s YOUR choice. Know that no matter if you share or when you share, YOUR story matters and has value. YOU matter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How will you write the next part of your story? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • [Image Description: Text graphic reads, I am the author of my story and I am NOT finished writing.] • • • #PhilaOnTheJob #TapIntoTalent #Disclosure #WhatsYourStory #DBHIDS #NetworksForTrainingAndDevelopment #SuicidePreventionDay #PhillyJobs #YouMatter #MaskUpPHL #MaskUpPA #EmploymentFirstPA

    #MythBusterMonday
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    MYTH
    #MythBusterMonday ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ MYTH: People with disabilities cannot work. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ FACT: People, including those with significant disabilities, can indeed work. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Work comes in all forms from amount of days and hours to the type of industries and tasks across our economy. The question is are businesses and the workforce welcoming and also willing to think creatively. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was created to mandate that employers make reasonable accommodations. However, there are myths and stigmas that have people not wanting to speak up and ashamed to disclose having a disability along with their needs to their employer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On a holiday that exudes an inclusive spirit, let’s take a moment to reflect how each of us can do and be better. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [Image Description: Text in capital letters along the middle of the image reads, MYTH BUSTER. Along the bottom of the image reads in capital letters, MONDAY. Faded in the background of the image are note lines and a hand tacking up a piece of paper.] • • • #PhilaOnTheJob #TapIntoTalent #LaborDayMonday #MythVsFact #DiversityEquityInclusion #EmploymentFirstPA #PhillyJobs #DBHIDS #NetworksForTrainingAndDevelopment #LaborDay2020 #WorkforceDevelopment

    #ShoutOutSaturday
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    Gues
    #ShoutOutSaturday ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Guess what day it is?! That’s right, we are spotlighting another member of the Philadelphia Employment First Steering Committee. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shari is the Manager of the Philadelphia’s Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (BVRS or also known as Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, OVR). Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her three children. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When asked why Employment First is important to her, Shari shared “Everyone has something to contribute to the world; I enjoy helping people find out what that is.” Shari grew up watching her mom work in the field sharing, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “My mother worked in this field her entire life. As a child, I spent many days with my mother in state hospitals where, unfortunately, the ability to be independent and opportunities for growth were denied to individuals with disabilities. My mother has always encouraged me to see what makes each of us unique and highlighting this. As an adult, I am encouraged by the fact that some of those same individuals are now out in the community working in integrated settings.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are so grateful for all Shari does to empower people! @PA_OVR • [Image Description: Shari poses in front of a wall.] • • • #PhilaOnTheJob #TapIntoTalent #EmploymentFirst #EmploymentFirstPA #BehindTheScenes #DBHIDS #NetworksForTrainingAndDevelopment #OVR


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