Employment Services
Group Work Performed in the Community (Enclaves):
Employees are afforded the opportunity to experience on the job training in the community while working in a group setting. Our Employment Services program has enclaves working at a wide variety of locations in Shawnee County. Employees gain valuable work training, experience, and the ability to work under different employer's policies and expectations.
Community Job Placement with Job Coaching:
Individuals are assisted by Employment Services staff every step of the way as they achieve community job placements. Participants are employed and paid by community employers. As an employee, the participant is expected to follow and learn their job description and a TIES Employment Associate aids them in doing so. This Employment Associate will provide on- site Job Coaching to ensure that the employee reaches and exceeds expectations. They work as a liaison between the employee and the employer providing assistance in education and the training required in learning a new job description.
Community Job Placement with access to Job Coaching:
The participant is employed and paid by the community employer. The employee is able to meet their individual job description and the employer no longer requires full-time job coaching by an Employment Associate. Employment Associates provide long- term follow up services to the employee and employer as determined by that group. Employment Associates follow up on a weekly to monthly basis to ensure that the employee continues to follow their job description and meet the needs of the employer. As needed, the employee will receive Job Coaching to ensure continued successful employment.
What Employment Services offers:
Job preparation services:
- Employment skills assessment & job interest inventory
- On site work evaluations in paid positions
- Assistance with job seeking, including:
- Completing job application
- Creating resumes
- Practicing interviewing techniques
Job preparation supports, including:
- Obtaining work clothes
- Transportation training (riding city bus, scheduling cab/lift, etc.)
- Community service referrals (mental health, housing, child care, etc.)
Job placement services:
- Individualized and appropriate job placement assistance
- Networking with community employers; presenting candidate’s skills and abilities
- Conducting worksite analysis to determine work flow, and any special training or accommodations that may be needed on the job
- Arranging interviews
- Coordinate with candidate for any pre-hire testing, and provide transportation for testing as needed. (Drug screens, physical capacity testing, etc.)
- Assist new employees in obtaining uniforms and identification cards.
Job Retention Services:
- On site job coaching, mentoring, and shadowing.
- On and off site employment counseling
- Employee/employer mediation
• We are a Vocational Rehabilitation participating vendor.
Vist our commerical website at www.tarcindustries.com to view services we offer, which include Document Destruction, Printing and Mailing Services, Meals Kits, Customized Production and Employment Services.
If you would like more information, please contact Shelby Fry, TARC Industries/Employment Services Director at 785–266–2323.
