Journey - Employment-Based Transition Training

Journey: Employment-Based Transition Training in Kansas City

Employment-Based Transition Training, aka Journey, supports and prepares young adults for successful community employment. Over nine months, program participants will develop important work skills within a community business. Young adults will learn through classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on internships. Journey supports and prepares these young adults for successful community employment.

What does the program look like?

Each student participates in three 10-week job rotations before graduating from the program. Interns learn about workplace culture by integrating into their interships to build on-the-job relationships with representatives of the company. Throughout the program, interns will work with site instructors and Easterseals staff to create their career plans and resumes and learn employment-based social and job skills.  Together, this team will support the intern by:

• Assisting them with creating their career plans and resumes
• Teaching them workplace and soft skills

Students are eligible to participate when:

• All high school credits are completed
• Four years of high school are completed and the student is returning for a fifth year
• They have a desire to work within the community
• Pre-assessment for program has been completed

Kansas City Partners

Journey: Employment-Based Transition Training supports eligible Parkhill School District students to participate in this nine-month program. The local agencies currently committed to the community partnership include:

• Vocational Rehab Services
• Easterseals Midwest
• Parkhill School District
• Center for Human Services Service Coordination