One to three individuals with autism that move from site to site completing a job

Ratio: One job coach for every 1-3 individuals with autism
Frequency of Support: Intermittent support, job coach available entire work day
Rate of Pay: $6.50 per hour
Types of Placements: Housecleaning andlawn-garden care

For those individuals who require less intensive support than the one to one model, there is the Mobile Crew. A Mobile Crew is a group of 2-3 individuals with autism who work together to provide a service to individuals in the community. The Mobile Crew Model of supported employment has one job coach employed by Division TEACCH, assigned to the 2 to 3 persons with Autism. The job coach remains with the cleaning crew throughout the entire workday.   In this model, customers hire Division TEACCH, which in turn, hires the individuals with autism to work on the cleaning crew. TEACCH currently operates both home cleaning and landscaping supported employment crews.

An important advantage of the Mobile Crew model is its ability to accommodate each of the individual's needs. The Job Coach can develop work schedules that take into account the length of day a person can work, and the amount of breaks they need to complete the work without becoming frustrated or overwhelmed.

The mobile crew gives the job coach the option of assigning tasks based upon the strengths and interests of each member of the mobile crew.

The biggest advantage of the mobile crew model is its ability to provide a unique training site, where the individual with autism can strive to develop or improve their work skills in an effort to move towards gaining competitive employment, while at the same time, working and earning a paycheck.