Career & Accessibility Solutions

With the right training, preparation and workplace accommodations, people with disabilities can have rewarding careers. Our services can help you prepare for, find and keep a job, and live as independently as possible.

Embracing Change, Discovering Potential

L&S Consulting excels in providing guidance to adults in career acquisition and transitions, whether driven by physical changes, health conditions, or other life-altering situations. Our mission is to empower you to secure fulfilling employment that aligns with your expertise, skills, and evolving circumstances.
Career Discovery and Planning
Customized Employment Discovery Series
  • We explore various career options that suit your current situation, utilizing our deep understanding of diverse job markets.
Job Tryout and Shadowing
  • Experience different roles through job tryouts and shadowing to find a perfect fit for your new career path.
Placement & Retention
  • L&S job placement services cater to individuals who are prepared for employment but need help in locating a competitive job that aligns with their strengths, resources, priorities, abilities, interests, and preferences. This process also involves providing support for 90 days after the hire date to ensure job stability.
Skill Development and Adaptation
Job Coaching
  • Receive personalized coaching to adapt your existing skills to new roles or learn new skills relevant to your career transition.
Job Seeking Skills Training
  • We equip you with the tools and techniques for an effective job search, including resume writing and interview preparation.
Supportive Employment Services
On-the-job Evaluation Services
  • We assess your performance in real work environments, ensuring the job aligns with your abilities and career aspirations.
Work Experience Services
  • Gain practical work experience with our support, enhancing your employability and confidence.

Additional Services

Didn't find exactly what you're looking for in our listed services? No worries! At L&S Consulting, we understand that every individual's journey is unique. That's why we offer a spectrum of services that extends beyond what's mentioned here. If you have specific needs or questions, don't hesitate to reach out. We're committed to finding solutions that work for you.

Social Coaching

Develop and enhance interpersonal skills crucial for workplace success.

Driver's Training

Enhance and cultivate permit preparation skills essential for achieving success in the workplace.

Transportation Training

Improve and strengthen transportation and self-reliance abilities essential for success in the workplace.

Benefits Planning

We offer comprehensive support to help clients navigate the complexities of employment and benefits.

  • Our services start with Understanding Employment Goals—helping clients align their career aspirations with practical steps and opportunities. We provide Eligibility and Work Incentives Guidance to explain criteria for benefits like subsidized housing and healthcare, tailoring this to individual situations.
  • Our team assists with Benefit Management and Reporting to ensure compliance and prevent issues. We teach the Effective Use of Tools and Resources like Disability Benefits, helping clients make informed decisions.
  • We facilitate Access to Support Services, such as work incentives and emergency assistance, while providing Accurate Resources and Myth Dispelling to clarify common misconceptions about working while on benefits.
  • With Expert Assistance and Referrals, we connect clients to technical resources and detailed benefit analysis. Finally, our Introduction to Disability Benefits guides clients through setting up accounts, benefit look-ups, and understanding available support.

Take the Next Step Towards an Accessible Future

Join Us in Creating Career Opportunities for All

At L&S Consulting, your unique abilities and experiences are valued. We are dedicated to providing tailored career solutions that embrace and enhance accessibility. If you're ready to transform challenges into opportunities and pave the way for a more inclusive workforce, we are here to guide and support you.

Helping clients achieve their career & life goals.

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CARF Survey Information

Grievance Form

For a copy of the Client Handbook, Please send an email to info@lsconsulting.com

CARF Accreditation and VRS Requirements
To provide quality services to our clients, our organization is accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). This accreditation ensures that we meet high standards for employment and community services, focusing on personalized, effective, and measurable support to help clients achieve meaningful employment and community integration.

Reaccreditation is required every three years to ensure continuous improvement and compliance with CARF standards, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to excellence and client-centered outcomes.

CARF Survey 11/14/24 to 11/15/24

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Grievance Form

For a copy of the Client Handbook or to view our documents in another language, Please send an email to info@lsconsulting.com

 

CARF Survey Results

CARF found that L&S Consulting, LLC demonstrated the following strengths:

Although the organization is a relatively new provider, it has already established itself as a highly respected vendor that consistently provides quality Pre-ETS, job coaching, and job placement services to the Greater Saint PaulMinneapolis area.

The organization is recognized for the commitment to its administration functions. There is noticeable redundancy in place to ensure that documentation is meaningful, timely, and honest in regard to all the services that it delivers. The organization has built a strong infrastructure that should provide it with the building blocks to enable it to grow and help change more clients’ lives in the future.

The referral entities voiced a high level of satisfaction with the employment specialists and the leadership, which were described as capable, always responsive, proactive, good communicators, confident, flexible, and working well as a team, and as a whole, they were referred to as “top notch.” Referral entities also uniformly appreciated the staff members’ strong commitment to responding and communicating with all the stakeholders: clients, families, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and the businesses. Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation Services was impressed with how L&S Consulting consistently treated all clients with respect and had their best interests always in the forefront of its work.

The organization is recognized for its resolute commitment to coordinated, individualized services. The team members individually and collectively are very creative and ensure that the entire process is driven by the clients and that goals and objectives are achieved. There is a strong commitment to improve the clients’ self- advocacy skills, and the staff members communicate routinely and ongoing with the entire team to ensure that everyone is aware of what is happening in real time.

The families and guardians unanimously share how pleased they were to have L&S Consulting providing services to their family member and felt that the employment specialists and leadership team were helpful, kind, caring, honest, open, and knowledgeable about what their family member needed to be successful in the individual job. They also shared they felt that their family member was respected and treated as a real person by everyone at L&S Consulting.

The organization is recognized for its strong commitment to its workforce. Considerable time and energy are spent on hiring, onboarding, initial training, and then ongoing active support to ensure that staff members reach their full potential and meet or exceed the organization’s expectations. The executive leadership team is very hands on and approachable with the staff members and is there to support and guide them in delivering industry-leading employment services.

The organization has done a great job of creating multiple partnerships with the business community, which serves it well in regard to finding employment opportunities for clients and with developing a variety of community-based experiences as part of Pre-ETS. L&S Consulting is skilled at engaging with the business community and building long-lasting partnerships that will be win-win situations for years to come.

L&S Consulting has a great executive leadership team leading the organization. They are visionary and have a strong drive and commitment to ensure that L&S Consulting becomes the preferred vendor of employment services in the area; that it is sustainable and profitable; that it treats its staff members and clients with the utmost respect; and that the staff members are engaged, capable, and professional in delivering meaningful outcomes for the clients.

The employment specialist team is a diverse group of talented professionals who bring strong foundational understanding of quality employment services, coupled with outstanding communication skills and a laser focus on achieving the clients’ individual goals and objectives. They work well as a team and bring a contagious energy and drive to their job each day.

The persons served voiced a high level of satisfaction with the services they receive from L&S Consulting, with each of the employment specialists, and with the leadership team. They described the leadership and staff as “treating [clients] with respect and dignity,” “kind and caring,” “talented,” and “amazing.” A client stated, “They listened to me and treated me as a person.”

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Referral and other information received is protected and is maintained as confidential and private. Job coaching is available evenings, weekends, & days.