Questions about employment services may be submitted to VRProvider@fssa.in.gov.
Employment Services Providers
The application period for new Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation employment service providers is closed at this time.
However, if you are not a current employment service provider and you feel that you can serve VR participants in an underserved or unserved county or disability population, please email VRProvider@fssa.in.gov with your request. All requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
For a listing of approved VR employment service providers, please click here.
Employment Services Manual
Diving Into Discovery
From January 2021 through April 2022 a group of Employment Services Provider staff and Vocational Rehabilitation staff came together as Discovery Cohort B. The group was tasked with these objectives:
- Identify best practices
- Identify needed revisions
- Mini pilots of innovative strategies
- Network with peers statewide
- Directly inform VR practice changes/enhancements
This Cohort worked diligently to provide recommendations and develop tools for VR leadership to review. We truly appreciate the time, expertise, and commitment of the Cohort B participants. Over the next year, VR plans to release tools and implement updates based on the recommendations from Cohort B. As they are released, you will be able to access the tools and resources created by Cohort B members below:
Employment Services Forms
Employment Service Forms are located on the Login page of VR Claims Payment System (VR-CPS) under the VR Forms section:
If you do not find the form you need, please use the 'View All Links". This will open a new window with all forms that are uploaded to this section.
Training Resources
- Discovery profile training 2024
- ES Provider Updates December 2023
- New Employment Services Forms (YouTube)
- VR Performance Incentive Payments Q&ANew Employment Services Forms
- Employment Services Update - February 2019
- ES forms demonstration video
- Employment services workflow
- Sample employment services forms
Level Up Indiana
Level Up Indiana: Employment Specialist Initiative
Level Up Indiana: Employment Specialist Initiative is the VR funded statewide training and technical assistance project that helps new and experienced employment service professionals through training, coaching, and hands-on practice. While there are many trainings available, 2 key trainings for building capacity are:
- Foundations, a training program for first- or second-year employment specialists, combines Association of Community Rehabilitation Education (ACRE) certified coursework with Indiana-specific training. Students receive their ACRE certification after completing the course.
- You can also apply your skills through the Level Up Indiana Peer Mentoring Network. Meet with seasoned employment staff for coaching, job shadowing, and real-world practice. Learn, grown, and connect though Level Up Indiana.
Access these opportunities and more through the following website: https://invrtraining.com/