Vocational
Services Center
Adele
I. Agin, C.S.W., Executive Director
718-350-3100
(Voice/TTY) |
|
718-899-9846
(FAX) |
The
Lexington Vocational Services Center, Inc. has it's main office
in Queens, NY and branch offices in Westchester, NY, Morristown,
NJ and Trenton, NJ: The center provides a variety of rehabilitation
and community services to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing adults. Services
include:
- Vocational
Evaluation
- Pre-employment
services
- Job Development
- Intensive
& Extended Job Coaching
- The ASL
Institute (American Sign Language classes and the Sign Communication
Proficiency Interview [SCPI])
- Independent
Living support, training and advocacy
- VECTOR
Recreation/Socialization Program
- Coffee
House Series.
Supported
Employment
Within the
Supported Employment Program, staff assist clients with the preparation
for employment as well as the support services for retaining employment.
A comprehensive approach to service delivery includes pre-employment
counseling which highlights work values, employer expectations,
relations with co-workers, job responsibilities, and career advancement
opportunities. Counseling focuses on resume preparation, interviewing
skills, job search techniques, and work place adjustment. After
job placement, assistance and support to both employers and consumers
assures a smooth integration of the employee to the world of work
along with the analysis and implementation of accommodations if
needed.
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Independent
Living
Independent
Living Specialists work with clients to support and assist them
with a variety of life management issues such as social security
benefits, fair hearings, immigration/citizenship services, public
assistance, income maintenance, child care, foster care, home
care, public housing, Medicaid/medical issues, transportation,
family issues, court matters, advocacy, budgeting, and referrals
for alcohol and substance abuse counseling.
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American
Sign Language Institute
The Lexington
Vocational Services Center houses an American Sign Language Institute.
Classes in American Sign Language are offered to the general public,
Lexington staff, employers, and parents of Lexington students.
Classes are available for individuals needing beginning instruction
through advanced levels. The Center administers and is an evaluation
site for the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI),
a nationally recognized sign language evaluation system, to assess
an individual's sign language skills. Candidates for evaluation
are referred to Vocational Services by universities, schools,
civil service agencies and other private organizations throughout
New York and New Jersey.
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VECTOR
The VECTOR
Program is an adult socialization/recreation program that offers
deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals an opportunity to meet on
a weekly basis. Offered at two locations (on-site at Lexington
and at a facility in Brooklyn), deaf adults from throughout New
York City participate in activities including basketball, volleyball,
aerobics, ping pong, weight lifting, remedial classes and peer
support groups.
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