| Community
Employment and Education Opportunities
Work
is integral to self-esteem and recovery. It is often difficult
to enter the job market when a psychiatric disability
has disrupted a person's employment history, education
or both. Elm Brook Place provides person-centered career
services that can include:
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- Career
interest evaluation and counseling
- Job
placement in Transitional or Supported employment
- Assistance
with independent employment
- Job
search skills
- Resume
writing
- Job
application assistance
- Interviewing
skills
- On-the-job
training/coaching
- Transportation
to work
- Off-site
job support
- Social
Security counseling for work-incentives and reporting
- Supported
Education: assistance with obtaining GED, college
and certificate program applications, disability accommodations,
and financial aid
Elm Brook Place offers a variety of job opportunities
for its members, and supports individual needs. |
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Transitional
Employment (TE)
enables members to return to work without
going through job interviews or other screening
processes. TE provides time-limited entry-level
employment placement with on the job training
and coverage for absences.
TE is ideal for those who are just starting
to go back to work, and at completion, provides
a recent work history and reference to go
onto other work. |
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| Supported
Employment (SE) assists members with obtaining
their own permanent job in their field of
interest/expertise. Supports can include transportation,
job leads, introduction to employer, assistance
with training and benefits counseling. |
| Independent
Employment (IE) assists members with finding
employment independently. |
| ~ All
working members are encouraged to attend our
weekly Workers Night Dinners held on Monday
evenings from 4:00 - 7:00pm for peer support
and celebratory dinner. |
| ~ Weekly
Job Club meetings are open to all members
and held every Thursday from 1:00 - 2:00pm
in the 2nd floor Employment Office. A variety
of topics are covered each week including
job seeking skills, resume writing, on-line
job application mastery, interviewing skills,
job-keeping strategies and dressing for success. |
| ~ Job
seekers should meet with the Community Employment
Coordinator by appointment at extension 19. |
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