The Supported Training for Employment Placement (STEP) program opened in 1992. It was the first community-based vocational training day program providing behavioral supports. The program serves individuals 22 and older who have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities and who need behavioral support to be successful.
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The goal of the STEP program is to provide competitive employment opportunities in community-based settings. We offer skills development training, job coaching and behavioral support so that individuals who have historically been unable to access and/or sustain employment can do so, and we strive to place every individual in some form of work.
When an individual starts our program, the Job Placement Coordinator completes a comprehensive assessment to determine what the educational service needs are and to identify the individual's strengths, interests, and areas for growth. We then devise an Individualized Plan and put together a weekly schedule incorporating the various components of the program with the goal of placing the individual in a competitive job. The staffing ratio is 3:1. OFI does provide some one-on-one job support for those who end up in an integrated paid employment setting.
We currently serve 17 individuals in the STEP program with the capacity of 32. The program operates Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM.
