Further, the position also focuses on assessing patients living skills, completing job readiness evaluations, developing a client job-placement plan, learning the job skills, duties, and expectations of employers, breaking the job down into manageable components, training the client to perform the job duties, and providing on-site supervision and support for the client. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.