
Specialized employment preparation. Providing what you need to be able to go to work. Resume creation, interview preparation, individualized job search, skill building training, job training, assistance in evaluating work environments for accommodations, advocacy for accommodations from employer, and follow along supports to encourage maintaining employment.
We provide personalized services based upon the participant’s needs, wants, and abilities. We know the difficulties of adjusting to work, managing health and wellness. We enlist support services from care providers. We strive to match our work candidates with employment opportunities of their choice where they can be successful. Work In Progress work candidates have job coaching support for the duration of time needed or requested by the participant or employer. Employment support services are not time limited.
We look for jobs you want. Jobs you are qualified to work. There are no limits to what we can find, if it is a good fit for you. We have helped people work in everything from non – skilled positions to certification and degree requiring careers. Full time and part time employment.
Talk to your clinician about wanting to go to work . Ask your clinician to make a referral to Work In Progress. It is that simple. Once a referral is received, we will reach out to you to begin services rapidly.
Your Employment Specialist will start looking for openings as soon as the first appointment with us. How quickly you will find employment depends on your situation and ability to overcome any limitations.
At Work In Progress we get to know the people we are serving. We ask the hard questions and evaluate your ability to be a good fit for an employment opportunity that will work with you and your history.
We are excited that you want to continue to build your experience and options. We know people and can refer you to programs to advance your training.
There are work from home customer service representative jobs for individuals with computer skills and the necessary technological equipment.
There is no charge to program participants or to the employer.
We will assist you in getting benefit counseling information and help you understand it. You need to have accurate information to make your choices about how much to work that will secure your health insurance and benefit check.
We teach participants to look for employment where you can be independent. We look at public transportation services and private for hire transportation services. Being able to get to a job is essential. You must be able to get to an employment site or to the locations that are serviced by public transportation.
At Work In Progress we get to know the people we are serving. We ask for your honesty in reporting your ability to be a good fit for an employment opportunity that screens for drug use. We will work with you and your ability to make good choices. Stopping drug use will open employment opportunities to you. Until you can refrain from drug use and pass a drug screen we will guide you in searching for employers that will not have a conflict with a positive drug screen.
Work candidate will be interviewed by an Employment Services Specialist (job coach) at Work In Progress to ascertain interest and work aptitudes. It is at this time the Work In Progress staff would provide counseling of pre - employment skills, dressing for the employment interview, and assist with interviewing skills, resume development, and filling out employment applications etc.
Employment type is individualized and developed to meet and support the work candidate’s motivation and interest in employment.
Once a work candidate’s employment goals have been identified Work In Progress seeks opportunities within the person’s employment desires, vocational aspirations, and capabilities. Placing a person in an employment opportunity that matches their interest and aptitudes leads a person into long term consistent employment.
One on one employment task coaching can be implemented at the onset of the employment opportunity and are individualized upon the needs of each work candidate. The Employment Specialist (job coach) assists the work candidate with learning the correct way to perform tasks and can work with the work candidate at the job site until the work candidate feels comfortable with the demands of the employment opportunity.
Job coaches work with the work candidates and employers to assist with any training of increased responsibilities necessary for the duration of the employment opportunity.
Support services are provided by the Job Coach for the duration of the employment opportunity, dependent upon the needs of the work candidate and their interest in support services.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the SC Department of Mental Health's Mobile Crisis Team, statewide, toll-free, 24/7 at 833-364-2274 or by email at mobilecrisis@scdmh.org.
We are extremely passionate about the people we serve and love providing people with what they need to succeed for years to come!
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