Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Delaware Project SEARCH is a combined education and work experience program for students with developmental/intellectual disabilities who have completed their high school academic requirements, but who have not yet officially exited high school. This 1-year program prepares students for competitive employment in the community. The students learn employability skills in the classroom for the first hour and last half hour of the day. The balance of the day (4 hours approximately) is devoted to internship experiences for which they applied, were interviewed and selected. There are three rotations of internship assignments during the program year. Internships are designed to teach competitive and marketable skills. Students receive job coaching services in these job assignments, which diminish as students master the tasks of each rotation. The outcome goal of the Project SEARCH program is for each student intern to be placed in a competitive job no later than 3 months after the end of the Project SEARCH program year. DVR is seeking Community Accredited Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) accredited vendors to provide customized supported employment; job development, placement and job coaching services.
