Job Development
Job development and placement services provide individualized continual support to job seekers and local employers. Turning Gears’ Job Developers assist individuals with disabilities find employment by preparing them to apply, interview, and secure a job. Job Development Services are individualized based on the person’s skills, past work experience and vocational goal. Job Developers train and support individuals in all aspects of the job search; assisting with the identification of transferable skills, resume development, interviewing techniques, responding to job opportunities and finalizing an employment offer. Job Developers will assist individuals in addressing any barriers they may face on the path towards employment.
Job Developers will assist individuals in addressing any barrier they may face on the path toward employment. Turning Gears has an unparalleled retention rate, 85% of the individuals with barriers who are placed, remain in their job. Turning Gears takes pride in ensuring individuals are matched with the right positions, thus eliminating additional costs for employers in the hiring process.
Below is a video regarding one of many companies we find that are committed to hiring individuals with disabilities. The video wonderfully show the impact that employment can have on individuals with disabilities and the impact those individuals can have on the companies that hire them.
Community Based Assessment/Work Adjustment
A Community Based Assessment (CBA) identifies an individual’s strengths, skills, resources and potential barriers to employment, while providing opportunities in career exploration, vocational training and the attainment of new or additional employment skills.
Turning Gears gives employers the opportunity to utilize this sector of the workforce by offering supervised training at no cost to employers. Training Consultants provide guidance and feedback to the individual throughout the assessment. In addition, employees in this program are covered under Turning Gears’ workers’ compensation insurance.
Following the completion of a Community Based Assessment, an individual can participate in a Work Adjustment (WA) program for additional training in building work skills. Work Adjustment will assist an individual in developing or further enhancing their work skills and behaviors in order to move towards employment.
The benefits of the Work Adjustment program is the focus on increasing work performance and addressing issues that would interfere with an individual being successfully employed.
Turning Gears has a number of work sites that participate in the CBA/WA program. The interests and goals of the individual are considered when determining which work site(s) an individual will complete their assessment. Some of our current work sites include:
Big Lots Residence Inn Kravitz Delicatessen
Walgreens Hampton Inn Nutrition Group
Mercy Health Fairfield Inn Pete’s Little Penguins
Summer Youth Work Experience
The Summer Youth Work Experience (SYWE) provides high school students with career exploration, vocational training and the attainment of new or additional employment skills in a variety of settings to assist them in the transition from school to work. Our goal is to prepare students to utilize the skills acquired during the program, enabling them to become gainfully employed.
Residence Inn Mercy Health Hospital Big Lots
Hampton Inn White Oak Manor Nutrition Group