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Video Transcript
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"Charlie is doing excellent. He's having a blast at work."
"I'm the kind of person who likes to learn whatever they could."
"I'm a pretty easy-going guy. I like it. I get to listen to my music and play my guitar."
"You can tell by her expressions that it's been an enjoyable experience for her, that she likes it."
"I love my job."
"I'm a hard worker. I like doing a good job."
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Employment
Community Connections
Resident Services
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SIRS
Southern Indiana Resource Solutions, Inc.
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0:01:18 Start Pont
John Ward CEO-President SIRS:
"From the beginning, SIRS supported individuals and families with disabilities in developing a goal that offered them the fullness of community life. And then we have a heavy concentration at this point and time on employment in the community. Job placement, carving jobs out of existing industries as well as preparing people who opt not to work, to support them in the best way possible based on person-centered planning of how they might be more integrated in the community."
Patty Oser Resource Consultant:
"It all starts with identifying, really the person's dreams or their life goals. Sort of just saying, if I could, I would. And we go from there, then to say, OK, lets look at that now and say what's possible to do, where do we want to start with that and sometimes where I might think we could or should start isn't where they want to start, and that's OK. We also talk about what that person might need to do to get stronger to be able to reach the goals they want to reach. And then the next step is to just talk about what are our next steps. What are the specific things we're going to do in the next month, in the next three months, in the next year, that will help this person realize the goals that they've identified."
Charlie Johnson Machinist Aristokraft:
"We filled out paperwork about myself and about the three main items I want. Those three items is, a job, a truck, and a wife. That's my three goals. I've got two of them already. I'm waiting on the third one."
Joanne Lehr Vocational Transition Coordinator:
"The process where SIRS gets involved with our students, is they come on board while the student's still in school. They'll meet with me and the student and parents and they'll do planning for what the student wants. They do some career guidance activity type of things. Ask them what kind of things they want to do. And then they will help the student find a job. They will deal with the placement of the student on the job. They will work with the employer and me if there is any problem on the job and SIRS will go ahead and do the support and provide the supports that the child needs on the job."
Charlie Johnson Machinist Aristokraft:
"I had to learn to work with teammates, work by yourself, and take your time, and work with a steady pace. And you got to read the rules and read your work schedule, and time to clock in. Be there on time, and do your job."
Gary May Board of Directors-SIRS:
"The importance of work, I think, in American Society, is self evident for most other populations. It's the ticket to having that access and the opportunities. Work is an important way that people in this culture connect with the broader society and work buys a lot of options. And again, that's what people with disabilities have been wanting for a long time."
Jerry Schuck Jasper Engine Exchange:
"SIRS helps us fulfill our business needs, because, number one, in the Jasper area, anybody that wants a job can find one. The newspapers are full. It's hard to find good qualified people to do the job and with them bringing these people to the table. They want to get out and work with other people. They want to be there every day and they want to do the job. It's been really good for us because those people are reliable and can do and are qualified to do the job."
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Employment
Bob Shaner Co-Manager Washington Ave. Schnuck's:
"Mike is a real pleasure. He came to us with his coach a few years ago and wanted a job and we had a position available in our produce department and we thought we'd give Mikey a try and he worked out real well over there. They really enjoyed him. He was a plus to the department. And then later on we had an opening in our porter position that would give him a little bit more flexible hours and he took that on and he's been doing a real good job and everybody in the store just loves him."
Mike Hudson Porter Washington Ave. Schnuck's:
"It is rewarding. You meet a lot of new people. It gives you confidence, knowing that you can do the work out here in the community. You feel like you're part of the community. Well I had a dream to go to Washington D.C. For two years I went to Washington D.C. and got to see it, so I might plan on going some other places and travel."
Rob Shaner Co-Manager Washington Ave. Schnuck's:
"SIRS has done a great job trying to bring people to us and other businesses in the community that are able to fulfill jobs and work just like everyone else. They've done an excellent job working with Mike. They come in here and work with him, show him the different jobs that we're doing and then they come back and check on him."
