Employment Profile
Everything starts with the Employment Profile. This is a unique description of the individual's strengths, weaknesses, goals and employment desires. It helps guide the path to successful, long term independent employment.
Each client will be provided with a variety of options for Hard and Soft skills training. The training groups are mostly small in size and consist of discussions, role play, video examples, hands on experience both in facility and out in the community via volunteer activities for other organizations.
Hard Skills
Hard Skills Training gives clients direct, real world, hands on experience. Some training activities are mock or simulated activities and others are real world volunteer activities. Our volunteer activities are 100% transferable to a resume. Some items clients can expect to experience:
- Grocery Store Bagging
- Cash Register Operations
- Cash Handling
- Assembly Line Protocols
- Cooking / Serving
- Cleaning / Janitorial
- & More
Soft Skills
Soft Skills Training helps guide our social interactions with team members, leadership and customers. Some items clients can expect to work on:
- Communication Skills
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal Skills
- Work Ethic
- & More
Job Development
Job development is a personalized service where a dedicated staff member works one-on-one with a client to identify suitable employment opportunities. This process involves assessing the individual's strengths, weaknesses, barriers, and goals to create a tailored job search strategy. The staff member provides support in finding job matches, preparing for interviews, and advocating with employers to ensure the role aligns with the client’s abilities and aspirations. The ultimate goal is to empower individuals with meaningful and sustainable independent employment.
Job Coaching
Job coaching provides personalized support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to help them succeed in the workplace. Job coaches work closely with individuals to identify strengths, develop job skills, and maintain suitable employment opportunities. They provide real time on the job training, guidance in workplace expectations, and ongoing support to ensure job retention and professional growth. By fostering independence and building confidence, job coaching empowers individuals to maintain meaningful independent employment and contribute positively to their communities.
