Get Ready to Work
Through Job Development, Placement, and Retention, Beacon Group is a leader in Arizona for helping people with disabilities obtain and maintain competitive, integrated employment in the community.
Beacon’s person-centered process supports a higher sense of self-worth and self-esteem and has been successful in placing thousands of job seekers into meaningful jobs where they are actively and confidently contributing to their community each year.
Our employment specialists work one-on-one with individuals to identify career interests, transferable skills, and employment abilities. They help job seekers set goals and provide tailored job search and job readiness support including services below.
- Services that will lead to employment, such as: career/educational counseling, job training, assistance in the use of educational resources necessary to obtain employment, attendance to Rehabilitation Services Administration/Vocational Rehabilitation (RSA/VR) Orientations, attendance to Job Fairs, assistance in finding employment, and other training, such as resume preparation, job interview skills, study skills, budgeting skills (when it pertains to employment), professional decorum, and time management.
- Services that provide ongoing support to maintain employment, such as: monitoring and supervision, assistance in performing job tasks, and supportive counseling. These supports may be provided at the job-site during work hours or outside of work hours.
- Job Coaching: Beacon Group provides job coaching services to individuals whom we have helped find public/private industry jobs. Job coaching is available to assist individuals with disabilities to learn and accurately carry out the job duties. A job coach may first perform a job analysis to identify job duties and then develop a specific plan to best train the employee to work self-sufficiently. Job coaches work with the employers – at no cost to the employer.
List of services includes:
Resume development
Application assistance
Job search
Informational interviews
Interview preparation
Job coaching
Soft-skills counseling
Accommodation and disclosure guidance
Disability benefits counseling
Customized employment
To qualify for Beacon’s Job Development, Placement and Retention program, individuals must be a member or receiving services with at least one of the following referral sources:
- RSA / Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
- Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
- AHCCCS
- Arizona Long Term Care Services (ALTCS)
- Social Security Administration – Ticket to Work
Customized Employment (CE) is a service providing employment opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CE utilizes three steps: Discovery, Informational Interviewing, and Support to Maintain Employment when customizing employment for individuals. When an individual is hired by an employer through CE, the individual’s skills and preferences match the specific business needs of the employer. This program is now offered to all WOLVES/CBE participants.
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