Student Name

VOCATIONAL PROFILE

Month Year

VOCATIONAL INTERESTS

• I am good at answering the phone and taking messages.
• I am able to interact with the public in a positive manner.
• I like to work independently.
• I like to stay busy.
• I like to move around a lot while I am working.
• I have not yet discovered the job I want for a career.

LONG RANGE GOALS

• I would like to have part time paid work in a job I enjoy.
• I would like to live in an apartment or house with a roommate.
• I would like to live as independently as possible.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCES

• ROSAUERS GROCERY STORE
  October 1999 to May 2000
  STRIVE 6 hours/week   Unpaid work experience
  Bakery department: put items in bags and containers. Sometimes I need to replace the bags behind the counter. I like the staff there; it is fun to work with them. Sometimes it is kind of slow. I would rather be busy all the time. I don't think I could do this job forever, but maybe I wouldn't mind if I was getting paid.
• SPEEDY- Deaconess Hospital Central Service Department
  June, July, August 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  30 hrs/week paid summer employment
  I also worked in this area October 1996 to May 1997 through STRIVE at LC High school for 10 hours/week. I put sticker bar codes on hospital items and put them on the right shelves. I liked the people I worked with. I liked staying busy. There is so much to do there. You don't work yourself out of a job. I did not like it when I had to put items on high shelves.
• AVISTA CORPORATION-Graphics Department
  October 1998 to April 1999
  STRIVE experience, 6 hrs/week   Unpaid work experience
  I filed, used the copy machines, stapled papers, used the hole punch machine and put booklets together. I liked the kind of work. I am good at it. I did not like to sit for long periods because I get restless.
• COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT HOTEL
  STRIVE experience- 8 hrs./week   Unpaid work experience
  September 1997 to June 1998
  I was able to clean a hotel room independently within 1 hour. This involved making beds, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, and dusting. I liked to work fast. I liked being part of a cleaning crew, but this is not the type of work I would like for a career.
• HERO'S RESTAURANT, NORHTOWN MALL
  STRIVE experience
  September 1996 to June 1997
  10 hours/week.   Unpaid work experience
  I greeted customers and showed them where to sit. I cleared, cleaned and set the tables. I was nervous to host people, and I did not really enjoy doing the tables. The trays were awkward. I know I would not like that kind of work for a paid job.

COMMUNITY SERVICE (VOLUNTEER) EXPERIENCES

• Community IMAGES
  1999/2000 school year, 2 hours/week
  I assist the Special Ed teacher at LC High School as needed.
• Community IMAGES
  1998/1999 school year, 2 hours/week
  I assisted in a first grade classroom at St. Paschal's Catholic school.
• LC High School
  1997/1998 school year, 2 hours/week
  I assisted at West Central Community Center Daycare.
• LC High School
  2nd semester 1996/1997 school year, 2 hours/week
  I assisted at Libby Center School in the program for students with multiple handicaps when they had social activities.
• LC High School
  1st Semester 1996, 2 hrs/week
  Stevens Elementary School. I assisted in the 6th grade Resource Room, playing math games, helping with reading activities.

VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

LEARNING STYLE

• I learn best when I watch someone do a task, then they watch me do it.
• It is better to show me how to do the job, than tell me how it is done.

STRENGTHS

• I have a positive attitude toward work.
• I am dependable.
• I am able to read, write, use computers and answer phones.
• I am well organized.
• I like to work at a steady pace, not under pressure.

JOB RELATED ACCOMODATIONS

• I may take more time to learn new tasks, but can work independently after I learn them.
• I may need items placed at a lower level where I can reach them.
• Printed instructions for jobs with many steps helps me remember what to do.

MOBILITY

SPOKANE COMMUNITY RESOURCE PREFERENCES

• RESOURCE SERVICES - We have visited their office on a class tour. Their staff, Brian and Julie, have presented at IMAGES. They are nice. They seem eager to help people find a good job that matches their skills. Ann Jones chose this agency last year. She has an excellent office job.
• JOBB - We toured their new building on 2/3/00. I had to leave early, but I heard from other students that it is a good agency. JOBB offers other services besides job assistance, they help people find places to live and have Payee services to help people with their budgets. Terry Clark and Kim Bell chose this agency last year. They both have jobs.
• TO-WORK - Sandy Helm came to talk to our class last year, and again on February 10, 2000 for Info Nite. He has a small agency, but he is nice. Debbie Smith and Bobbi Leones chose this agency last year. Bobbi is working and Debbie has had several interviews and job trials.