Description
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking qualified applicants to provide direct delivery of Pre-Employment Transition Services (PreETS) in Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facilities. The services include self-advocacy training, counseling opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition and post-secondary educational programs, job exploration counseling, job readiness training, and work-based learning experiences. The contractor will be expected to provide these services in various locations across the state, including Green Hill School, Echo Glen Children’s Center, Harbor Heights, and community facilities on the eastside and westside of the state. The contractor will be evaluated based on their experience, qualifications, and proposed plan for delivering these services.
• The contractor must have experience providing workplace readiness training and education services to young people.
• The contractor must have a plan for providing community outreach and partnering with local companies and organizations to support education and employment pathways.
• The contractor must have a plan for identifying and promoting racial equity and social justice in their services.
• The contractor must have a plan for providing individualized assessments and plans for each young person based on their educational and vocational interests, aptitude, barriers, skills, and training needs.
• The contractor must have experience delivering services in an incarcerated setting or a plan for how they would adapt to this environment.