Work Toolkit:
Supervisors of roles in the E1MN partnership have an important responsibility to help staff build the knowledge and skills needed to support people on waivers with employment.
Supervisors can easily add the “Basic training for all roles” to new staff training and ongoing staff professional development. As you consider ways to incorporate the training, keep in mind you can assign staff pieces of the training over time; you do not need to do it all at once. Begin with the responsibilities and activities that are most critical for your staff.
The training for each responsibility has three sections that encourage staff to:
Whether you supervise waiver case managers, VRS/SSB staff, wavier employment service providers, or VRS/SSB employment service providers, you can use the ideas, guidance, and tips on this page to help your staff become experts at the responsibilities that all roles in the E1MN partnership have supporting people on waivers with work.
The training can be used for a variety of purposes including onboarding new staff and professional development for current staff.
Prior to debriefing an activity with staff:
The answer key for each activity can be found in the accordions below on this page.
Have new staff complete the steps under Learn and the activities under Do for all four responsibilities in this path. With new staff, use the answer key for each activity to review the correct answers, discuss questions they missed, and point out key takeaways.
Recommendation: Budget 4–6 hours for staff to complete the steps under Learn and the activities under Do for all four responsibilities in this path (about 60–90 minutes for each responsibility).
Have current staff complete the steps under Learn and one or more of the activities under Do for one responsibility. At a staff meeting, use the answer key for each activity to review the correct answers, discuss questions they missed, and point out key takeaways.
Recommendation: Start with the first responsibility in the path, Implement Employment First, then assign each subsequent responsibility in chronological order for the next three staff meetings. Budget 5-10 minutes to debrief an activity during a staff meeting.
Have current staff complete the steps under Learn and the activities under Do for one responsibility a week until they have completed all four responsibilities in this path (4 weeks to complete). Schedule a meeting to debrief all four responsibilities in this path with staff. At the meeting, use the answer key for each activity to review the correct answers, discuss questions they missed, and point out key takeaways.
Recommendation: Plan for 60 minutes to debrief all the responsibilities in this path, approximately 15 minutes per responsibility.
All roles in the E1MN partnership are responsible for working together to implement Employment First. Help your staff build their knowledge about Employment First and implement the principles in their daily work.
Click on the accordions below to view the answer keys for each activity:
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Answer key: Employment First in Action (PDF)
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Answer key: Assessment question answers are included with the assessments:
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All roles in the E1MN partnership are responsible for working together to facilitate informed choice so that people can fully understand their employment options. Help your staff build their knowledge about informed choice and implement strategies in their daily work to support informed choice.
Click on the accordions below to view the answer keys for each activity:
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Answer key: Conversations about work (PDF)
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Answer key: Frequently asked questions about work (PDF)
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All roles in the E1MN partnership are responsible for using this framework to provide a coordinated set of employment services. Help your staff build their knowledge about the Engage Plan Find Keep framework and use the framework in their daily work to provide coordinated services.
Click on the accordion below to view the answer key for the activity:
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Answer key: Your work and the Engage Plan Find Keep framework (PDF)
All roles in the E1MN partnership must carry out their unique responsibilities and collaborate. Help your staff build their knowledge about the responsibilities of each role in the E1MN partnership and strategies for collaborating.
Click on the accordions below to view the answer keys for each activity:
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Answer key: Engage phase collaboration (PDF)
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Answer key: Plan phase collaboration (PDF)
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Answer key: Find phase collaboration (PDF)
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Answer key: Keep phase collaboration (PDF)