Vocational Employment Services

The Center of Hope Foundation’s Vocational Employment Services offers individuals with disabilities and/or disabling circumstances, opportunities for productive work. Employment supports are also in place to offer gainfully employed individuals the opportunity to socialize, brainstorm, provide mutual support, and discuss the benefits and concerns regarding employment. Individuals are empowered to explore their strengths, desires, work skills and vocational abilities through a comprehensive evaluation program that offers testing to identify strengths, needs interests, goals, and opportunities. The primary goal is to help individuals find meaningful paid opportunities. Both short and long-term job coaching is available based on the needs of the individual and the funding agency. The program also has numerous volunteer opportunities throughout the local community offering a wide range of meaningful work experiences to program members.

Vocational Employment Services also oversees many agency small business ventures that provide employment and educational training for program members to learn new skills that will assist in preparation for future employment.

Our Employment Support Services Include Provide Offer

An integrated competitive work program
Work evaluations
Interview skills/resume writing
Job skills training
Placement services
On-going support services
Partners for Positions Internship Program

Choose us for RELIABLE WORK!

What is in it for you as an Employer?

On-going employment resources
Reduced training and employment costs
On-going assistance/job coaching when needed
Job satisfaction
Possible tax incentives (Work Opportunity Tax Credits)
Increased diversity in the workforce
Greater workforce morale

Helping reliable individuals with disabilities or disabling circumstances to become contributing members of their communities.

Reduce your recruitment costs, as our applicants are pre-screened to meet your employment needs and are matched to your setting. You benefit from a loyal, dependable and hard working pool of employees.

We act as a liaison between you and your employee to maximize retention and satisfaction.

An employer or employee may request a job coach to assist with training and the help for the employee to transition into their new job. We provide the on-site training for the specific tasks or generalized supports.

Work is an important part of life, as it helps individuals gain autonomy and self-direction.

The Center of Hope’s small businesses are designed as training facilities and work experience opportunities for program members. These businesses offer services directly to the local community and provide additional funding for programs.