CARES OF WASHINGTON

This program provides job readiness, job placement and long-term employment support to people with developmental disabilities. We provide the following services to participants and employers include: assessment of abilities and interests, job readiness training, job development, job modification, job training, job placement, retention services and career advancement support. Clients work with staff to identify their interests, enhance their work skills, and clear hurdles that have previously prevented employment. Our strengths-based approach allows clients to focus their employment search on jobs that best meet their interests and needs. Our services include:   Identifying clients’ choice in type of work, geographical area, and number of employment hours Skills assessment and training (some clients may be placed in a volunteer role to develop pre-employment skills) Training in resume writing, application completion, interview skills, job search resources, communication skills, and time management Assistance to individuals with disabilities to increase independent work skills and prepare for their life-transition into an unfamiliar work atmosphere.  CARES works with both clients and employers to cultivate a mutually-beneficial partnership that places individuals in jobs that fit their interests and skill-level while adding value for employers by filling the recruitment needs that employers have identified. Our services include: Placement assistance, including for individuals with disabilities, in jobs that provide opportunities for stable employment, wage progression, career advancement, and economic self-sufficiency Recruitment and placement services for employers to hire reliable, skilled and knowledgeable employees Following job placement, CARES provides clients with long-term follow-up services that promote their ability to maintain employment.  Our services, provided to clients at the location of their employment and/or in their homes, include:   Job coaching, mentoring, and ongoing training Connection to service partners that provide housing, transportation to-and-from work, and child care, etc Working with employers to meet the accommodation needs of clients with disabilities.

“CARES of Washington provides tailored opportunities for people with disabilities and low incomes to become self-sufficient"