Facility
Based Services
Workshop Contracts
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Opportunity Works contracts
with area companies to provide a variety of services which include packaging,
assembly, sorting and quality control inspection. This facility also
offers complete mailing services.
A primary goal of this
employment service is to teach individuals a variety of skills in order
to prepare them for entering the general work force at independent community
work sites.
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Community
Based Employment Services
Qualification Process
Mutual Benefits
Job Stability
Schedules
Transportation
Work Ethics
Compensation
Training And Supervision
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Through this service, individuals
are employed throughout the community by a variety of businesses within
the private sector. While being compensated for the services they perform,
individuals have the opportunity to become increasingly self-reliant
and to gain confidence in their ability to adjust to a normal work environment.
Individuals further benefit through their exposure to appropriate work
habits and social skills.
Employment counselors
provide job site training and supervision and offer the support necessary
to enable individuals to make the transition to the work enviorment
Individuals are employed in a variety of retail and trade professions
including food service, maintenance, warehousing, landscaping, manufacturing
and clerical.
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