Matthew Moss Catering & Service Manager Sodexho-Marriott Services:
"Beth works for us in one of our retail locations, called the Eagle's Nest. That's located on the main floor of the University Center here at the University. Currently what she does is works as a dining room attendant. She wipes tables down; she clears trays off the tables. She also collects the trays from the trashcans where they tend to pile up. Jobs plus has been proactive in bringing us a multitude of employees. We have actually interviewed more than a dozen people from Jobs Plus. We have, over the course of the last two or three years, employed eight individuals brought to us by Jobs Plus. Like a normal business, we take these individuals. With the help of their coaches we'll train them in the position that's been allotted for them and help them run with it. I refer to Beth as an Angel. She comes in with a big smile on her face. She doesn't say much. You say, 'Good morning, Beth,' and she'll kind of shyly smile and turn away. A couple of times after that she'll say, 'Good morning or Hi, Matt,' or 'Hi, whoever's talking to her,' but other wise she's pretty reserved. She goes about her business. You can she that she's watching what's going on. So you know she's paying attention to her surroundings, but Beth doesn't really say a whole lot. She just chugs along, does her work an goes home at the end of the day."
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Community Connections
Ralph Wongler Volunteer Warrick Co. Museum:
"I'm usually the registrar and tour guide. As the registrar, I list some of the items that we bring in. And as tour guide, I show people around this place."
Gary May Board of Directors-SIRS:
"I think the ideal of community access is that all citizens have the same opportunity to succeed and to fail. When we achieve that, I think we will know we have arrived. So again, in that context, people with disabilities will have the opportunity to work and live and recreate and spend our money wherever we want to just like everybody else does."
John Ward CEO and President-SIRS:
"Inclusion is like the fabric that unites our community, knowing that, maybe one strand is weaker than another. That part of the fabric may be weaker in one section than another, but all of the fabric is necessary for the beauty of the tapestry."
Virginia Allen Warrick Co. Museum:
"SIRS has been right with me on this. Their support has been valuable. If I need some help or need to notify Ralph about something, we have good communication."
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Residential Services
Ron Bruce Community resource Consultant:
"The residential services at SIRS we provide, basically, what the individual needs are whenever we do an intake on a person. Whenever they apply for services, the people, the individuals will tell us what they need in their everyday life and what they feel they need assistance in."
Jeff Mayse Receives Residential Services:
"SIRS is important to me. They helped me learn how to do things like cook. I'm out cooking and grocery shopping He helped me work on a budget. SIRS has helped me to get out on my own."
Wilma Garrett Mother of Angie Garrett:
"My daughter was born with her disability, and when she was about three years old, we realized how extensive the disability was. She's non-verbal and has some mental retardation. The services that Angie gets from SIRS really makes a big difference in the quality of her life. She doesn't have to sit at home and watch TV or just be bored. Everyday we have a job coach that comes in and works with her. And then, periodically, they go out into the community, and that frees up my husband and me. That frees up our time that we are not just a babysitter. Our goal with Angie is for her to be as independent as possible and to eventually to be able to live in a group home. She watches for them coming down the driveway. She sees them and she's very excited that they're there. You can tell by her expressions that it's been an enjoyable experience for her. That she loves it."
Tom McCart Chairman of the Board-SIRS:
"The strength of SIRS is a passion of its people, the staff, and even the clients. They just have a tremendous passion of getting a job done for everyone. And it's just that commitment and that passion that they just live the dream with. That's the strength of SIRS."
Patty Oser-Resource Consultant
"Here at SIRS we provide supports to people in some general areas, one of which is employment. We will assist them in identifying their jobs and careers they want to pursue. We also support people in residential situations. That can be a person whose living on their own in an apartment or it can be somebody who needs more supports than that. We can also support individuals in being able to be a part of their community: going out and participating in the kinds of things in the community that are fun. But, more generally what we're all talking about is supporting people in their lives. That's what it's about."
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