Resources tagged with 'job training for people with disabilities'

Provides employment support to assist individuals with disabilities on the job site. A job coach helps individuals both inside and outside of the workplace, giving them the benefit from specific training to help them learn what to expect in the work environment.

Supports may include:

• Help learn skills related to performing specific job tasks
• Help to learn interpersonal skills necessary in the workplace
• Help to connect participants with resources to successfully perform their job
• Help to identify the tasks that make up an individual's job
• Help to develop strategies to learn a job

This service may be provided from a few days to several months, depending on the needs of the individual, and is intended to fade with time.