Vocational Services
"We do whatever it takes!"
Community Counseling Center's vocational services help individuals with disabilities find and keep gainful employment. The largest disability group served are behavioral health consumers; however, we also serve the blind or visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing, physically disabled, and the mentally retarded.
What type of Vocational Services are provided?
Services vary depending on the client's needs. In the past, we have helped individuals develop basic to professional job skills with behavioral health issues needing only after work support. Services are delivered based on need and include but are not limited to Pre-Vocational Training, Job Development and Job Coaching.
Pre-Vocational Training
This includes: job matching, planning for needed accommodations, applications, how to job search, dealing with stress, work relationships, impact of income on PDW/SSA benefits, transportation issues, transitional employment (temporary employment to gauge reliability, interest, etc.)
Job Development
This includes: leads, job center orientation, resume/cover letters development, disability rights, our staff will market clients with employers, offer tax incentives to employers, educate employers on the Adults with Disabilities Act (ADA), offer sensitivity training to co-workers.
Job Coaching
This includes: accompanying the candidate to the work site, providing job training, checklists and task analysis, negotiating accommodations, providing support, fading from the worksite when a client is able to work independently. Instead of on-site support, before or after work, to reduce stigma.
Requirements
18 years of age or older and have a disability
How do clients get started?
A client wanting to start work or re-enter the job force after a gap (no matter how long) must start the process by calling OVR. An initial interview leads to psychological testing, vocational and occupational assessments and a referral.
A client may simply call vocational services, Employment Resource Specialists, and they will aid the client from the beginning. Contact us at 724-981-6193.
Employment Resource Specialists (ERS)
"We guarantee our employees will work successfully with your company."
ERS is an employment placement service that offers many benefits to both the potential employer and potential employee.
ERS will help you find the best possible person suited to your specific employment requirements. ERS will also provide on the job training for each individual we assist in placing with your company.
Benefits to the Employer
- FREE screening of potential employees
- FREE initial interviewing
- FREE on the job training
- FREE follow up monitoring for the duration of employment
- Hiring an ERS candidate will aid you in complying with Federal employment regulations
- Federal Targeted job tax credits may be available to the hiring company.
Our specialized services are FREE of charge to your company. We will help you with all of the time consuming and costly chores of screening, interviewing, and training of potential new employees.
Guaranteed Satisfaction
A critical guiding principle of this agency is the emphasis on employer satisfaction. Continuous contact between the employer, the employee, and the employment specialist both during and following the training period allows for helpful feedback, a productive work atmosphere and a successful job placement.
By providing ongoing work performance assessment and long term follow up, we assure that the responsibilities of the job will be successfully maintained.
Mission Statement
To provide supported employment to Mercer County and the surrounding Ohio borders while at the same time assisting disabled individuals integrate themselves back into the work force.
Sponsoring Agencies
PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Contact Information
2201 E State Street, Sharon, PA 16148
Phone: 724-981-6193
Fax: 724-981-6198
