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VOCATIONAL SERVICES What was once the Adult Training Center in Egg Harbor City is now the site of the organization's employment services. The focus is to help consumers evaluate job interests, develop job related skills and then to land employment. Through the work of job coaches or employment specialists, individuals experience a variety of work settings through a number of activities including volunteering and job sampling. Today, more and more of the people we serve are finding employment.
It is no secret that what we do during the workday helps define who we are. Most of our consumers want nothing more than to have a job that makes use of their talents, provides money in their pocket and gives them the sense of pride that comes with holding down a job. The Arc has two approaches to helping individuals find on-the-job satisfaction.
Often people move from this program and enter the Supported Employment program. In Supported Employment individuals are paired with a job coach who helps match their job interests with an employment or volunteer opportunity. Once a match is made, the job coach works with the consumer and the employer until both are comfortable. A number of people hold rewarding jobs at local businesses, government agencies, and healthcare organizations. |