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JOB PLACEMENT |
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The
purpose of Riverside's Placement Services is to help people
get jobs and keep them.
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Our goal is to place individuals in their preferred supported or competitive employment in the greater community and to support the transition to greater independence through specialized training, individual counseling, task analysis, employer support and follow-along. Since 1980 over 241 Riverside participants have worked in the community at regular jobs. This number represents a range of employment experiences from short term (temporary) work in locales utilized as training sites to full-or part-time competitive work. Of these, 157 persons have held jobs considered as individual, competitive placements. These persons worked at a total of 497 jobs. Additionally, several work crews worked at regular and temporary worksites with an increasing variety of tasks performed. All community-based workers earn minimum wage or higher. This represents not only an increase in their earnings, but also a decrease in public support for individuals who are boosting their own self-reliance.
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Trainees participate in either group or individual career counseling which provides a realistic base for determining the individual's placement potential and interests. Resume writing, interviewing, job search plans and role play are only a few of the skills enhanced to prepare people to get and keep a job. |
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to contact our Job Placement Representative email cindy@rsi.org
