Advocacy In Motion
Advocacy In Motion
BLUE VALLEY HIGH - 1st Place
BLUE VALLEY WEST - 2nd Place
LAWRENCE HIGH - 3rd Place
See results for each competition HERE.
Download SlideShow Results for each competition HERE.
Download a Certificate of Participation for any student HERE.
March 30, 2023!
1. Capacity reduced to 70% (700attendees including participants, staff, and volunteers) CLICK THIS LINK to enter the lottery system for Job Olympics 2023.
This is the form to register your school for Job Olympics on March 30, 2023 at Johnson County Community College. Please complete all parts of the form to assist with the planning process.
Registration is accepted until November 15, 2022. Participants for 2023 JOB OLYMPICS will be chosen by lottery system based on registrations completed by November 15th and our capacity restrictions for this event. Schools selected through the lottery system will be announced/contacted by November 30, 2022. Each school that registers is given one count in the lottery if they participated in 2022. If the school did not participate in 2022 they will be given two counts in the lottery system.
We will once again offer the opportunity for schools and school districts to host Job Olympics within their buildings this year if they choose not to attend at JCCC or our capacity limits do not allow a school to attend. In this instance, we will offer all scoring guides and ribbons to schools just as we did for the "Virtual" Job Olympics.
ABOUT JOB OLYMPICS:
Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad spectrum of high school students in special education. Job Olympics brings together over 500 students from 40 different schools throughout the area. Competitions representing actual job and employment situations are judged by business people from the community and professionals in education. At the awards ceremony, the top schools and competitors will be recognized with ribbons, medals and trophies.
Questions can be sent to: info@advocacyinmotion.org
AIM Waiver of Liability and Media/Photo Release for Job Olympics 2022
Job Olympics is Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Johnson County Community College
Be an event judge! - We encourage students, professionals from the disability field, community members and employers to sign-up as a judge. You will interact with students one-on-one and use a rubric to evaluate student performance of the job skill. Please only sign-up for one event. (8:00AM – 11:30AM)
Be an event Captain! - Event Captains must be an educator, paraprofessional, or previous captain at Job Olympics. The Captain will train the volunteer judges of the event and manage check-in of students at the specified event. Please only sign-up for one event. (7:30AM – 11:30AM)
Be a General Volunteer! - General volunteers assist with the management of the event, which includes set-up, clean-up, registration, awards ceremony and directing participants at the event. (7:00AM – 3:00PM)
Student-Peer Sign-up! – Student-Peers from the high schools competing at Job Olympics can sign-up to volunteer at this link.
Download a Sponsorship letter and form
Advocacy In Motion, Inc. (AIM), is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community. We believe in real work for real pay, but finding meaningful employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. The Job Olympics competition was developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad spectrum of high school students in special education. Job Olympics brings together over 500 students from 33 different schools throughout the area. Competitions representing actual job and employment situations are judged by business people from the community and professionals in education. At the awards ceremony, the top schools and competitors will be recognized with ribbons, medals and trophies.
We ask that you consider being an event sponsor of one of our 28 employment skill events. Students with special needs have spent months practicing for these competitions in skill categories that align with their strengths and interests. We would love the opportunity to allow these candidates to showcase their skills in front of potential community employers like you!
8:30AM-11:00AM - Competitions
11:00AM-11:45AM - Lunch
11:30AM - Mascot Presentation.
11:45AM-1:00PM - Awards in Yardley Hall
2:00PM - Dismissal
Intensive (Pre-Basic) (All envets in this group only)
Basic/Advanced
A Computer Applications Computer App Template
B Folding Towels/Washcloth washcloth video
A Job Application - Advanced
Job application Advanced Practice
B Job Application - Basic
Job Application Basic Practice
A Job Interview - Advanced
B Job Interview - Basic
B Product Matching Picture of event
A Stuff/Label Envelopes - Advanced Video (updated link 3.5.2022)
B Stuff/Label Envelopes - Basic