TREN
Terri Rose Employment NetworkBridging the gap in employment services for under-represented populations within the State of Florida.
TREN
What We Do
Employment Services
Terri Rose Employment Network (TREN) assists individuals with seeking employment of their choice. The Employment Specialist provides assistance in building a variety of skills that are necessary in the every day work environment.
Supported Employment
Terri Rose Employment Network (TREN) provides services for individuals who have the most significant disability with seeking employment. The specialist provides continuous ongoing support services to assist the individual with being successful during employment. Terri Rose Employment Network (TREN) also provides ongoing support services for individuals who have been incarcerated and have re-entered the workforce.
About TREN
Terri Rose Employment Network (TREN) is an organization that provides employment services for individuals who have encountered difficulty obtaining, maintaining and retaining employment.
TREN’s Mission
To assist Ticket to Work customers with becoming self-sufficient without being dependent on Social Security income. TREN provides assistance in building a variety of skills that are necessary in work environments, allowing individuals to achieve positive employment outcomes.
Employment Network Services:
Adults 18 and over
TREN’s Social Security Ticket to Work (Ticket) program serves individual who have a desire to work from the age of 18 to 64 years old. The program will assist individuals with disabilities with achieving their employment status goals. The program will provide an opportunity for individuals with disabilities to increase their financial independence and less dependence on Social Security disability benefits. The service for this program is free and voluntary.
The Ticket program will provide you the opportunity to work with a service provider who will discuss your employment goals and the support services you need to be successful in your employment search.
You along with your provider, will develop an agreement referred to as an Individual Work Plan (IWP). This agreement will detail specific employment services and supports to assist you with becoming financially independent.
Individual Work Plan
- Career Planning:
Our Career Planning will consist of a discussion regarding short/ and long-term employment goals that are reasonable. We will also discuss the amount of earnings you can make based on the current minimum wage, and the amount of earnings when you begin working and earnings you expect to earn when your plan ends. - Specific Supports and Services:
We will discuss short- and long-term supports, which will include, but not limited to, career counseling, job search and job placement assistance, benefits counseling, completing a job application, resume writing and interview skills. Once you are employed, we will assist you with maintaining employment, finding another job if you request, or find options that will increase your earnings. -
An agreement:
Think of your work plan as a contract, something that we both will follow to make sure you reach your goals. We will spend time virtually, by phone or in person discussing resources to assist you with becoming employable, obtaining employment, maintaining employment, and finding ways to increase your income. Based on the agreement, you will follow the work plan and make timely progress on achieving your goals.The work plan, that includes your goals and services will be first agreed upon by both of us and then we both will sign the agreement. If at any time you are not satisfied with your plan or the supports we are providing, you have the right to change the agreement or inform our agency that you wish to work with another provider.
It is important that you meet your goals in a timely manner based on the time frame that we have set for you. Social Security reviews your progress on a regular basis to determine if you are meeting those goals. Timely Progress Reviews not only consider your work and earnings, but also any training or education you’ve received to help you find and maintain employment. If Social Security determines you are not making timely progress toward your goals, you are subject to a regularly scheduled medical Continuing Disability Review.
Your responsibilities regarding the agreement involves meeting responsibilities that we will explain to you and assist you with meeting those responsibilities. It’s all based on what is written in your plan.
They include the following:
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Making timely progress in the program through a combination of education, training and earnings.
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Reporting your earnings to Social Security
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Reporting any change in status (employment, marital, living arrangements) to Social Security
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