Employment + Education
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM (ETP)
This is a short-term program designed to provide participants with the skills, tools, and hands-on experience needed to gain competitive and integrated employment. In this program, participants will be supported to identify their desired job or career, hands-on learning and experience which will give skills necessary to be successful in that career, and job search support to get a job! Located in the East Bay and Sacramento.
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
This program supports participants to obtain and maintain competitive integrated employment in the field of their choice. Participants receive individualized on-the-job coaching, including: full-time support through the training process that fades as the job and skills needed are learned; ongoing supports include advocacy with management; interpersonal skills in the workplace; learning new or additional work tasks; managing stress. Provided in Contra Costa, Alameda, Yolo, and Sacramento counties.
We recently announced an exciting partnership with the City of Dublin to create the Workforce Inclusion Network (WIN) for All, which will enable the hiring of 15 I/DD individuals over the next 18 months in a variety of city positions, with a focus on providing opportunities in the parks and community services department. They will include positions at the City of Dublin’s recreational and aquatics facility, The Wave. Check out this news story for more info!
TAILORED DAY SERVICE
Support for individuals to choose and customize their day services in job exploration, job development, volunteer jobs, paid jobs, college, social skills, micro-enterprise, and health and safety, and to increase their ability to lead integrated and inclusive lives. Provided in Contra Costa, Alameda, Yolo, and Sacramento counties.
CALLING ALL POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
Are you interested in supporting inclusivity and representation in the workforce? Are you looking to expand your talent pool and streamline recruitment? If so, please visit this link to answer a few questions and we’ll help you explore our many training, intern and employment programs.