Moving Forward Building and Leading a Business Relations Unit

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Moving Forward Building and Leading a Business Relations Unit Ryan Jolley, Business Services Unit – September 27, 2018

State of Tennessee Landscape 95 counties 3 Grand Divisions 9 geographic regions

Division of Rehabilitation Services Programs Disability Determination Services Vocational Rehabilitation Comprehensive TN Rehabilitation Center 17 Community TN Rehabilitation Centers TN Business Enterprise TN Technology Access Program TN Council Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing Independent Living

Vocational Rehabilitation Organization Chart

Background Education and experience of Business Employment Consultants (BECs) Decentralized Supervision- BECs reported to TRC managers or field supervisors Client Centered Autonomous in day to day operations Lack of clarity in defining roles and expectations Lack of centralized supervision and leadership

Project Purpose and Goals Build agency capacity to work with the business community and increase competitive integrated employment outcomes. Strengthen training opportunities for staff focusing on building and maintaining employer relations. Enhance data collection processes to support the Business Services Unit. Increase understanding of how to use labor market information (LMI) at the field staff level (BECs and counselors).

Accomplishments Director of Business Services Created an organized unit structure Job descriptions developed and hiring of additional BECs. JDVRTAC provided examples and gave input as we developed ours. Reached out to other VR agencies across the nation as referred by JDVRTAC to explore other state agency models. Weekly cadence call with BEC team and weekly one-on-one between Director and BEC.

Accomplishments Contract with University of Tennessee’s Center for Literacy, Education, and Employment (UT-CLEE) to provide onboarding to the BEC’s. UT-CLEE provides Business Engagement Training. Data tracking improved with assistance of JDVRTAC and introduction to the broader Community of Practice. Drafted a survey for field staff. JDVRTAC provided input and assistance for this draft. JDVRTAC assisted to identify resources for Labor Market Information tools and training.

Challenges and Lessons Change in Department and Division Leadership Previous Director resigned in June 2018 Change in Business Service Unit leadership Change in project liaison/leadership Communication between Field Counselors and Business Employment Consultants

Provided overall direction and guidance JDVRTAC Assistance Connected to other states for models of data collection, LMI usage, and Business Engagement models Provided resource material in the form of job descriptions and data collection tools. Provided overall direction and guidance JDVRTAC participated in monthly calls with leadership and teams when possible Site visits to Nashville included time spent with team and leadership for training and brainstorming

Next Steps Conduct analysis of client supply to meet labor force demands of employers Conduct analysis of employer supplies to meet clients’ vocational outcome demand Increase qualitative business engagement and services Organization and Structure of Business Unit Clarify roles/expectations of BECS and Counselors Create and implement operational standards

Questions