Employment Programs

Community Based Pre-Voc

Community Pre-Voc (CBPV) is your first step into the world of employment. Held during day hab hours, evening and weekends, come together with your peers to learn the basics of employment. Through focused classroom sessions you will learn a variety of employment “soft-skills”, and then practice them with a job coach at volunteer sites. CBPV runs for a year with opportunities to graduate into other employment programs when you successfully complete it.

Pathway to Employment

Pathway to Employment is a person-centered pre-employment program that provides support services and career planning for individuals who have not had any employment experience. Individuals equip themselves with tools necessary to gaining employment. During this program participants learn communication skills, interviewing skills, travel training, job readiness training, and constructing a resume. The individuals will have the opportunity to volunteer at potential employment sites where they will receive hands-on job training and instruction provided by a trained job coach.

Employment Training Program

The Employment Training Program (ETP) is a year-long paid internship. Job coaches will work with you to find and secure a placement for a year where you will receive a paycheck subsidized by OPWDD. At the end of the internship the business agrees to consider you for an interview for a permanent position on their payroll.

Supported Employment

For individuals who are able to secure a job, there is supported employment. Limited job coaching through Supported Employment provides the supports and services for that individual to further hone their work skills. At this level the role of the job coach is to be the bridge between the employee and employer.

All of the programs are OPWDD sponsored and a person must be eligible for HCBS Waiver services in order to participate.