Easter Seals Disability Services

Employment Services

Transitional Employment:

• A regular-assignment paid job in Easter Seals' industries. This service may be for a short time as the person prepares for community employment, or it may last as long as the need persists.                                           

Supported Employment:

• Community employment with a job coach and support as long and as intensive as needed.

Community Employment:

• Integrated Easter Seals employment in a community setting with limited support.

Job Placement:

• Job matching and assistance with basic application and interview skills and use of Easter Seals' extensive network of employers.

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP):

• Provides paid community service job placement, and transition to non-subsidized employment to people over age 55 with economic and other barriers to employment.

Non-Core Rehabilitation Services

Easter Seals offers services for the whole person. Although individuals seek out Easter Seals Middle Georgia for help with employment problems, significant issues in other life areas often negatively effect employability. Certain non-core services have proven valuable in the pursuit of employment independence.

Transportation Services:

Public transportation does not exist in our area of Middle Georgia. Employment means private transportation. While a person is "getting on his or her feet," subsidized transportation is often needed. Rides to work can be subsidized by Easter Seals, DOL Rehabilitation Services, Department of Family and Children's Services, or other providers.

Driver Education:

One of the barriers to transportation independence is often a lack of a driver's license. Easter Seals Middle Georgia provides both classroom and behind-the-wheel driver training. The fee-sponsored service can be paid for by the DOL Rehabilitation Services or the Department of Family and Children's Services.

Literacy and GED Services:

Another significant barrier to gainful employment is poor literacy skills and lack of a high school diploma or GED. Easter Seals provides facilities including computer terminals, instruction (instructors sometimes provided by the Heart of Georgia Technical College), and time off from work to facilitate workers improving skills. Obtainment of the GED is one goal of the literacy training effort.

Referral Services:

Easter Seals Middle Georgia Maintains an external network of providers of a great variety of human services. Services needed by Easter seals employees are accessed through this network. From mental health counseling to credit counseling, from housing services to nutrition training, and from medical services to work clothing; Easter Seals helps make the connections that lead to vocational independence.