Supported Employment
Supported
employment services provide needed ongoing supports for individuals
wanting to work in the community. The activities offered in this
service are designed to increase or maintain the individual's skills
and independence.
This may include job exploration, development and placement; and
on-the-job training, support, and coaching. Job coach staff train
individuals at their job site to perform all job tasks and to
participate in all work-related activities (e.g. lunch, breaks, company
parties, co-worker relationships).
Supported employment services may also include assistance with social
security and other public benefits, transportation training and/or
coordination, personal care activities to help support the individual
in the work setting, medication administration and/or assistance and
nursing support, and developing effective self-advocacy skills.
A 24-hour on-call system provides emergency backup support for all individuals receiving supported employment services in order to assure the health and safety of the individual.
These services are designed around the individual's unique needs and
desires and promote access to valued employment and meaningful work in
the community.
Who is Eligible?
To receive services, the individual must:
- Have mental retardation or a specified related condition and a developmental disability that began before age twenty-two
- Need a combination of special, interdisciplinary services that are life long or of an extended duration and are individually planned
- Meet New Mexico Medicaid financial and medical criteria for care and be allocated for services by the Developmental Disabilities Supports Division of the Department of Health
- Be a resident of New Mexico
For more information, call:
Las Cruces:
1-888-820-5750
1-575-528-5200
Socorro/Truth or Consequences:
1-888-367-9758
1-575-835-0204
