Employers in your local communities want to welcome you to their team – and we know who they are. Your Job Coach will help you identify your skills and challenges, and help you create an employment plan tailored to your needs. Your goals will be matched to available job openings and your Job Coach will help you with the application process and make sure the job is right for you. Our job coaches will support you once you get the job, so that you can maintain satisfactory performance, and that you and your employer are satisfied with your performance.

If you aren’t quite ready to apply for work at a local business, try paid training with us while you develop your skills through classes, job fairs, and a variety of “on the job” experiences. We offer opportunities to train in light manufacturing, materials handling, and commercial janitorial as well as in commercial food service, catering, and baking.

Knowing your strengths, interests and preferences is key to your career success. We offer vocational assessment in a variety of settings using a variety of methods including vocational counseling, formal testing tools and hands-on simulated and real work tasks. Assessment can take as little as a couple of days, or several weeks, depending upon your unique needs.  Our highly trained staff will work with you and your referral source to customize a plan for you.  Following the assessment process, recommendations are made as appropriate for training, employment, and/or on the job supports to help you reach your highest potential.

We offer a variety of programming options for in and out of school youth ages 14-21, including: part-time or full-time services, based on individual needs and preferences, IEP (Individual Education Plan), and opportunities to rotate through paid internships with local businesses.  Classroom job readiness activities are also provided.

• Job Exploration Counseling
• Workplace Readiness Training
• Instruction in Self-Advocacy
• Clothing Allowance
• Internship
• Post-Training

Total monetary compensation- $100 per week of completed instructional programming ($600 total!), $200 for clothing allowance, and $18/hr. for 150 hours of completed work.