Employment Readiness services are designed with the intent to assist persons to learn basic work-related skills necessary to acquire and retain competitive employment based on the person’s vocational preferences and abilities. The services we provide specifically
involve strategies that enhance a person’s employability in integrated community settings.

The Services include teaching concepts such as:

• Following and interpreting instructions.
• Interpersonal skills, including building and maintaining relationships
• Communication skills for communicating with supervisors, co-workers, and customers.
• Travel skills.
• Respecting the rights of others and understanding personal rights and responsibilities.
• Decision-making skills and strategies.
• Support for self-determination and self-advocacy.
• Budgeting and money management.
• Developing work skills which include, at a minimum, teaching the person the appropriate workplace attire, attitude, and conduct; work ethics; attendance and punctuality; task completion; job safety; attending to personal needs, such as personal hygiene or medication management; and interviewing skills.